Tuesday, 4 June 2019

Nutan - The Heroine, not allowed to see her own film in a theatre

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You will be surprised to know that Nutan who was the heroine of the film Nagina released in 1951 was not allowed to see her own film in ...
Saturday, 1 June 2019

The Magic of Nargis-Raj Kapoor,

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W hen you think of Raj Kapoor-Nargis, the first thought that comes to your mind is their evergreen songs that spoke of love in the rain ...
Friday, 31 May 2019

Raj Khosla- A director with a fantastic ear for music

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Raj Khosla (  31 May 1925 – 9 June 1991)  who came to Bombay to become a singer but he became an ace Director of the Golden Era.  In his...
Wednesday, 29 May 2019

When Dilip Kumar Sang his own Song

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Not many of us know that Dilip Kumar was a very good singer. M any die-hard fans of the maestro still might not have the information abo...
Tuesday, 28 May 2019

The Story behind the song "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" from Sujata

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This song was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by S D Burman, was picturised on Sunil Dutt and Nutan for the film Sujata 1959....
Friday, 24 May 2019

Majrooh Sultanpuri and the Burmans

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Majrooh Sultanpuri,  a poet who didn't aspire to be a lyricist, became the most sought after versifier of Bollywood.  You will be su...
Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Dev Anand - The Karma Yogi of Indian Cinema

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Dev Anand played  the lead role in 110 movies – more than any other Hindi film star.  Not only that, of the total of 114 Hindi films he ...
Thursday, 9 May 2019

Talat Mahmood - A Great Fan of K L Saigal

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Like most of the singers of the 40s and 50s Talat Mahmood was also influenced by singing superstar Kundanlal Saigal. He would sing Saiga...
Sunday, 5 May 2019

The Golden Combination of Naushad and Rafi

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Naushad ( 26 December 1919 – 5 May 2006  )  began his career in 1940 with  Prem Nagar , but took off in 1944 with  Ratan , where he cr...