The Mark Of Classic: It’s 41 years since the release of the original Golmaal (1979), Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s no-frills comedy, that remains a Bollywood classic. Starring Amol Palekar, Utpal Dutt, Dina Pathak,…
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She Laughs! As a tribute to Nimmi who passed away on March 25, a look at one of her last films– a rare comedy in a career packed with tragic…
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As a tribute to the medical profession in the midst of a pandemic, a look at one of the earliest female doctors in Hindi cinema: In films of the old…
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As a tribute to I.S. Johar on his birth centenary, a look at his film Johar Mehmood in Goa): People of a certain vintage would recall I. S. Johar’s Question…
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As a tribute to Waheeda Rehman on her 82nd birthday, a look at one of her most iconic roles—Rosie in Vijay Anand’s Guide (1965). She was warned that if she…
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A small film with new actors might have been forgotten, but for the fact that one of them went on to become India’s biggest superstars. Saat Hindustani, directed by KA Abbas…
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Bollywood Unchained: Rishi Kapoor returned to India, from the US, after winning a battle with cancer. A short period of rest, and he plans to resume shooting the films lined…
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Star-Crossed Romance: Devika Rani is in focus due to a play on her life and a book on the way. A superstar of her time, one of her biggest hits…
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Fragrance Of Simplicity: Vidya Sinha, who passed away on August 15, was among a band of girls-next-door, who appeared in Bollywood around the same time in the Seventies; many of…
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Bade Miyaan Deewane This week’s release De De Pyaar De is about an older man falling in love with a much younger woman. In most Indian films, older actors romance younger and…