87-year old had been unwell for the past three months, says son Prem.
Film folk pay their last respects to Anand Sagar, who passed away on February 13.
'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.'
'I worked with Sriram Raghavan in Johnny Gaddar and now Ikkis. He is a very gifted director. He knows what he is doing.'
Dharmendra got his He Man image with Phool Aur Patthar, which was so strong that he never managed to fully shrug it off.
Mark Tully, the renowned journalist, author, and Indophile, has passed away at the age of 90. He spent a lifetime in India as a journalist, mingling with its people and telling their stories.
As the nation bid farewell to one of its beloved actors, we take a look at Dharmendra's remarkable life through pictures.
'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'.'
Not only will Arun Govil, Sunil Lahiri and Deepika Chikhalia attend the Pran Pratistha ceremony, Moti Sagar, Ramanand Sagar's son, also received an invitation.
'They must have thought that this kind of tapori language would please the common man, but they don't suit Hanumanji.'
Quite a few film folk attended the pran pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
'You have to be very careful while doing the Ramayan.'
Arun Govil, who played Ram, and Dipika Chikhlia, who played Sita, in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan graced the Shree Hanumant Dharmik Ramleela committee's Ram Leela in east Delhi over the weekend.
'From the characters to the execution, nothing about the film made logic.'
'The dialogues and language used in this movie are indecent. In Tulasidas' Ramayana, Lord Ram was portrayed as 'Maryada Purushottam' and decent language was used. In Adipurush, dialogues of characters are of very low level'
'Our greatest enemies lie within us Kama -- selfish desires; krodha -- anger; moha -- attachment; lobha -- greed; madha -- pride and matsarya -- envy. Life is a constant battle against these dark forces. An enlightening excerpt from Priya Arora's book, Rama: A Man of Dharma.
'I apologised because sentiments were hurt.'
A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Gupta's book, Teachings from the Ramayana on Family & Life.
'There was little money back then. Now when the series has had a successful re-run, some royalty seems right. Why not?'
'The producers of Adipurush as well as Director Om Raut did not expect such a backlash.'
'Papaji had a dream one night where he saw my father as Hanuman.'
While Ranaut will contest on a ticket for the BJP from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency, her birthplace, Govil has been fielded by the party from the Meerut Lok Sabha seat.
Deepika Padukone has two offers to play Sita. Which one will she choose?
Cherry blossoms in Sri Lanka, Hanuman speaking Bombaiya, the mythical Sone Ki Lanka looking darkly Gothic, Raavan looking like a Bollywood dude... this is not modernisation. This is a travesty, asserts Deepa Gahlot.
The veteran actor was admitted in hospital two days ago.
Gagan Malik and Neha Sargam talk about their latest roles.
Making a blatant mockery of the great religious epic, Adipurush showcases the worst side of today's Bollywood, declares Sumeet Nadkarni.
Doordarshan will telecast Ramanand Sagar's 1987 series from March 28.
'One cannot play a Goddess as deep and resonant as Sita Maa without being affected.'
The world is celebrating Raj Kapoor's birth centenary, but when was the last time you watched an RK film?
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
The 'Pran Pratishtha' of the idol of Ram Lalla -- the childhood form of Lord Ram -- will be attended by people from all walks of life, including representatives of major spiritual and religious sects of the country and of various tribal communities and prominent personalities.
'So much goodness. Warmth. Friendly. Attracts and exudes positivity and peace. A distinct voice.' Bollywood salutes the veteran actor.
Kumkum, who featured in some of the most memorable songs in Hindi cinema, passed away on Tuesday. She was 86.
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