The figures are to put it mildly – staggering! Well over 500 films as leading man, over a 100 films …
Mohammed Rafi
Mohammed Rafi remains easily the most popular male playback singer Indian cinema has ever seen and he is arguably maybe …
Ashok Kumar
The boss’s wife and leading actress of a leading Film Company runs off with her lead man. She is caught …
Kishore Kumar
The traditional concept of a comedian has always been one of lowly stature, that of a sidekick. It was Kishore …
Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan was easily the biggest singing star of them all – the numero uno female actress of Hindi cinema …
Sivaji Ganesan
Sivaji Ganesan is regarded by old-time Tamil cinema-goers as the ultimate and greatest actor ever in the history of Tamil …
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray is perhaps the most well known Indian filmmaker to the Western World and inarguably among the dozen or …
Devika Rani
Devika Rani is still remembered even today as the ‘First Lady’ of the Indian screen. She was the biggest film …
Waheeda Rehman
Waheeda Rehman is the embodiment of classic beauty with a truly transcendental appeal and also one of the greatest actresses …
Bimal Roy
Bimal Roy was without doubt one of the greatest ever directors of Indian cinema. In his films, we see a …