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Short film Parchaaiyaan to pay tribute to poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi
Starring Tanuj Virwani, Sezal Sharma and Hemant Kher, the short film has been directeed by Singh....
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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Satyajit Ray and Sahir Ludhianvi to be honoured at 20th edition of PIFF
The festival, which will be held from 3 to 10 March, will include special programmes revolving these...
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Shammi Kapoor’s debut film Jeewan Jyoti (1953) is a gripping domestic drama and poignant tale of yearning
On the star’s 90th birth anniversary, we revisit the classic that boasts of a fine performance...
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45 years of Kabhi Kabhie: Sagar Sarhadi’s big breakthrough
On the writer's birth anniversary today, a look at Yash Chopra’s multi-generational which...
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Sahir, the poet who carried the conscience of a new India – Centenary special
Born exactly 100 years ago, Sahir Ludhianvi, the man who defined the conscious lyricist in Hindi the...
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55 years of Waqt (1965): The film that created the Yash Chopra imprint
The first colour film from BR Chopra's banner, Waqt brought together picturesque locales, glitzy...
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The gentle charm of Bharat Bhushan – Birth centenary special
Bharat Bhushan, born on 14 June 1920, carved a niche for himself in Hindi cinema by mostly spiritual...
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Sahir Ludhianvi's handwritten letters, diaries, poems found in scrap
The poet and lyricist's personal diaries and letters were discovered at a scrap dealer's in...
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Countering Hindu extremism through the message of harmony – Yash Chopra’s Dharmputra (1961)
Continuing our series on early Hindi films that explored the project of nation-building and of we at...
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45 years of Yash Raj Films’ Daag: Yash Chopra's conviction as a producer
On the 45th anniversary of the blockbuster's release today, we recall how Chopra passed his test...
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From Kalpana Kartik to Zeenat Aman: The gems that Navketan discovered
On the 86th birthday of actress Kalpana Kartik, wife of Dev Anand, we look at the long list of from...
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Baadshaho song 'Socha Hai': Emraan, Esha pay whistling tribute to Asha Bhosle-Kishore Kumar classic
Tanishk Bagchi’s ‘bina rap wala remix’ comes as a pleasant surprise and fitting to...
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70 years of Independence: Lyrics that defined freedom, but would never clear the first cut today
From the early years of Independence, lyricists and poets have often shaped the cinema conscious of...
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Guru Dutt and his muse Geeta: Birth anniversary special
Despite their bitter separation and Guru Dutt's rumoured affair, the couple remained inseparable...
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Kalpana Chawla biopic, Sahir Ludhianvi film, Pink director’s next: Which one will Priyanka Chopra pick?
Recent news reports indicate that Chopra will play the late Indian astronaut Kalpana Chawla in a...
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Begum Jaan song: 'Woh Subah Hami Se Aayegi' a soaring ode to determination
The latest song of Srijit Mukherjee's film brings back Sahir Ludhianvi's unpublished version...
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Why was Sahir Ludhianvi expelled from his own college?
A romantic revolutionary, Ludhianvi's poems are often cited as the milestone in cinematic poetry...
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Kabhi Kabhie anniversary: When Amitabh Bachchan introduced Sahir Ludhianvi's poetry to fans
Kabhi Kabhie was a rare film by Yash Chopra that brought together his love for romance and poetry. a...
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Pyaasa@60 review: Poignant tale of sensitive soul in a selfish world
Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi’s words pierce through the gloomy atmosphere director Guru Dutt as a...
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Why was Bharat Bhushan so sad?
Before Guru Dutt, Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor portrayed the impassioned artist consumed by on...