'She was gutsy and rebellious enough to take on roles other more conventional actresses wouldn't dare and she excelled in them.'
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
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Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
Here are some of the formidable female spirits of Bollywood.
Remembering an incomparable actor by re-visiting his finest films.
Nimmi, the legendary actress, passed away at her Mumbai home on Wednesday, March 25.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
'He began to find her boring. She felt lonely and unwanted.'
Subhash K Jha gives us the very best of Waheeda Rehman.
Dilip Kumar remains an inspiring example of how one can build a career from scratch, fuelled purely by passion and hard work.
'I tell the next generation of singers to take a leaf out of Lataji's book.' 'Be it Kavita or Alka, every time I give a song to a singer, I tell them, 'Dhyaan se suno, listen attentively, phir socho, Lataji isse kaise gaati'.'
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'
The 12th annual Indian Telly Awards were held yesterday evening at Chitrakoot Grounds.
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Fresh off the OTT oven, Sukanya Verma picks 10 hot new treats for you.
Here's YOUR pick of the greatest Hind film.
'I knew things were not going well, but there was always that hope.'
'Now, no one can stop me from making music till the day I die.'
The young couple went on a fabulous honeymoon to Australia.
In our special series re-visiting great Hindi film classics, we look back at Madhubala and Kishore Kumar's Half Ticket (1962).
At a time when human contact seems is at its lowest, two people meeting for the first time oblivious to their romantic future together is alluring than ever.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
'I knew that since I would be designing for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, the aesthetics would have to be correct.' 'He doesn't show poverty in his films.' 'He won't show someone standing on the streets in phate hue kapde.'
Everything you need to know about Karan Johar and Prabal Gurung's relationship.
Pay a little more attention and there's a lot she can teach you about romantic relationships.
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor couldn't make a hit film out of Agent Vinod.
'To this day, not a year passes when Bollywood does not head to Kolkata to train its cameras on the magnificence of the bridge and the flow of life that pulses along the river across which it spans,' says Saibal Chatterjee.
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The show's called Classic Legends and will premiere at 7.30 on December 11 on Zee Classic.
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On the golden jubilee of the film's release, take our quiz and find out!
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