Between 2007 and 2009, Akshay Kumar was perhaps the most reliable or ‘saleable’ actor in Hindi filmdom along with the …
Manna Dey
Manna Dey was one of the greatest legends in Indian popular music. Musicians like SD Burman and Anil Biswas were …
Rajkumar
Like MG Ramachandran (MGR) and Sivaji Ganesan in Tamil Cinema, NT Rama Rao (NTR) and A Nageshwara Rao in Telugu …
Chhaya Devi
Chhaya Devi was one of the finest actresses that Indian cinema has seen. She has acted in over 150 films …
Nadira
Even if she had played no other role other than the scheming Maya in Raj Kapoor’s masterpiece Shree 420 (1955), she …
Madhabi Mukherjee
Even if the only role she ever played was the title role in Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece Charulata (1964), Madhabi Mukherjee …
BR Chopra
It is to BR Chopra’s credit that he always attempted to make sensitive, socially relevant films, yet made sure his …
Balraj Sahni
Balraj Sahni is perhaps the best known film actor in India to emerge from the post World War II Left …
BN Sircar
Birendra Nath Sircar, or BN Sircar as he was better known, was the creator of the legendary New Theatres Ltd …
Mahesh Kaul
Mahesh Kaul was a prominent writer-director-actor, who worked in the Hindi Film Industry. Kaul was born on April 10, 1911 …