A man of humble beginnings with no formal education whatsoever, Mehboob Khan went on to became one of India’s greatest …
Kundan Lal Saigal
Kundan Lal Saigal could be the first male superstar – though the term was not invented then – of Indian …
Vijay Anand
Vijay Anand was, without doubt, one of the greatest directors that Hindi cinema has seen. He was a filmmaker who …
Suraiya
Suraiya was perhaps the last of the great female singing stars of Hindi cinema. At the height of her fame in …
RD Burman
It was RD Burman who really brought the groove into Hindi Film Music, ushering in the era of electronic rock …
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker was one of the most popular funny men in Hindi cinema in the 1950s and ’60s. Born Badruddin …
Leela Chitnis
Well before Nirupa Roy, Leela Chitnis laid the foundation for the suffering mother in Indian cinema. So entrenched is her …
MG Ramachandran
The height of emotional response that ‘MGR’ could evoke was evident when in 1987 during a critical illness, 22 people …
Geeta Dutt
The first thing that strikes one when you hear Geeta Dutt sing was that she never ‘sang’ but sailed ever …
Nasir Hussain
If anyone could definitely say he had the winning formula on hand, it was undoubtedly filmmaker Nasir Hussain. His phenomenon …