The veteran filmmaker passed away in Mumbai. He was 88.
'When Shah Rukh came into industry, he wanted to do serious roles. He did not want to be a star then. He was not ready to dance. (Choreographer) Saroj Khan would get upset with him. But today, he dances in his films.' Lekh Tandon, who gave Shah Rukh Khan a break in showbiz, talks to Patcy N/ Rediff.com about the superstar.
'I need to work to find some joy in this life.'
'Never in the history of Indian cinema did we have a distribution system for 240 countries, but we have it now.' 'And if we still keep catering to the B and C-tiers of our country, and not the whole world, then we are really being losers.' 'The visionaries of the industry must pull up their socks and say that now we will create for the world.'
Read this before you head to the theatres to watch Shah Rukh Khan's next big release.
Sukanya Verma looks at some of the dance-offs that regaled us in the past.
'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
Before Shah Rukh Khan and his Happy New Year team wins us over with their dancing skills, read this.
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The movie evokes a few laughs but otherwise it decides to shift tracks from droll comedy to dreadful drama.
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa director Kundan Shah tells Patcy N/ Rediff.com how he impressed he was with Shah Rukh in his early years.
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