Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913) had triggered off great enthusiasm among many aspiring filmmakers. Among them was a young man, Baburao Painter. …
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is certainly the most famous director in South India today and a much-respected one all over India as …
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor was without a doubt the most handsome Indian actor of Pre-Independence India and the founder of India’s first …
On This Day I Thee Wed…
After a courtship and a period of engagement of almost 3 years, on May 26, 1953, film director, Guru Dutt, …
Sunil Dutt
While Sunil Dutt was an extremely popular and charismatic star, he is never really spoken of in terms of his …
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was part of the formidable quartet of lyricists that ruled Hindi Cinema in the 1950s and early 60s, …
Demonte Colony
A group of frustrated youngsters, struggling in their careers, playfully decide to explore a ‘haunted’ house and thereby set in …
Vanmala
Veteran Marathi and Hindi actress Vanmala will always be associated with her roles in the landmark films, Sikandar (1941) opposite Prithviraj Kapoor …
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
After his marriage of four years breaks up with the whimsical Tanu, Manu Sharma finds himself falling for Kusum, a …
Images of Kumbh Mela
In 1960, the great filmmaker Bimal Roy had shot the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad and Haridwar as background for his …