Veteran actress Shabana Azmi recently shared insights about the golden era of Hindi cinema in an interview. Shabana, who grew up amidst the cinematic brilliance of her father, the renowned lyricist ...
The master’s devotees tend to concentrate on his later films, but his earlier work was very significant – and much more entertaining too. Some songs from those films on the occasion of his 90th birth ...
In the glitzy and glamorous world of Bollywood, nothing is predictable. A movie that was once considered the costliest flop of its era turned out to be a cult classic and a symbol of visionary ...
While depression is one of the most scathing bruise of stardom, many stars have succumbed to their professional pain easily. After Jiah Khan’s death appalled all, invariably my mind kept moving back ...
To mark the birth centenary of legendary filmmaker Guru Dutt, NFDC–NFAI, Pune, is hosting a special Guru Dutt Retrospective from August 7 to 10. The four-day celebration will feature screenings of ...
“Kagaz Ke Phool wasn’t Guru Dutt’s biography as is often believed, it was just another experimental film that he made.” An experiment that didn’t work commercially when it opened in 1959 but this ...
If readers have seen KAGAZ KE PHOOL or just even seen the song on television then they may recall the marvelous scene where a beam of light falls upon the two lovers and unites them. This mindboggling ...
The list is indeed long, from 1950s films like Guru Dutt’s Kagaz Ke Phool to the 1960s gems like Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan, the 1970s classic Mera Naam Joker. It goes on: Karz (which was a hit in Mumbai) and ...
Bachchan is memesrised by Sanjay Leela Bhansali?s filmmaking tricks. "I'd love to have him remake Kagaz Ke Phool with me," he says. Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, who is on an award-winning spree, is yet ...