After spinning into the spotlight with the hit song-and-dance number Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu in Howrah Bridge (1958), Helen signed scores of films as a dancer. But Helen was raring to step out of her dancing shoes, and play heroine instead.
Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.
'It was because of the strength of Helenji's performance that I was even called on stage to present her with the coveted Black Lady.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
As Mahesh Bhatt turns 75 on September 20, Subhash K Jha calls him the 'eternal seeker of truth in cinema and in life'.
'While I was shooting fake guns in Minsk, there were real grenades being thrown just a little distance away.'
'To this day, women, especially housewives, come up to me to tell me how much Arth matters to them.'
Rediff.com celebrates 40 years of the beloved movie classic.
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