The director had passed away on October 7.
'Bappi Lahiri was looking for a break so he and his father would meet me.' 'I told Director Bhisham Kohli about this promising young boy from Kolkata, and Bappi came over with his harmonium.' 'Bappi played this composition and Bhisham liked it immediately.' 'As we were discussing, I said I would give the words, and that's how I wrote this song.'
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'Naseeruddin (Shah), me and others weren't typically good looking actors as was the demand then but he (Kundan Shah) saw something in us. I can never forget that.'
"I had said on the soil of Bahraich that glorification of foreign invaders should be stopped and that the national heroes must be honoured. And 1,000 years ago, such a tale of courage and bravery was written by Maharaja Suheldev on this very soil of Bahraich," Adityanath said.
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Before he plays a lawyer in Kesari 2 next, Sukanya Verma looks at the professions Akshay has acted on screen before.
'I was tempted to cast Madhuri Dixit in P Se PM Tak because her comic timing is very good,' director Kundan Shah says.
Bollywood bids adieu to Kundan Shah.
His friends and colleagues attended the funeral to pay their last respects to the fine actor and offer support to his family.
Satish Kaushik passed away following a heart attack early Thursday morning, said his close friend and industry colleague Anupam Kher.
Mumbai Cutting has been directed by some of the most reputed directors like Sudhir Mishra (Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi), Jahnu Barua (Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara), Ayush Raina, Shashank Ghosh (Waisa Bhi Ho Raha Hai Part II), Ruchi Narain (Kal), Rahul Dholakia (Parzania), Manish Jha (Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women), Revathy (Phir Milenge), Kundan Shah (Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron), (Rituparno Ghosh (Raincoat) and Anurag Kashyap (Black Friday).
Do you know that the veteran actress has more than 100 films and TV serials to her credit in a career spanning four decades?
She believes in being the best version of herself.
'At the age of 68, I am in the best phase of my life.' 'What I have left of my life, I want to live with dignity.'
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It's movie night for these stars.
Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives the box office verdict for the week.
Shrilal Shukla, author of the iconic Raag Darbari and a winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, passed away last week. In a touching tribute, Sidharth Monga revisits Shukla's most famous work, in which he created a "world inhabited by 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro' on crack, minus the momentary optimism"
There might not be many movies or characters for us to remember him by, but the ones he created are true-blue hall of famers, ones for the ages.
It's not just the aam aadmi who has been feeling the corruption heat.
Shikhar Dhawan showcased his dance moves alongside Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, grooving to the tunes of Mast Malang Jhoom from the coming movie Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.
Amidst the sloganeering and singing by protestors at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, a visibly frail Anna Hazare made a brief appearance on the stage. "The team of doctors is worried about my health, especially my kidney problem. I will introspect and then take a call at 10 pm tonight," said Anna Hazare.
Bollywood actor Salman Khan has allegedly received a death threat again along with a demand of Rs 2 crore following which the Mumbai police have registered a first information report (FIR) against an unidentified person, an official on Wednesday.
The basic problem with films that attempt to recreate the marvelous lunacy of Kundan Shah's classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is that they don't realize that genius can't be stumbled upon via formula.
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At age 61, distinguished theatre personality Ranjit Kapoor makes his debut as a feature-film director with Chintu-ji, a comedy in which Rishi "Chintu" Kapoor plays himself -- or a version of himself.
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
'...changed my image, changed everything.' 'Now I make calls with great confidence.' 'Day before yesterday, I sent a message to a director that I heard you are making a film, is there any role for me?' 'I have confidence now. Earlier, I could never do.'
Sukanya Verma remembers some of his greatest solo numbers in our fondly curated playlist.
The two actors get together in UTV Motion Pictures' A Wednesday, directed by first-timer Neeraj Pandey.
'It's an honour given to you and shouldn't be given back,' she says.
And one big, angry family, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Another 24 filmmakers including Kundan Shah of "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" fame and Saeed Mirza and writer Arundhati Roy today returned their National Awards over "growing intolerance", voicing fears that the country's robust democracy might be "coming apart" in the current atmosphere.
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