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Now, a Jai Santoshi Maa remake

This Film, Not War 2, Rules Box Office!

Mahavatar Narsimha emerges as big a blockbuster as 1975's Jai Santoshi Maa.

Bollywood In 1975: The Golden Anniversary Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.

'I don't know what 'Mungda' means'

'I never asked the lyricist Majrooh Sultanpurisaab nor the composer Raju (Rajesh Roshan). I just sang it the way it was given to me. How was I or anyone to know that Mungda would become such an iconic song?'

When Bollywood Slipped Into God Mode

Every now and then Bollywood finds itself in need of divine intervention.

Do you know these actors' first films?

Joginder Tuteja looks at the lesser known films of these stars.

Movies: Best of the week

A selection of the week's finest movies stories.

Actress Anita Guha dead

Anita Guha, who played the role of 'Santoshi Ma' in the 1975 blockbuster Jai Santoshi Ma, died here following cardiac failure.

First Look: Salman launches Mata soundtrack

Salman Khan was around to launch the music of the Jai Santoshi Maa remake.

On playing Santoshi Ma

Jai Santoshi Ma will soon be aired on TV for the first time.

Mahipal, the Unsung Superstar of Indian cinema

Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.

Can Mumbai's landmark theatres survive?

'If we keep losing such institutions, we will soon become a city and culture of short-term memory.' 'Nothing to remind us of the years gone by and eventually with nothing to remember.'

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: When Music was King

Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.