Vyjayanthimala

Usha Iyer on her book Dancing Women, a deep dive into the material and cultural production of dance in Hindi cinema

Through her latest book, Usha Iyer provides an in-depth and discursive study of the history of the labour of producing on-screen dance — from the 1930s to the 1990s — and how over the years it has produced unique constructions of gender, sexuality, stardom and spectacle in and around the realm of Hindi cinema.

Nainital bungalow where Bimal Roy shot Madhumati could be turned into museum for filmmaker

The Uttarakhand government currently runs bi-weekly camps for tuberculosis patients in the bungalow, where Bimal Roy shot Madhumati — one of his best films, and the biggest commercial hits of 1958

Aamir Khan makes exception for Lata Mangeshkar, accepts award after years for Dangal

Aamir Khan accepted an award for his film Dangal at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Awards.

Vyjayanthimala to be seen onscreen after 42 years

Last seen in 1970 release Ganwaar, the 76-year-old will be seen in a two to three minutes' video to be played before the film, which talks about how to save cobra bitten children in villages.