Sonal Pandya
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From Mother India to Kai Po Che: Bollywood's natural disasters
From earthquakes to floods, these landmark films taught us how to deal with any obstacle thrown our way by Mother Nature
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The mad men of Bollywood
These filmmakers made the successful transition from ad to feature films
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Usha Uthup, the songstress in a sari
Watch the one-of-a-kind singer belt out a modern mash-up with her daughter and granddaughter
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Azhar, silk and steel
How the former captain's life story turned into Hindi cinema's first cricketing biopic
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When Amitabh and Neetu danced the Kung Fu
How a Carl Douglas song composed by Biddu found itself in 1979's Adalat
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Stars on double duty
A look at actors who took on the dual responsibility of playing parent and child in the same film
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Deepti Naval and Farooque Sheikh: Magic
How a little indie film brought back the beloved 1980s pairing for Listen...Amaya
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When stars surprised their fans
When your favourite stars appeared unexpectedly in the movies you just happened to be watching (warning: spoilers ahead!)
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Who's the boss now?
Meet the assistant directors who went on to become filmmakers themselves
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What happened to... Shreyas Talpade?
From Iqbal to Om Shanti Om, Talpade was heading down the path to success. After some poor choices though, the actor is now at a crossroads
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Acting is a family business
Here's proof that film dynasties in Hindi cinema are alive and well with the third generation of filmi grandchildren in Bollywood.
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Ek Baar Phir's London dreams
How a small-budget film about a married woman finding love again became the first Hindi film shot entirely abroad
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5 Hindi films that unfold over one night
As Akshat Verma's dark comedy Kaalakaandi is released this Friday in theatres, we take a look at five of the best films that centered their action over one long night.
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When Lata Mangeshkar first sang for Kamini Kaushal
How Ziddi (1948) changed the careers of Mangeshkar, Kaushal and Dev Anand
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23 songs that took us for a ride
Journey aboard the railways with these distinctive songs set around the lifeline of India
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What's in a name?
These 10 stars of early Hindi cinema adopted screen names when they began acting
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How music director Shaukat Ali became Nashad
And how the change of name affected him more than the maestro it was meant to spite.
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Deja view: 11 Hindi films copied from Asian cinema
Here are eleven instances Hindi films approached filmmaking with a decidedly Asian influence.
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Basu Bhattacharya's Uski Kahani
A closer look at Basu Bhattacharya's experimental film
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Bimal Roy: The genius who helped several talents to flourish
Each one of Bimal Roy's team of friends and collaborators from Calcutta was a great in his own right.