Sixty nine-year-old Mehra, who was hospitalised for last several days, breathed his last at 0750 hours. He died of pneumonia and multiple organ failure, hospital sources said.
The film fraternity pays its last respects to legendary filmmaker Prakash Mehra.
Prakash Mehra passed away on Sunday morning. The late filmmaker was 69, and had been suffering for a while, and died of multiple organ failure. May he rest in peace.
On filmmaker Prakash Mehra's death anniversary on May 17, Subhash K Jha looks back at chartbusters songs in his films.
On Director Prakash Mehra's 86th birth anniversary on July 13, Subhash K Jha chooses 10 interesting songs from his films.
'Most of us try to be good human beings; he was genuinely a good person.'
Two police officers, an Assistant Sub-Inspector and a Head Constable, have been booked in Nainital for allegedly molesting the daughter of a homestay owner. The incident led to local protests, and the accused officers were reportedly drunk at the time. An investigation is currently underway.
'I've asked them so many times that after going through gruelling shoot sessions for 30-40 years, what keeps your passion alive? I think it's the discipline to show up.'
He was childlike with a camera in his hands -- not nave, but wonderstruck, as though the world were always on the verge of delivering something unrepeatable. Pulitzer Prize nominee Namas Bhojani recalls his long association with Raghu Rai, the legendary photographer who passed into the ages on Sunday.
Sukanya Verma raises a toast to the amazing Alka Yagnik's solo song supremacy.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'I don't have many friends. The ones that I have, I'm very proud of and happy with.'
Amit Mehra passed away at the age of 40 recently.
Dharmendra's oeuvre was so phenomenal that there was never a phase in his professional life when he was in danger of falling into a rut, in terms of either the kind of films he starred in or the sort of co-actors he worked with.
Bappi Lahiri realised disco was a winning ticket and escalated his game with several more dancefloor perennials. Soon, every film producer and music director in town was down with disco fever. On what would have been Bappi Lahiri's 73rd birthday this November 27, Dinesh Raheja rewinds to the late music composer's halcyon days.
'I wanted to do something different, so I turned Dharamji into Hardy, making him waddle with Naseer's stick-like Laurel.' 'People enjoyed seeing him in these avatars. When you work with an evergreen superstar like Dharamji, you can make such 'items'.'
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs by an Indian in England. Virat Kohli holds the record for most wins by an Indian captain in England.
While Amitabh Bachchan's chemistry with his heroines -- from Jaya Bhaduri to Rekha to Hema Malini -- brought sizzle to his films, many of his biggest blockbusters have been powered by his combustible combination with male co-stars.
'I've always allowed my heart to rule my head. Why only one Zanjeer? I'd let go of a hundred Zanjeers for emotional reasons.'
'I could tell there was an extraordinary intensity about Amitabh Bachchan even in bad films.' 'Kuch baat thi.' 'Salim saab and I insisted on casting him in Zanjeer.'
'Don was declared a flop because not many people turned up.' 'Luckily, Khaike Paan Banaraswala became a big hit.' 'Word of mouth publicity led to the film becoming a big hit from the second week on.'
'They don't make stars like Bachchansaab anymore. Or film-makers like Prakash Mehra.'
'But some like Rakesh leave an imprint that is hard to remove or forget...'
Jaya Bachchan has been a Dharmendra fan ever since she can remember.
Amitabh Bachchan was preparing to pack up his bags and return to Allahabad if Zanjeer failed.
'...but the incredible person you were.' 'I am deeply thankful for having known you, for the love and the challenges we shared.' On Parveen Babi's 70th birth anniversary on April 4, Mahesh Bhatt pays tribute to the woman who held a special place in his life.
The controversy surrounding the film refuses to die down.
The iconic, career-defining film turned a glorious 40 this month.
Ram Charan, the lead actor of the Zanjeer remake, talks about stepping into Big B's boots.
The actor was approached to cameo as a senior cop in the new film.
Prakash Mehra quotes 'Had it not been for Pran Saab, Zanjeer would never have been made; it would have remained a dream'
Here's a look at some of the significant non-Hindi movie titles to come out of Bollywood in the upcoming months.
One of Hindi cinema's most high-profile couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 3.
'The past few quarters have seen prohibitive fares for advance bookings, only to dip closer to departure.'
Angry Young Men misses some important elements of the Salim-Javed story including an understanding of the duo's creative process. In fact, the two men do not even appear together in the same space in the series.
Salim-Javed became the first Hindi film writers who could be considered brands, and they are still boldface names, celebrities in their own right, chronicles Dinesh Raheja.
