'One small twitch of his eye could convey more than a thousand words.'
After repeatedly essaying the role of doomed lover, Dilip Kumar, a thinking actor, found it diffcult to break out of in real life. Heeding his psychoanalyst, he flirted with some frothy roles and played the swashbuckling hero with elan, recalls Dinesh Raheja.
Does the "story" of a Mani Ratnam film come first or does its "spirit" asks Sreehari Nair.
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 have admired his performances. To me, they have remained beyond fault.'
Sukanya Verma celebrates The Legend's 25 distinctly different moods.
Amazon Prime Video has doubled its content investments in India and announced as many as 41 new titles in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and English, thereby throwing an open challenge to their streaming competitor, Netflix.
'... 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.'
From enjoying beer sessions with Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray on the terrace of his Matoshree residence to going on vacations with Nationalist Conress Party chief Sharad Pawar and his family, the late thespian Dilip Kumar enjoyed warm relations with leaders belonging to different political hues, even though the ties strained later.
'I was all of 4 years old when I saw my first stampede. #dilipkumar walked into a wedding reception.. there was hysteria.. women thronged to see him, the bridal couples stage broke!! Such was the magic!'
Make-up artist Banu helps the Tamil Superstar get his look right in Endhiran/ Robot.
Be it scenic Kashmir or majestic Swiss Alps, Bollywood's trendsetting winter wear is the A to Z of style and snug. Sukanya Verma looks at its winter fashion over the years.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Beautiful glimpses into Dilip Kumar's life with Saira Banu.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities:
Saira Banu gets candid about Dilip Kumar and reveals why Chennai is so close to them.
Kresha Bajaj's store launch had plenty celebs in attendance.
Just a day before Shabana Azmi met with a road accident on January 18, she was celebrating husband Javed Akhtar's 75th birthday bash with the rest of Bollywood. And it was a full house, as *everyone* came forward to pay their salaams to one of Bollywood's leading writers and poets.
'For those who like romance in their music, I suggest they search for this song.'
Why the 2020 Padma Shri Awards are an honour truly worth celebrating.
'I was always dancing in front of mirrors! I would dance in the shower too. My mother has to pull me out and make me stand still. I am that sort of girl.' Meet Sayyeshaa Saigal.
President Kovind offered his condolences to Kumar's family and said his demise marks the end of an era of Indian cinema.
The legendary actor turned 91 and a lot of Bollywood celebrities turned up to wish the actor.
The actor was admitted to Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai, after his blood pressure and blood sugar levels shot up, said his wife Saira Banu.
Here's excerpt from Dilip Kumar's autobiography The Substance And The Shadow.
We look back at the iconic actor's brilliant life on his 90th birthday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday condoled the death of Indian cinema icon Dilip Kumar, saying he can never forget his generosity in helping to raise funds for a trust to set up cancer hospitals in his mother's memory.
Bollywood attends Boman Irani's sons wedding reception held in Tardeo on Sunday
We look back at Shammi Kapoor's iconic film, co-starring Saira Banu, in 1961.
The veteran actor was brought to Lilavati following a mild heart attack.
Protesting farmers, who have been holding their fort at the Singhu border for over 20 days, are keeping monotony and boredom at bay by adding new books to their reading list -- day after day.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
The veteran actor is now stable and will reportedly be discharged soon.
As thespian Dilip Kumar turns 90 on December 11, Malavika Sangghvi looks back at the life and times of the great actor and nationalist.
Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee and Bollywood actress Kajol were felicitated with the award at the ceremony.
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