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Tracing the graphs of the three Khans in a nation transformed by sociopolitical upheavals
Devanshsharma • 4 years agoKaveree Bamzai's new book on Shah Rukh, Aamir, and Salman benefits the most from its timeliness, given the rising conversations around Islamophobia, the streaming vs theatres debate, and the Khans' own complacencies.
Raam Laxman's music in Hum Aapke Hain Koun helped second-generation India find a moral centre in changing times
Manik Sharma • 4 years agoRaam Laxman's music echoed the concerns and anxieties of the Indian generation that chose strengthening the roots of its moral compass over pulling it in a different direction, one that could lead to both discovery and promise.
How SP Balasubrahmanyam became a rare, yet formidable, South Indian voice for the Hindi film hero
Devanshsharma • 5 years agoSP Balasubrahmanyam fit into the grammar of Hindi film music organically. He possessed the wizardry to make his singing style language-agnostic when appealing to a wider Hindi film audience.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun completes 25 years; Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit attend special screening in Mumbai
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAs director Sooraj Barjatya's seminal film Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! completes 25 years, the makers hosted a special screening of the film in Mumbai on Friday.
How Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! influenced desi pop culture 25 years ago, from weddings to soap operas
Karishmaupadhyay • 6 years agoYou could have been listening to Nirvana and wearing Doc Martens to college every day, but the minute it was time to go desi, this Hum Aapke Hain Koun...! set the benchmark.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun turns 25: Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Renuka Shahane fondly remember 1994 classic
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHum Aapke Hain Koun has won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun completes 25 years: Makers to host special screening of Salman-Madhuri's film in Mumbai
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHum Aapke Hain Koun won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! completes 25 years: How Sooraj Barjatya made Indian culture fashionable
Devanshsharma • 6 years agoHum Aapke Hain Koun...! worked wonders as the ideal escapist film that both generations needed at a time when the country was going through a turmoil at a macro level.
Salman Khan's name in Maine Pyar Kiya could've been Raj — till Sooraj Barjatya came up with Prem
• 6 years agoSooraj Barjatya said that Prem was name of the protagonist in Rajshri Productions' then-biggest hit, Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye
On Babri Masjid demolition anniversary, exploring post-liberalisation Hindutva, through the lens of cinema
Mk Raghavendra • 6 years agoThe Babri Masjid demolition itself did not apparently leave a mark on film although the subsequent riots did, notably in Mani Ratnam’s Bombay (1995)