Do you think Kartik, a rising star with good comic timing in his movies, make a solid replacement? Or, would you have preferred Akki in the sequel as well?
Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
Here's the seventh batch of lesser known facts about Dev Anand.
Presenting the second batch of some lesser known aspects of the late star's life.
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
Shooting from the lip... Kapoor style!
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
A look at some of the most starry addresses in Mumbai.
Ram Gopal Varma is 60 today, April 7. Subhash K Jha plots the once brilliant film-maker's declining movies graph.
'Salman Khan should be booked under the National Security Act as he is destroying Indian culture.'
Sukanya Verma looks at the wide-eyed dolly's presence in our movies.
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
The city has lost its favourite son, A P J Abdul Kalam. But his his legacy will live on forever.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Varun Dhawan tells us what an actor's life is really like.
Uttar Pradesh Police had on Sunday arrested the three accused -- Naresh (25), Bablu (22) and Rais (28) -- and detained a dozen others after launching a massive hunt for a gang of dacoits suspected to be behind the highway crime.
'What can I do for my India except make films that showcase it's greatness to the world, which touch on national issues and arouse the feeling of patriotism?'
'If policy-makers hold the lives of animals to be more significant than the welfare of a human populace, I can't believe that they're likely to do anything progressive for India.'
Muzzling NGOs is unbecoming of a democracy. Self-confident democracies encourage, indeed applaud, the involvement of citizens' associations, including NGOs, in social and political decision-making and development planning. Instead, our paranoid government bullies and terrorises them, says Praful Bidwai.
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