Such was Mehmood’s impact on the Hindi film scene that at the peak of his career in the late 1960s …
Suriya
In Suriya, Tamil cinema has found the ideal combination of an actor-star. He is not only a hugely saleable star …
Tarun Majumdar
Tarun Majumdar was one among a handful of filmmakers in Bengali cinema, who consistently gave his audience films that were …
Sandhya Mukherjee
If Lata Mangeshkar is the nightingale of India, then ‘Geetashri’ Sandhya Mukherjee is the golden voice of Bengali music. She …
Lata Mangeshkar
Talk of Indian playback singing and the one name that strikes you instantly is that of Lata Mangeshkar. She was active …
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar is regarded as arguably the greatest actor ever to grace the Indian silver screen with many of his …
Buddhadeb Dasgupta
One of a handful of filmmakers who represented the now decadent off mainstream Indian cinema, Buddhadeb Dasgupta has consistently tried …
Sumitra Bhave – A Tribute
I first met Sumitra Bhave at the Hyderabad Filmotsav in 1986 when she presented her short film Bai (1985), a …
Shashikala
Few could vamp it up as deliciously as Shashikala when in her element. Her wicked women roles in films like …
Soumitra Chatterjee
The greatest ever Director-Actor collaberations in world cinema have included Akira Kurosawa-Toshiro Mifune, Federico Fellini-Marcello Mastroianni, Martin Scorcese-Robert De Niro …