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,...
Cinema has a history of actresses who died young. Madhubala: died of a heart ailment at age 33. Meena Kumari: died at 39 of an alcohol-induced...
This morning I spent time listening to the late Bhupen Hazarika’s compositions in Ek Pal, a film that introduced me to the wonderful directorial acumen of my...
Meena Kumari Unknown Facts Meena Kumari loved the scent of mogras. If you wanted her as a friend you could try giving her mogra flowers. You would have seen her face light up...
We all know about Meena Kumari’s Pakeezah and Rekha’s Umrao Jaan. These two films epitomize the cinematic tawaif, a combination of poetess and seductress, steeped in the tragic metaphor of the candle that...
Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai…The voice that has defined beauty, harmony,grace and humanism for millions of Indians for over seven decades almost got stilled . The year was 1961 ....