Alam Ara: Search for the lost film that gave birth to Bollywood
Quest to find Alam Ara - India's first talking film - now turns up a machine on which it was printed.
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Quest to find Alam Ara - India's first talking film - now turns up a machine on which it was printed.
THE first time I saw Pandit Birju Maharaj dance was at the birthday celebration of the granddaughter of Chiranji Lal, my dada guru, at New Delhi. Only, there was nothing new about the place at Daryaga
With the lockdown, everything changed. This cosy circuit took no time to disintegrate
With the lockdown, everything changed. This cosy circuit took no time to disintegrate
Daily Times July 8, 2021 In my humble assessment, Dilip Kumar’s acting career spans three phases. First span is when he was young hero in Black and White days. Second phase was when he was taken as a hero but by then he had converted from youthful looks to mature looks but his roles mostly remained romantic ones. Films were made in colour by then. Third phase was when he did some character roles. I constructed my earlier article on his personal struggle and movies up to 1956; Jugnu, Footpath, Andaz, Tarana, ‘Sangdil’ etc. Earlier he acted in Jwar Bhaata directed by Amiya Chakarvarti, Pr...