Sonal Pandya
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Jagdish Raj: The eternal police inspector
The character actor was typecast as a police officer in a record 144 films.
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How Khudgarz fuelled Rakesh Roshan’s ‘K’ fixation
On the 29th anniversary of Rakesh Roshan’s directorial debut Khudgarz on 31 July 1987, we examine the superstition that rules him and many other filmmakers.
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Konkona Sensharma, Mira Nair’s films to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
The first-time director and Monsoon Wedding filmmaker will showcase their films in the special presentation and gala sections of the international film festival being held this September in Toronto.
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KS Chithra’s best Hindi numbers
Presenting a collection of the singer's most memorable Hindi hits, on her 53rd birthday.
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When Amitabh and Jaya turned producers with Abhimaan
The Bachchans, whose film Abhimaan released 43 years ago, a month and a half after their marriage, produced the film under their banner, Amiya Productions.
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The signal contribution of BR Ishara
On the filmmaker’s fourth death anniversary, a look at films in which he introduced some new faces.
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Mehmood and Kunwara Baap: A father’s fight
On the actor-comedian’s 12th death anniversary, we revisit his heart-warming film highlighting the importance of early polio vaccinations.
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Radio Days: Actors who worked as radio jockeys before hitting stardom
93 years after the inauguration of India’s first broadcasting radio station, we look at stars like Sunil Dutt and Ayushmann Khurrana who first started out as popular hosts of radio shows.
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When Mukesh fought for ‘Dil Jalta Hai To Jalne De’
On the famed singer’s 93rd birth anniversary, a look at his first hit song from Pehli Nazar (1945).
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Anand Bakshi: The songwriter who transcended generations
The prolific lyricist who was born 86 years ago on 21 July was also a talented singer.
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When Geeta Dutt’s magic was recreated on celluloid
These three songs prove that the incomparable singer is still relevant, even 44 years after her death on 20 July, 1972.
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Playback singer Mubarak Begum passes away at 80
The former singer began her career as a teenager with All India Radio and was given her first break by music composer Nashad.
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Deepika Padukone teases with her 'xXx' character Serena Unger in action
The actress is making her Hollywood debut with her role in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage.
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When Rajesh Khanna’s characters met with tragic endings
The superstar, who died on this day four years ago, had us inconsolable after these heartbreaking performances in his early films.
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Meghan Markle wants to act with good friend Priyanka Chopra
The Suits star, who hit off with Priyanka quite instantly, dreams of working with her in a Hindi film.
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Ajay Devgn shows off his ‘true strength’, daughter Nysa
The actor walked the red carpet at the London Indian Film Festival with his daughter.
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Rare pics: 11 yesteryear stars in Lux advertisements
Presenting the beautiful actresses, including Hindi cinema’s first star Leela Chitnis, who graced these forgotten Lux soap advertisements!
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The golden era of music composer Roshan
On the maestro’s 99th birth anniversary, we recall five evergreen numbers that cement his musical legacy.
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Madan Mohan over the years
On the music composer’s 41st death anniversary, we bring you some of his well-known and not-so-well-known hits.
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The award-winning works of cinematographer KK Mahajan
The talented cinematographer of Bhuvan Shome (1969) and Choti Si Baat (1975) made his mark early on in his career with four National Awards, out of which one was for the Bengali movie Chorus (1974). We take a look at the other three which won KK Mahajan great acclaim in Hindi cinema.