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Madhubala at 90, beautiful & doomed
The mighty Dilip Kumar once admitted to me that he was indeed in love with Madhubala.
The father-daughter bonding between Lata Mangeshkar & Pandit Narendra Sharma
Lataji regarded Pandit Narendra Sharma as a father-figure and would often drop in unannounced at his place during recordings for a quick lunch with his family.
On Ramesh Sippy’s 76th Birthday, let's revisit his finest film… No, not Sholay but Shakti
The power of Shakti is star power at its starkest. But it’s also the power of the director and the actors to maintain an aesthetic and dramatic equilibrium between narrative and populism.
Remembering Dilip Kumar on his 100th birth anniversary: Lesser-known facts about India's 'Tragedy King'
Dilip Kumar is remembered not only for his method acting and stunning dialogue delivery, but also for his euphoric songs which will truly force you to groove to it.
Dilip Kumar's 100th birth anniversary: Is Ganga Jumna his best performance ever?
To find Ganga Jumna missing from the package is akin to The Godfather going missing from a Marlon Brando festival. If a poll is conducted, at least 80 percent of Dilip Kumar’s fans would vote for Ganga Jumna as his career’s best.
Dilip Kumar's sister Farida hospitalized; Saira Banu says, 'The nephews are a great source of strength'
A report by ETimes says Farida has been admitted to Kokilaben Ambani Hospital since 7 days.
Asha Parekh: Not an ice maiden but a nice maiden
The opportunity to prove her worth as an actor came late in her career with Kati Patang (a role that director Shakti Samanta’s favourite actress Sharmila Tagore turned down as she did not want to play a widow), Chirag, Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki, Udhar Ka Sindoor.
Madhubala's sister feels actress' love story with Dilip Kumar shouldn't be sensationalised
In her interaction, Bhushan revealed that the Mughal-E-Azam stars were in a relationship for 9 long years, however, Madhubala and Dilip Kumar didn’t see a happily-ever after and the two parted their ways on a sour note.
Saira Banu, no happy birthday without Dilip Kumar
Saira was a top-notch actress in the 1960s with hits to her credit like Junglee, Padosan and Shagird when she gave up her career to be Mrs Dilip Kumar in 1966.
Happy Birthday Saira Banu: Best films with actor-husband Dilip Kumar
As Saira Banu turns 78, here is a list of her films with her actor-husband Dilip Kumar.
From Nehru to New India: Five films that capture Hindi cinema’s 75-year journey
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
Once Upon A Cinema: How Madhubala beat Rita Hayworth to play Anarkali in Mughal E Azam
Dilip Kumar and K. Asif launched a nationwide (wo)manhunt, placing ads in the paper and in leading film magazines like Film India and Screen, urging young women to apply. They interviewed girls across cities like Bhopal, Hyderabad, Delhi and Lucknow.
The incomparable legacy of Bimal Roy
Is it a coincidence that incomparable actors like Nutan, Balraj Sahni and Dilip Kumar gave their career’s best performances in Bimal Roy’s cinema?
One year without Dilip Kumar
On 7 July 2021, Dilip Kumar passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 98.
BAFTA 2022 honours Lata Mangeshkar, Dilip Kumar In memoriam montage
Actor-filmmaker Sir Sidney Poitier, director Ivan Reitman, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, singer Meat Loaf, actors Monica Vitti and Sally Kellerman were among the celebrities honoured at the BAFTAs during the 'In Memoriam' section.
On Valentine's Day, remembering unfulfilled love stories of Bollywood's Golden Triumvirate Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand
All three Bollywood megastars suffered an ill-fate when it came to love, and had star-crossed love stories with leading ladies who were as big a name as their lovers.
Madhubala birth anniversary: Here are some lesser-known facts about the legendary actor
From her well-publicised personal life, to her tragic death at the age of 36, the vivacious star remains etched in the minds of people.
Book review: With Raj Kapoor: The Master at Work, filmmaker Rahul Rawail presents an intimate account of his guru
With his biography on Raj Kapoor, Rahul Rawail is not looking to ruffle feathers or provide cheap thrills. He is clearly in awe of the person that he is writing about, and this subjectivity is central to the book.
From Milkha Singh to Dilip Kumar to General Bipin Rawat and more: Icons who left us in 2021
India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat died in a chopper crash near Tamil Nadu's Coonoor.
Sunny Leone's new song 'Madhuban' is just another raunchy club number. Then why reference Radha, and Dilip Kumar's original?
Sunny Leone's music video has incited a storm of outrage among Hindus, specially the priests of Mathura, who have accused the song of hurting religious sentiments. This once, I have to agree that the referential arc of the song is most uncalled for.