Photographer Pradeep Bandekar is always around as the stars saunter around Star City Mumbai.
Dharmendra's demise means the loss of one of the biggest icons ever in the Hindi film firmament.
'If I had the chance now, I would have continued acting.' 'The cultures of Maharashtra and Bengal are different and I felt I had to give my best to be a good daughter-in-law and an ideal wife.' 'I never thought I could balance both.'
'It hasn't wrinkled because truth doesn't wrinkle. It's like fire; it burns every time you touch it.'
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
The veteran filmmaker passed away in Mumbai. He was 88.
'The honest truth is, after Tiger Zinda Hai released, the next time I was in contact with Salman again was on the sets of Bharat.'
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Shashi Kapoor, the star who made us laugh, romance and cry, passed into the ages on December 4. We look back at the often underrated actor, who reinvested all his earnings as an actor into making films and keeping the theatre he established, Prithvi Theatre, alive.
'The writer remains the most creative force in the process.' 'Producers need to be inventive in how they reward good writing.'