'Kartik was keen to do a double role for some time now. And who better to script and direct it than Anees Bazmee?'
In this series, we re-visit great Hindi film classics. Today, we look back at Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman and Mumtaz's 1967 film, Ram Aur Shyam.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.'
'Wonder of wonders we finished the Janmashtami song and can you believe it within the next few days it so happened that Dilip Sahab walked into my life, gazed into my eyes and asked my grandmother and mother for my Hand in marriage.'
'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
'One small twitch of his eye could convey more than a thousand words.'
'What an incredible opportunity to bring back one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema on the big screen.'
'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week.
Dilip Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, July 7, after a prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said.
Last week, Sanjay Dutt-starrer Policegiri hit the screens aspiring for glory but this Hindi edition of Tamil super hit Saamy was thumbed down by critics and public.
JugJugg Jeeyo will have to release without its producer's presence, as Karan is visiting London on a family holiday.
Here's a look at some of Bollywood's exciting double roles to hit screens soon.
Bollywood movies have a soft corner for Dil and Pyaar. But its Ram love is no less prolific.
Lost siblings in the Kumbh Mela were once a recurrent theme in Hindi films, but in these modern times, mobile phones are coming to the rescue of many who get separated from friends or families in the world's largest religious gathering. Almost 10 times a minute, the public address system at Hardiwar sets cracking about Raj from Jammu or Koki from Haryana, who are lost or have lost someone close in the sea of humanity.But in modern times, technology helps pilgrims keep track.
As Dilip Kumar turns 98 on December 11, Subhash K Jha brings us some lesser known facts about the thespian.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
The actor was rushed to hospital in the wee hours of Saturday due to respiratory problems.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
'Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Ranjeet and Shakti Kapoor were eating mutton biryani.' 'Suddenly, all of them jumped to their feet.' 'Sridevi had entered.' 'It was almost like a top army general had walked in.' 'The kind of respect she commanded without demanding it was incredible!'
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
'She had indeed grown to full womanhood and was in reality more beautiful than I thought she was.'
Bollywood has told many 'Brothers' tales over the years.
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'You can't call this a pure Western. This has got love, passion, violence, suspense.' 'This is a film of today.'
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday conferred Padma Vibhushan on veteran actor Dilip Kumar at latter's residence in Mumbai.
President Kovind offered his condolences to Kumar's family and said his demise marks the end of an era of Indian cinema.
''This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task,' Dilip Kumar once told Subhash K Jha.'
With the role of the venerable elder thrust on him in UP, Mr Singh has had to attune himself to the politics at the Centre, observes Aditi Phadnis.
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma picks 10 essential David Dhawan movies you need to watch to understand their loony appeal.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian cinema icon Dilip Kumar, saying he can never forget his generosity in helping to raise funds for a trust to set up cancer hospitals in his mother's memory.
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