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Shabana Azmi in a still from “The Black Prince”. Photo: Reuters As Shabana Azmi turned 70 barely four months ago on September 18, 2020, she saw her glorious 45-plus year long career bookended by roles as diverse as they can get. Her first film, the 1974 classic by Shyam Benegal had her play Lakshmi, a village woman trapped in India’s oppressive caste-ridden society compounded by chronic poverty. Her latest project is as far from that stifling milieu as it can ever get. She plays Admiral M...

The Big Gun Falls Silent: Madhavsinh Solanki Carried the Secrets of Bofors to his Grave FOLLOW US ON: The last rites of four-time Gujarat chief minister Madhavsinh Solanki, who died on Saturday at the age of 94, were carried out on Sunday. Solanki was external affairs minister in PV Narasimha Raos cabinet, but he quit his post in March 1992 after being accused of trying to sabotage the investigation in the Bofors case and was never part of any other government again. A close associate of Indira...

BAD BOYS Actors who despite a few transgressions remain our much-loved heroes It is often said that Bollywood works to a formula. The hero meets heroine, cupid strikes, vamp and villain try to break them up, but at the end of 18 reels, all issues are resolved, the baddies are vanquished, and the winsome-twosome live happily ever after. This time-tested plot usually plays out with the same set of actors, cast in a mould, and rarely does the designated nayak turn into a khalnayak or vice versa. I...

Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 09:57 IST From Shah Rukh Khan starrer Don 3 to Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal starrer Hera Pheri 3 - here is a list of movies whose sequels were teased but never happened. Movies whose sequels were teased but never happened&nbsp Sequels and remakes of successful films are often considered a safe bet at the box office. Sequels are being made in the Hindi film industry for a long time now.  Some of the earliest one includes Mithun Chak...

100 years of Sahir Ludhianvi: An essential, timeless poetic voice EDITORS NOTE: Firstposts ode to "the peoples poet", through a collection of video tributes by seven leading Hindi film lyricists — from Varun Grover to Kausar Munir, Irshad Kamil, Shellee, Raj Shekhar, Mayur Puri and Hussain Haidry. Each of these lyricists has picked the verses that speak most to them, explaining why Sahirs words resonate even three decades after his death. *** MY FATHER had a great fondness for Mirza Ghalib. H...

Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2020, 18:09 [IST] In her latest tete-a-tete with an entertainment portal, veteran actress Asha Parekh said that she has never seen stardom like Rajesh Khannas, with whom she has worked in films like Kati Patang, Aan Milo Sajna, etc. Reminiscing about her shooting days with him, Asha recalled, "When we were shooting for Aan Milo Sajna and Kati Patang, there were hundreds of girls mobbing him. We had to cancel the shooting." Asha Parekh teamed up with Rajesh Khann...

facebook Pintrest Rajesh Khannas close friend Bhupesh Raseen who was with him right till the superstar breathed his last on July 18, 2012 (he was 70 then), says that he hasnt yet come to terms about losing Kakaji (as Rajesh Khanna was fondly called). "I have come to the same land in Bandra where Kakajis iconic bungalow Aashirwad (at Mumbais Carter Road) stood and am talking to you outside its gate. He would have been 78 today if he was alive. He was unique. He had the DNA of a superstar, which ...

Three held for kidnapping a young man in Chennai Updated: Updated: Share Article The Thiruvanmiyur police have arrested three persons for kidnapping a youth. Police said Muraj Jamal, 26 of Thoraipakkam received ₹1.5 lakh from a person called Yuvaraj known to him for clearing arrears in BBA examinations, two years ago. He had failed to keep his promise to return the amount. On Saturday night, Jamal was talking with his friend Dev Anand near the Jayanthi Theatre signal. Yuvaraj and his frien...

Bollywood Hungama By Bollywood Hungama News Network , Dec 25, 2020 - 8:00 am IST In the first part of highest grosser of the year series, Bollywood Hungama did an in-depth analysis of the actors with maximum highest grossing film of the year spanning 73 years from 1947 to 2020. While Salman Khan was crowned the biggest Bollywood superstar since independence with 10 highest grosser of the year, Dilip Kumar bagged the second spot with 9 films in the list, whereas Aamir Khan was third with 7 fil...

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