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When Hansraj Behl gave Asha Bhosle her big break
For the music composer’s 33rd death anniversary (he died 20 May 1984), a look at how he gave a then-struggling Asha Bhosle an early break in her career for Chunaria (1948).
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Parvin Dabas: Part of an actor’s research is rehearsal
The Khosla Ka Ghosla actor will next be seen as a psychology professor in the film, Mirror Game: Ab Khel Shuru.
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Ketan Mehta sends legal notice to Kangana Ranaut for 'hijacking' Rani Of Jhansi project
The Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005) director was set to make a biopic of the legendary warrior queen with Ranaut since 2015. The actress is now making Manikarnika — The Queen Of Jhansi with director Krish.
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Nitesh Tiwari will adapt young entrepreneur's self-help book for his next film
The Dangal director is adapting Varun Agarwal’s debut novel, How I Braved Anu Aunty and Co-Founded a Million Dollar Company, on becoming an entrepreneur and pursuing his dreams as his next film.
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Dhanush begins filming his debut Hollywood film in Mumbai – See Pics
The Shamitabh actor will play Ajatashatru Oghash Rathod in The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir, directed by Ken Scott.
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Tiger Shroff’s Munna Michael co-star Nidhhi Agerwal asked to give up her flat
The first-time actress, who makes her film debut with Sabbir Khan’s Munna Michael (2017), was asked to vacate her Bandra flat as she is a ‘single actress’.
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Birthday special: The unconventional roles of Madhuri Dixit - Watch video
The actress, who turns 50 years old today, has delighted audiences with her performances in Ram Lakhan (1989), Beta (1992), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and many such films. But over the years, she also dared to take on some unusual parts which allowed her to grow as a performer. We take a look at some of her impactful films since her debut in Abodh (1984).
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Akshay Kumar, Twinkle Khanna, R Balki meet the real Padman
Social entrepeneur Arunachalam Muruganantham, on whose life the film is based, stopped by the sets and met the actor and the director.
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Film critic Shubhra Gupta: DDLJ turned Hindi cinema into Bollywood
In an interview with Cinestaan.com, the film critic and senior columnist at Indian Express speaks about her new book, 50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995-2015, and why Aditya Chopra’s debut film has set the standard in love stories in Hindi cinema.
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will present Devdas again at this year's Cannes Film Festival
The actress had previously showcased the film at the international festival in 2002 with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali and co-star Shah Rukh Khan.
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Revisiting Mr Sampat, the first film based on RK Narayan’s story
Thirteen years before Guide (1965), SS Vasan’s Mr. Sampat (1952) was the first instance of acclaimed novelist RK Narayan’s work adapted for the big screen. On his 16th death anniversary (he died 13 May 2001), we take a look at this long-forgotten feature film.
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Meet the masterful Vijay Bhatt — birth anniversary special
On the prolific producer-director’s 110th birth anniversary (12 May), we revisit, along with his granddaughter Pauravi Pathak, his incredible career that began in the silent era and extended all the way to the 1970s.
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How far has Indian VFX come with Baahubali?
It has been two weeks since Baahubali 2: The Conclusion was released in theatres, and like its formidable lead character, it has been ploughing through box-office records. The follow-up film is now India’s biggest blockbuster, having collected over Rs1,000 crore globally. Filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s grand vision has left Hindi cinema in the dust and its filmmakers wondering what they can do to catch up.
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Danny Ben-Moshe: I have been making Shalom Bollywood for 11 years
The producer-director of the documentary on the forgotten Jewish stars of Indian cinema has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise the final 1% to complete his long-delayed project.
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Shekhar Kapur will direct authorised Bruce Lee biopic next
The Mr India director is set to return to Hollywood with his next project, Little Dragon, on the martial arts legend.
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Revisiting Natir Puja, the only film directed by Rabindranath Tagore
The 1932 film was an adaptation of Tagore’s own all-woman dance drama. On his 156th birth anniversary today (he was born 7 May 1861), we take a look at the Nobel Laureate's only directorial venture.
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Bulo C Rani, the overlooked music composer — birth anniversary special
We remember the forgotten composer and singer of the 1940s and 1950s on his 97th birth anniversary today (6 May).
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Saif Ali Khan turns businessman in Baazaar; film will launch Rohan Mehra
The upcoming film will be co-produced by Nikkhil Advani.
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Priyanka Chopra’s Met Gala trench coat inspires memes, jokes and kudos
The Quantico star’s edgy look at the Met Gala has taken social media by storm - the US media loved her custom Ralph Lauren trench coat with a twist while Indian Twitter had a field day with the outfit.
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Rahul Khanna shares childhood photo in honour of father Vinod Khanna
The Love Aaj Kal actor tweeted of a photograph of his brother Akshaye and himself enjoying a day at the beach with their father.