Rishi Kapoor’s tweets questioning why so many of the national assets are named after the Gandhi and Nehru family, have raised a hornet’s nest. The actor’s political...
No offence meant to any particular nationality and some of my best friends are Pakistani. But it’s time now for Bollywood to stop employing Pakistani actors....
There is much to be said about Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. It has an ever-renewable quality to it and , its timelessness is repeatedly celebrated...
DO BOONDEIN SAWAN KI–Phir Subah Hogi (1958) :At a time when Lata reigned so prim, Khayyam made music of sobriety with Asha. While her title song...
Civilization, including Lata Mangeshkar herself ,considers Aayega aanewala from the film Mahal to be a turningpoint in Lataji’s career. 1949 is regarded as Lata’s breakthrough year. She had chartbusters in the films Barsaat,Andaz,...
1. Rahul Dev Burman was never taken seriously by his father the legendary Sachin Dev Burman; at least not in Rahul’s early years. When Sachinda’s...
Do yourself a favour: let’s NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. Holi ke din dil khil gaaate hain(Sholay), Holi re holi...
Being Kishore Kumar’s son wasn’t easy for Amit Kumar. The comparisons never stopped. And to be fair, Junior was no patch on Senior. He survived the comparisons only because ...
Eid–ul–Fitr has been celebrated in a big way in many of our films. The films below are the ones where Eid serves as a pivotal plot point . 1. Chaudvin Ka Chand(1960): ...
I have to agree with my friend Fardeen when he says his father Feroz Khan was one of his kind. There will never be another Feroz Khan. He was by far...
Telling it like it is doesn’t come easily in an industry where nothing is as it seems, and speaking the truth could mean the end of...
She never stopped springing surprises on us till the very last. Lataji had an uncanny knack of re-inventing herself whether in the sphere of music where...
1. Pardesiyon se na aankhiyan milana: Jab Jab Phool Khile: Playing the innocent Kashmiri shikara owner Shashilooked completely in love with Nanda ,even as she sang...
Telling it like it is doesn’t come easily in an industry where nothing is as it seems, and speaking the truth could mean the end of...
Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Guddi released on January 1, 1971 is most celebrated for discovering a phenomenal talent called Jaya Bhaduri.She played a fangirl of Dharmendra who wants to marry him. There are several interesting behind-the-scenes...
1. Amar Prem(1971): The underrated director Shakti Samanta created two timeless odes to love Aradhana and Amar Prem both featuring the charismatic couple Rajesh Khannaand Sharmila tagore. My Valentinian pick is Amar Prem . There is not even an embrace between the lead pair. He, a married man seeking...