'Despite acting in some 100 films and television plays, people still remember the daadi of Hum Log.'
A political slugfest broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Trinamool Congress on Monday after the latter accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting Bankim Chandra Chatterjee by calling him 'Bankim da', prompting a counter-attack from the saffron party, which accused West Bengal's ruling party of defiling the state's cultural legacy for a decade.
'I stood in the line for potty. So there was no extraordinary feeling that I had become a hero.'
Chiranjeevi celebrated his 69th birthday on August 22 by offering prayers at the Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala.
"We both hate parties and get-togethers and avoid them as much as possible.' 'That's about all I've in common with Dad."
These Bollywood gems truly deserve two thumbs up!
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
'A simple boy from Gurdaspur, whom I caught glimpses of when he was sitting alone in his penthouse, reflecting on life and how far he had come.'
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
Kapil Dev's historic World Cup win wasn't the only highlight of 1983. Sukanya Verma looks back how the year treated Bollywood.
Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand.
He will star in Dharti Ki Gode Mein.
Where a few film-makers are sensitive in their treatment as noted in the depiction of lesbian love in Hindi movies, a significant number is prone to poking fun for cheap laughs.
'The forces of good are on the run.' 'But dark times also challenge people to fight.' 'I believe Indians will rise against these dark times.'
