Shamshad Begum's Top Ten Songs

Legendary playback singer Shamshad Begum, who mesmerised music lovers with her classic songs, passed away at her Mumbai residence from age-related ailments On April 23. Jitendra Kothari pays her a......

Arun Dutt: I know my father Guru Dutt through his films

Famous auteur Guru Dutt’s son Arun Dutt passed away on Saturday after a prolonged period of ill-health. The soft-spoken filmmaker (he directed the Dharmendra starrer Khule-aam) had done much......

Nirupa Roy: Eternal Mother

Jitendra KothariThe announcement of Nirupa Roy's death severs one of our last remaining links to the Golden Age Of Bollywood.For many, Nirupa Roy was almost a generic term for 'screen mother.' This......

The Best Films of Smita Patil

Smita Patil would have been 60 on October 17 had fate not cruelly snatched her from us in 1986. She was only 31 when she died. Rediff.com salutes the incomparable actress in a special......

Women's cricket now caught in fixing net

India women team cricketer approached to fix matches IMAGE: Image used for representational purposes. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters In an unprecedented development, a......