Superstition is likely to rule the day with many believing that a small movement could result in the fall of a wicket.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
As Yesudas turns 84 on January 10, Subhash K Jha salutes the legend.
'Basuda hardly spoke, but he had a sense of humour and that showed in his films.'
Basu Chatterjee's films have wonderful songs, 10 of which Joginder Tuteja lists here.
Some of his best known works are Us Paar, Rajnigandha, Chitchor, Piya Ka Ghar, Khatta Meetha and Baton Baton Mein.
'I always felt that Basu Chatterjee was a kind, gentle, man who truly believed that in directing films like Chhoti Si Baat, he was impacting our lives,' remembers Aseem Chhabra. 'He seemed to be on a mission to make us believe that the world could be a better place.'
While in his late 40s, Hangal was offered the part of Raj Kapoor's brother in 1966 film Teesri Kasam by director Basu Bhattacharya but his scenes were removed from the film. However, there was no looking back for him after that. He starred in over 200 films. He mostly played the roles of father, uncle, grandfather or that of a meek and harassed old man, an image he could never get rid off
Director Abhishek Dixit fails to do justice to the film and ends up delivering a never-ending saga, feels Ramesh S.
'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
Subhash K Jha remembers the dear departed.
'Technology cannot breath life into a rendition,' says the legendary singer at the launch of his music institute in Thiruvananthapuram.
We celebrate the brilliant actor by looking back at his classic works.
Long before Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Rajshri made some beautiful movies.
The 71-year-old music composer is suffering from a urinary infection causing a problem in his kidney, sources said.
The 88th Academy awards event will take place in Los Angeles on February 28, 2016.
Daredevilry is second nature to Bollywood actors. Be it riding horses, leaping off cliffs or sprinting atop moving buses and trains, the crazier the better. You can only imagine how much adventure sports appeal to the adrenaline junkie in them.
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
'Basuda welcomed viewers into a world that was instantly familiar and comfortable,' observes Sukanya Verma.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
How many of the 319 films Aseem Chhabra watched in 2018 have you seen?
'I got to know things early in life.' On Childrens' Day, one of Hindi film industry's most memorable child -- Raju Shrestha - lets us into his life with a twinkle in his eye.
'The scenario today, whether in 'Everybody is concerned only with 100 crore films... If our starting point is going to be "How much money will it make? Will it go into the 100 crore club?" then I am not interested.'
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