It is well-known that the hugely successful Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha partnership on-screen began with Dulal Guha’s Do Anjaane (1976), a film that …
The 6th Annual Ghanta Awards: The Worst of Hindi Cinema, 2015
Following is the list of winners at the 6th Annual Ghanta Awards, celebrating the worst of Hindi Cinema of 2015! …
When SD Burman was attacked by ‘Madrasis’!
This was an incident that came straight from the horse’s mouth. I read about it in an issue of Cinema …
Director’s Note: Moh Maya Money
The basic germs of Moh Maya Money (MMM) had been with me for quite a while though many attempts to …
Preview: Shortcut Safaari
Friday April 29th, 2016 sees the release of Amitabha Singh’s Shortcut Safaari. A qualified cinematographer from the FTII and one who …
The Economics Of a Super Hit!
With his Hindi-Tamil bilingual Chandralekha/Chandraleka (1948), SS Vasan successfully expanded his market from South India to a pan Indian one. …
From Khurshid Minocher-Homji To Saraswati Devi
She was one of Indian cinema’s earliest women music directors and the composer of Bombay Talkies’ early hits from films …
Of Rs 65,000 and 8 points more!
Here is an interesting extract from the March 1949 issue of Filmindia concerning singing star Suraiya and a look at …
Based On A True Story But…
Let me begin with an anecdote. I was reading my script pages. In a scene, the husband gets a call …
The Indian Documentary: Post Independence Era Till 2000
On the historic midnight of Independence of August 14/15 1947, India finally became independent. But there was no official film …