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Dev Anand's 100th Birth Anniversary: A star who had style, swag, sexiness, and sorrow
Vinamra Mathur •The actor played a guide, a supposed jewel thief, a spiritual guru who nearly attains divinity, and a filmmaker battling the censor board. And in between, he charmed everyone with his swag and style
Dev Anand's nephew Ketan Anand reacts to reports of actor's bungalow being auctioned for Rs 400 crore
Fp Staff •Reacting to the news in a recent interview, Ketan Anand cleared the air on the reports and said there was no truth to it
50 years of Zanjeer: A look back at the movie which revolutionized Bollywood
Divy Tripathi •Prakash Mehra's Zanjeer, not only launched the career of legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan but also unleashed the phenomenon of Angry Young Man, which was to influence the Indian film industry in years to come.
Zeenat Aman Turns 71: Why do beautiful women allow themselves to be abused?
Subhash •Zeenat was very quiet for a while. She then said, "I don't dwell on the past. I'm so full of 'now', so happy for the gift of each day. When I walk into the house the dogs bathe me in such a warm welcome."
When Dev Anand apologized to Vivek Agnihotri for making him wait for 5 minutes
Fp Staff •The director of ‘The Kashmir Files’ penned a note on the veteran actor and filmmaker Dev Anand, how he got a call from his office and an encounter that he never forgot.
Retake | From Circumstance to Spectacle, the art of stealing
Manik Sharma •Hindi cinema has obsessed over thieves, but also diminished his or her ability to espouse if not sound politics, then at least sound judgment.
From Nehru to New India: Five films that capture Hindi cinema’s 75-year journey
Gautam Chintamani •Nothing can be a bigger testimony of New India in cinema than ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ (2019), and the reaction of the critics and audiences sums up the 75-year journey
Retake: Lily, Mona and the constructive self-awareness of the moll
Manik Sharma •The vamp or the moll of the Hindi film was a brief but important segue into self-awareness, sans of course the objectification.
On Jaidev's 104th birth anniversary, here are some anecdotes on one of Hindi Cinema's greatest composers
Subhash •Music composer Jaidev, who would have turned 104 today, was never pushy. He was happy to get what he did. Firstpost remembers the great artist on his birthday.
Retake | Double roles and inclusivity through the other
Manik Sharma •While rebirth might often second chances, the double role offers altering perspectives on life and films like Chaalbaaz, Don, Seeta aur Geeta are classic examples of that.