Comrade Hangal: A devoted communist

We have lost a devoted communist who was ready to sacrifice anything for the people and the party, says Shameem Faizee, recollecting his meetings with comrade A K Hangal. I last met comrade A K......

5 decades after partition, village remains united

Five decades after the partition, a remote village through which the Indo-Bangla border runs remains undivided - at least emotionally.There are concrete pillars at village Sardarpara, 17 km from......

Except Preity, everyone turned hostile

Except actress Preity Zinta, all the 13 film personalities in the case of alleged Bollywood-underworld nexus turned hostile. The highlights of their deposition are:Preity Zinta: She admitted having......

'I wasn't after money, I wasn't chasing stardom'

'I don't celebrate my success and that's why I don't moan my failures.' IMAGE: Sachin, left, in Satte Pe Satta. When Sachin Pilgaonkar stepped on a film set at the age of four, he felt at home. As......

REVEALED: How Sholay was made

Dharmendra was fascinated by Gabbar's role, then he said he would like to play Thakur.'I told him he won't get Hema Malini.''He laughed and said okay (to play Veeru).' Sholay was initially set to......

If Sholay was set in the smartphone age...

Would Thakur and Gabbar be squabbling over WIFI and Twitter trends?While the desi Western has transcended time and spawned fans across generations, ever stopped to wonder what it'd be like if......

'Rahim Chacha' takes final bow two years short of 100

Once hailed as the 'uncrowned king of theatre', Hangal was not very keen to join films but ended up playing roles of the loving father or grandfather and doting servant of Bollywood with elan. He......