'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
Test your knowledge on some of Hindi cinema's memorable dialogues.
Syed Firdaus Ashraf, who grew up in the 1980s, tells us why Befikre is a must watch to understand the new generation.
The second round of the voting was held in the 17 districts amid tight security and strict coronavirus guidelines in place. The voting percentage at 10.30 pm was 54.64, according to the Election Commissions Voter Turnout Apps provisionally data.
Leave alone taking forward the seat-sharing talks with the existing and probable allies, the Mahagathbandhan remains an amorphous entity weeks before the first phase of polling on October 28, a situation that will make the rival NDA camp, which in any case looks sitting pretty, all the more happier.
Reader Mohanrajan Pisharody shares with us a blooper that he spotted.
Insiders say the BJP is now concerned the LJP putting up a good fight against the JD-U would mean benefitting the MGB in those seats. Moreover, Chirag and Tejaswi are known to be friends, and the former is battling for his political survival.
The National award-winning MS Sathyu film has been digitally restored for a re-release.
VIP Industries, the second largest luggage manufacturer in the world, is using the theory of constraints to improve its profits, reports Ritwik Sharma.
Registrars would be appointed who would see the preparations and the implementation of the scheme for the cards at State level.
Even Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita couldn't save this tacky film.
'Leave alone top gear, we are in the neutral and when we are applying gears, we are applying reverse'
Here's a look at celebs who graced the ramp on Day 2 of Indian International Jewellery Week 2015.
Quite a few Hindi movies have explored different shades of the landlord-tenant relationship in passing or purposefully.
Maoists have struck again, this time in Dantewada. At least 76 Central Reserve Police Force jawans have died in the attack, the highest toll till now. Will the government give up its fumbling approach to tackle the red terror and use all possible means to deal with the gravest threat to internal security? Or will it persist with its line of least resistance? Ajai Sahni & Ajit Kumar Singh explain what needs to be done.
FC Goa fought back from a goal down to hold defending champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-1 in their second round match of the Indian Super League at the Nehru stadium, in Fatorda, Goa, on Wednesday.
The manifesto also vowed to carry out caste-based census in 2020-21.
In the first-of-its-kind case, the Army on Friday decided to initiate court martial proceedings against a retired lieutenant general on corruption charges, for allegedly procuring poor quality food items for troops fighting insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir four years ago.Lieutenant General (retired) S K Sahni will be seniormost army officer, serving or retired, to face such disciplinary proceedings under the Army Act.
'It's all that pain that makes you the artist you are.'
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
'Trolls need to understand that there is a certain boundary, there is a certain way to deal with a woman.'
Atletico de Kolkata were robbed a point due to poor refereeing as regular captain Luis Garcia's injury time equaliser was disallowed by assistant referee as hosts Kerala Blasters recorded a 2-1 win in a 10th round encounter of the Indian Super League in Kochi on Friday.
'Will Pakistan allow R&AW and Indian armed force officers access to roam around their strategic bases?' 'Is there any precedent anywhere in the world of such permissions being granted?'
JCT squandered an early lead and had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Churchill Brothers in their forth-round I-League match in Ludhiana on Friday.
'As far as Kashmir is concerned, a 'solution' was very much in play, and had brought endemic violence across the Jammu and Kashmir regions very much under control before the disruptive adventurism of the present regime resulted in a limited and localised escalation.'
Victory continued to elude last year's runners-up Mohun Bagan. The Kolkata giants went down 1-2 to JCT in a floodlit Round 2 I-League match at Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Thursday.
We invited Get Ahead readers to share tips on How not to be attacked in Australia. Here we present another set of responses from readers who have lived in Australia.
'Chirag Paswan's game plan would be to push out Nitish Kumar from this alliance, but that is only possible if the BJP wins about 90 seats and the LJP wins between 25-30 seats.'
Pati Patni Aur Woh cannot decide whether it wants to be the climax of a Priyadarshan comedy or give the cad a dose of his own medicine brand of cheeky payback, writes Sukanya Verma.
Cotton County, ready-to-wear apparel brand unveils it's Spring Summer' 07 Collection of men's casual wear, semi-formals and attitude wear.
Screenwriter Jaideep Sahni talks about his latest film, Aaja Nachle.
Debutant Shilliong-Lajong FC made a forgettable outing in their opening game of the I-league with a 5-1 drubbing by JCT Phagwara.
Priyanka Gandhi's neech rajniti comments against Narendra Modi have left her with legal woes after two Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Bihar filed separate cases against her.
You will be much better off buying the required plans directly from life and general insurers, experts tell Chirag Madia
Given Nitish's track record as an accomplished trapeze artist who can dump the BJP overnight and embrace the RJD, he can leave the saffron party stranded should he fail to get the chief ministerial crown for the fourth time, notes Virendra Kapoor.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board, the nodal body for approving foreign direct investment in the country, has given its nod to a proposal from Germany-based Deutsche Bank to buy a 5 per cent stake in the Delhi Stock Exchange.
The Bihar Special Task Force arrested two Maoists and seized a truck load of explosives including detonators, land mines and grenades in Patna on Thursday night, said police sources. Following a tip-off, the STF arrested two Maoists including Lalbabu Sahni alias Bhakarji, the secretary of the north Bihar unit of the banned CPI (Maoist).The STF also seized a large quantity of Maoist literature, cassettes, CDs, police uniform, shoes, and other material from the Maoists.
The lake, situated at Braila village under Patepur block, is a lifeline to several biological creatures like Pragmitis, Tifa, Hydrila, Utroculeria and other micro-organisms.
'God gave me a second chance to live and I had to make the most of it.'
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