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60 years of Nau Do Gyarah: The emergence of Vijay Anand
As the classic film starring Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik completes its 60th anniversary, we go back in time to see how writer-director Vijay Anand got his start to become one of India’s top filmmakers.
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CBFC stalls release of Kamal Swaroop's Pushkar Puran
The documentary's executive producer, and Swaroop's son, Kashyap on Facebook wrote about the baffling conditions the Central Board of Film Certification has presented before the filmmaker.
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Priyanka Chopra: Never catered to whims, fancies of powerful men
The actress is the first woman to speak at the 11th edition of The Penguin Annual Lecture series which was held in New Delhi on 26 December.
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Rewind 2017: 10 festival gems that won us over
The past year we discovered some great feature films on the festival circuit. Here are some that deserve to be seen by a wider audience.
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Pad Man song ‘Aaj Se Teri’ tune was originally meant for Ayushmann Khurrana's film
The actor complimented the current version and revealed that the melody was first considered for one of his films.
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How 2 tributes to Mohd Rafi on Mumbai's roads were conceived – Birth anniversary special
A year after the dual tributes were unveiled, Cinestaan.com spoke to NR Venkitachalam, who spearheaded the memorial, and Nasreen Ahmed, daughter of the late singer, on how the honours came to be.
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Soni Razdan, Mahesh Bhatt wrap up filming of Sanjoy Nag's Yours Truly in Kolkata
The filmmaker essayed a key cameo in the film which stars his wife in the lead.
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Kaalakaandi song: Saif Ali Khan leads in the cool, funky ‘Swagpur Ka Chaudhary’
The first song from next year’s comedy gathers the cast in an original and modern video.
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Why did Vasant Desai turn to music from acting? – Death anniversary special
On the famed music composer’s 42nd death anniversary, we collect a few special anecdotes from his career that highlighted his modesty.
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80 years of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs: From folly to fortune maker
The film was premiered at the Carthay Circle Theater in Hollywood on 21 December 1937. We look at the impact of the classic on animation and beyond.
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety ka trailer: Romance threatens to break up childhood bromance
The comedy stars Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha and Sunny Singh in the lead roles.
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Hema Malini: I miss those close-up shots
The Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) actress, who recently released her biography, speaks about her journey in Hindi cinema, her love for dance and why she chose to join politics.
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Ram Kamal Mukherjee: Beyond the Dream Girl is best documented story of Hema Malini's life
The author speaks about the new biography, how it differs from the previous book he wrote in 2005, and his admiration for the 'first female superstar'.
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Ritesh Batra: Robert Redford has created great legacy at Sundance Film Festival
The writer-director, who rose through the festival’s Screenwriters and Directors Lab, talks about giving back to it by being an artist trustee.
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Ritesh Batra: I don’t want to be slave to a release date
The Lunchbox director speaks about Photograph (2018) with Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra and about launching his own production company, Poetic License Motion Pictures.
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Arjun Kapoor refutes media story of drunken assault on sets of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
A story in the newspaper, The Times Of India, claimed that the actor had been assaulted by a driver in Uttarakhand and was later arrested.
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10 all-time romantic songs of the dashing hero Dharmendra – Birthday special
On his 82nd birthday today (8 December), a walk down memory lane with the actor’s popular hits.
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Irrfan Khan gets special award at Dubai International Film Festival
The Indian actor was honoured along with international artistes Patrick Stewart and Cate Blanchett yesterday.
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Vith preview: A strained father-son relationship sans colour
Focusing in on the generational divide, Palathara tells the story of two distinct individuals.
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How Nadira inspired the song 'Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh' – Birth anniversary special
In an old video interview with Nasreen Munni Kabir, the actress revealed how Nargis and composer Jaikishan came up with the iconic song after seeing her dance.