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Devika Rani | Photo courtesy Rashid Ashraf Devika was now the acknowledged boss of Bombay Talkies. The years of suffering and abuse were behind her. At last she was being valued for her own hard work as the head of the studio – not because she was Himansu’s wife. Along with her acting skills, her management skills also came to the fore. When questions were raised by shareholders of Bombay Talkies as to why the resignations of so many of their leading artistes (including Ashok Kumar) and technicians had been promptly accepted by HIT, a carefully drafted note was submitt...

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi– “I hope that I have managed to establish who Devika Rani really was. A rebellious and unusually talented and beautiful woman, a great actress and studio head who changed the course of Indian cinema in many ways, despite her intense personal suffering. A pioneer then and now,” writes author Kishwar Desai of “The Longest Kiss” (Westland), the biography of India’s first international superstar in the 1930s and 1940s. “I hope this book will be of help to others who care to study this very important phase in Indian cinema, with its passion, idealism and...

Devika Rani was an enigma to most - but not anymore(Book Review) ​ By Vishnu Makhijani ( IANS) | Published on ​ Mon, Dec 21 2020 19:12 IST | ​ 0 Views   Devika Rani was an enigma to most – but not any more. Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, Dec 21 : "I hope that I have managed to establish who Devika Rani really was. A rebellious and unusually talented and beautiful woman, a great actress and studio head who changed the course of Indian cinema in many ways, despite her intense personal suffering. A pioneer then and now," writes author Kishwar Desai of "The Longest Kiss" (West...

B-Town King of Tragedy Dilip Kumar Turns 98: Celebs, Fans Shower Wishes, Recall His Glorious Journey © AP Photo / GAUTAM SINGH Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202012111081425266-b-town-king-of-tragedy-dilip-kumar-turns-98-celebs-fans-shower-wishes-recall-his-glorious-journey/ Legendary actor Dilip Kumar aka Muhammad Yusuf Khan shot to fame as Bollywood's "King of Tragedy" for playing the hero in tragic love stories including "Mughal-e-Azam", "Devdas", "Andaz", "Deedar", "Daag", and others. Over his six-decade career, he won mill...

The glorious legacy of Dilip Kumar In Bollywood, you cannot become a star if you don’t have a bit of Dilip Kumar in you. From Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan down to Aamir Khan, Govinda and Shah Rukh Khan, Kumar’s influence can be felt in every generation of stars who came after him. Updated: December 11, 2020 11:19:15 am Legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar.(Express archive photo) On Google, you will find plenty of vintage images of Dilip Kumar (he turns 98 today), Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor, the ruling triumvirate from the golden era of Bollywood. In ...