Sonal Pandya
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Like mother, like daughter
A look at the mother-daughter dynamic with the cinema of Aparna Sen, starring her daughter Konkona Sensharma
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Gulzar and Vishal Bhardwaj bring back your childhood with The Jungle Book
Relive your schooldays with 'Jungle jungle pata chala hai' from 1990s Doordarshan series
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Kapoor and Son
How Prithviraj Kapoor's youngest son, Shashi, became India's first international star
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Vicky Kaushal and the challenge of the next hit film
Can actor Vicky Kaushal replicate his breakthrough success from Masaan?
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Searching for Abhay Deol
Why the Dev.D actor shouldn't quit acting
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Introducing Aamir Hussain
The future superstar's first role was an unconventional choice that foreshadowed his later films
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How WM Khan's voice made history
On the 85th anniversary of India's first feature talkie, we take a look at the first song from Alam Ara.
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Calling the shots
How a few female actors are turning to production to shape their careers
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5 things you might not know about Mani Ratnam's Bombay
Ratnam's love story set amongst the 1993 communal riots that seized the city is still as powerful as it was when it released over 20 years ago, during a time before Bombay became Mumbai.
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From Hunterwali to Mastani: The female icons of Bollywood
They are bold. They are beautiful. They are India. From the beginning, women have shaped the direction of Indian cinema with their iconic characters and strong performances. Here are the 20 heroines who defined Indian cinema during their reign on screen.
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5 moments when Kangana Ranaut's Rani was all too real
How Rani spent her European adventure in 2014's Queen
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Priyanka Chopra's incredible week
We recap the past seven days in the now international star's whirlwind life
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17 iconic cops of Bollywood
From Amitabh Bachchan to Priyanka Chopra, we salute the top cops of Hindi cinema.
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These directors caught the acting bug
What these filmmakers really want to do is act
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Can you name Rajesh Khanna's first film?
Looking back at Khanna and Indrani Mukherjee in Chetan Anand's Aakhri Khat
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When Leo finally took Oscar home!
How the Internet celebrated Leonardo's DiCaprio Best Actor win for The Revenant
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5 Academy award winners ... ab Hindi mein
Well, Leo and the bear might have stolen the 'spotlight' (or was it the other way). Which leaves us wondering, what if these films were made true blue, punch dialogue cracking, desi ishtyle. No offense to Leo and the other winners, but we would like some spice in our Hindi films... and a couple of songs wouldn't hurt you, Innaritu!
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In pursuit of Oscar
Why does an Oscar nomination hold so much weight for most Indian films?
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Meet the President
As the world prepares to say goodbye to America's 44th president, we look back at the times when Barack Obama became a part of Hindi cinema.
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How Bollywood welcomed Sanjay Dutt back on Twitter
As the former star walks out of a Pune prison, the film fraternity in Mumbai receives him back into their fold