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Anees Bazmee: I am also the audience
The director of Mubarakan speaks about identifying with his viewers when making a film.
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How Hrishikesh Mukherjee cast Leela Naidu in Anuradha
On her 8th death anniversary (28 July), we look at how the filmmaker chose Naidu to star in his 1960 film with Balraj Sahni. The film is based on a short story by Sachin Bhowmick.
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The timeless music of SD Burman on Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Abhimaan
The 1973 feature film was produced under the banner of Amiya Productions, a joint project by the newly wed couple, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. The film’s producers Pawan Kumar and Susheela Kamat were the secretaries of Amitabh and Jaya, respectively.
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Anushka Sharma: Imtiaz Ali’s female characters are very well-defined
The actress talked about her latest role in Jab Harry Met Sejal opposite Shah Rukh Khan at a media event to promote the film.
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Varun Dhawan, director Shoojit Sircar come together for love story titled October
The upcoming film will be written by Juhi Chaturvedi, who also wrote Vicky Donor (2012) and Piku (2015) for Sircar.
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Athiya Shetty: Arjun Kapoor has great comic timing
The actress praised her co-star in the upcoming film, Mubarakan and discussed the prospect of playing two characters with a double role.
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Arjun Kapoor on playing double role: I shared a lot of screen time with myself
The Half Girlfriend actor spoke about the challenging aspects of shooting double role in his upcoming release, Mubarakan.
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Anil Kapoor: Writing is very important, especially in comedy
The actor credited frequent collaborator Anees Bazmee for understanding the pulse of the audience when writing and directing his films.
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Mehmood, filmmaker who dared to be different
On his 13th death anniversary (23 July), a look at how the actor-producer-director experimented with films off the beaten track whenever he went behind the camera.
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What Anil Ganguly and Anurag Basu have in common: Son Vijay shares heartwarming stories
Vijay Ganguly, Basu's assistant on Jagga Jasoos, shares the remarkable story of his father's journey from the lower rungs of the film industry to directing his own films. Vijay also speaks of his own experience learning the tricks of the trade from his father, a National award-winner.
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Surjit Singh: Don’t forget the little guys without whom the industry couldn't thrive
On dancer Edwina’s 76th birthday (22 July), Surjit Singh, who has written a book on her, speaks about discovering the elusive background dancer and nurturing his passion to bring the unsung personalities of Indian cinema to the fore.
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Karthik Srinivasan: Earlier, I seemed to be the only one cataloguing plagiarism, now the world does!
The music blogger speaks about his exhaustive website detailing plagiarism in Indian film music and how he manages his passion for music by balancing his life and blogging.
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When singer Mukesh toured North America with Lata Mangeshkar in 1975
For his 94th birth anniversary today (22 July), a look back at how he convinced Mangeshkar to join him for a North American tour, which became her first. The incident has been chronicled in the book, On Stage With Lata.
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Priyanka Chopra guest of honour at Toronto film festival gala in support of female filmmakers
The Quantico actress will be in conversation with Cameron Bailey, the festival’s artistic director, a day before it begins on 7 September.
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Anand Bakshi’s songs supported both Rajesh Khanna and Rajendra Kumar in their films
For the lyricist’s 87th birth anniversary today (21 July), we examine how Anand Bakshi assisted the careers of actors like Rajesh Khanna (who passed away on 18 July 2012) and Rajendra Kumar (who was born on 20 July 1929) with his everlasting songs.
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10 songs that showcase Geeta Dutt’s versatility
On her 45th death anniversary (20 July), we look back at some timeless hits which show the gifted artist could sing virtually any kind of song.
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Saregama launches Yoodlee Films with 4 new films
The studio has plans to release a film each month in theatres starting in September.
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Watch vintage video: Behind the 'Bombay Superstar' Rajesh Khanna
On his fifth death anniversary today (18 July), we look back at a BBC docu-series titled 'Bombay Superstar' dedicated to Rajesh Khanna during the peak of his stardom in 1973.
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How KL Saigal got Kanan Devi to be more confident of her singing
The two singing stars, who shared a comfortable on-screen relationship, appeared together in a handful of films. For her 25th death anniversary today (17 July), we share a story of how Saigal encouraged Kanan Devi both as co-star and singer.
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Netflix India announces first original series with Saif Ali Khan in the lead
The project is an adaptation of Vikram Chandra’s crime novel, Sacred Games.