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When Kishore Kumar borrowed his big brother Ashok's song from Jeevan Naiya
A look at how the song 'Koi Humdum Na Raha' originally from Jeevan Naiya links the two brothers, Ashok and Kishore Kumar. Jeevan Naiya released on 2 May in 1936.
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Anushka Sharma’s next titled Pari opposite Parambrata Chatterjee
The actress-turned-producer announced the latest project from her banner, Clean Slate Films.
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How Anushka Sharma made a special place for herself in Hindi cinema - Birthday special
As the Phillauri actress and producer turns a year older, we trace her journey in Hindi cinema from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) till today.
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Amitabh Bachchan remembers co-star Vinod Khanna in heartfelt blog post
The two actors frequently acted together in the 1970s and were part of hits like Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Hera Pheri (1976) and Parvarish (1977).
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Mansoor Khan’s original plans for Aamir Khan’s Raj in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
For the film’s 29th anniversary, we look back at when the director and actor revealed the scenes that didn’t make the cut to the screen at last year’s 18th Mumbai Film Festival.
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Kidar Sharma slapped his assistant Raj Kapoor before casting him in his film
The multi-talented filmmaker was a close friend of Raj’s father, Prithviraj Kapoor, from their days together in Kolkata working for New Theatres.
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Will Hindi cinema step into space with Priyanka Chopra, Sushant Singh Rajput?
A handful of films revolving around astronauts are being planned for the coming year, and it seems like a welcome trend.
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Vinod Khanna: A career in pictures
From dashing anti-hero to handsome leading man and, eventually, roguish father figure, Vinod Khanna's career saw many highs and lows. We present a pictorial journey of his iconic characters in films like Mere Apne (1971), Qurbani (1980) and the recent Dabangg series.
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The films of Nitin Bose and Dilip Kumar
On the filmmaker’s 120th birth anniversary today, we take a look at the three films Nitin Bose worked on with the star, Dilip Kumar.
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Manjari, Vinati Makijany on father Mac Mohan: He would open up his own wardrobe to get the look right
On the actor’s 79th birth anniversary (24 April), Mohan Makijany’s daughters speak about his long career and continuing his legacy under the company created by him.
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Birthday special: Roles Manoj Bajpayee deserved an award for but didn't win
As the Aligarh star turns a year older today (23 April), we take a look at some instances when the actor was overlooked for his excellent performances in films like Raajneeti (2010) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
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Revisiting BR Chopra’s directorial debut, Afsana
On the filmmaker’s birth anniversary (he was born on 22 April 1914), a look at his foray into direction with Afsana (1951) starring Ashok Kumar, Veena, Pran and Kuldip Kaur.
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Remembering Wajahat Mirza, dialogue writer of Mother India and Mughal-e-Azam
On the screenwriter’s 109th birth anniversary, we examine his distinguished career in Hindi cinema. Writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar spoke to Cinestaan.com about his admiration for the writer and his rich legacy.
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The remarkable run of Shakeel Badayuni at Filmfare Awards
On the noted lyricist's 47th death anniversary today (20 April), we take a look back at the time he won the Filmfare Award for three straight years.
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5 things you didn’t know about Sadhona Bose
For the actress-dancer’s 103rd birth anniversary today (20 April), we present some amazing information about the Bengali star.
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OP Ralhan: The man who first cast Kabir Bedi, Zeenat Aman
Actor, writer and director OP Ralhan, who passed away on 20 April 1997, famously gave breaks to Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan when they were struggling and introduced Bedi and Aman in his film Hulchul (1971). Actor Armaan Ralhan speaks about his visionary grandfather.
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7 times Rakesh Roshan’s Koyla was absurdly funny — 20th anniversary GIFs
The action drama starring Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit and Amrish Puri completes 20 years today (18 April).
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Days before release date, CBFC still to certify Raveena Tandon’s Maatr
Reportedly, the censor board members walked out of the film’s screening due to its violent and graphic content. Its CEO Anurag Shrivastava denies rumours of a ban and says Maatr is still under review.
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Amitabh Bachchan shoots for cameo in Akshay-Sonam's Padman
The Piku actor continues his streak of appearing in R Balki’s directorial projects.
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Hasrat Jaipuri’s 13 most popular songs — birth anniversary special
On the esteemed lyricist’s 95th birth anniversary today (15 April), we put together some of his finest songs.