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Prithviraj Kapoor, the shahenshah of Bombay cinema

On the 50th death anniversary of the founder of Hindi cinema's most famous family, a look at the...

29 May 2022 12:58 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Sikandar (1941): Masterful meeting of titans Sohrab Modi and Prithviraj Kapoor

On Prithviraj Kapoor's death anniversary, we revisit one of his legendary roles as Alexander the...

29 May 2021 5:47 IST — Sukhpreet Kahlon

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Tale of two queens: What Kangana Ranaut's Manikarnika and Sohrab Modi's Jhansi Ki Rani share

With the release of Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi last weekend, we watch Sohrab Modi's 1953...

28 Jan 2019 17:29 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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75 years of Prithvi Vallabh: In love and war with Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote

As a new series, Prithvi Vallabh, is premiered on television, we revisit Sohrab Modi’s grand...

28 Jan 2018 1:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Commemorating Sohrab Modi’s historical epics

Celebrating the actor-filmmaker’s 120th birth anniversary today (2 November), we revisit his...

02 Nov 2017 2:30 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Remembering the wit and eccentricity of Raaj Kumar

While the actor has today been reduced to comic skits and dialogues, his eccentricities and style as...

03 Jul 2017 2:30 IST — Shriram Iyengar

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Meet Mehtab, the original Jhansi ki rani of Hindi cinema

On her 20th death anniversary today (10 April), we examine how actor-filmmaker Sohrab Modi brought...

10 Apr 2017 5:47 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Why a Pakistani can never play Ghalib in a biopic: Death anniversary special

Veteran theatre director M Sayeed Alam explains where previous attempts at portraying Ghalib's a...

15 Feb 2017 16:21 IST — Keyur Seta

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How Shakespeare came to Hindi cinema with Sohrab Modi

On the distinguished filmmaker’s 31st death anniversary today (28 January), we examine how the...

28 Jan 2017 5:20 IST — Sonal Pandya

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Birth anniversary special: Remembering C Ramchandra

Reviewing the life and career of one of Hindi cinema's most accomplished composers on his 99th...

12 Jan 2017 3:30 IST — Sonal Pandya