If any filmmaker raised the status of the director in the eyes of Tamil cinegoers, it is undoubtedly K Balachander. …
Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar was one of those few actor-stars to whom the role meant more than anything in the world. Even …
Amrish Puri
There have been two cult villainous performances in Hindi Cinema where more than the good guys, it was the villain …
Hemanta Mukherjee
In the 1950s and 1960s, the three most vital people to have working in a Bengali Film to ensure its …
Raj Khosla
Though Raj Khosla attained great success as a filmmaker and made quite a name for himself as a ‘women’s director’, …
Baburao Painter
Dadasaheb Phalke’s Raja Harishchandra (1913) had triggered off great enthusiasm among many aspiring filmmakers. Among them was a young man, Baburao Painter. …
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is certainly the most famous director in South India today and a much-respected one all over India as …
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prithviraj Kapoor was without a doubt the most handsome Indian actor of Pre-Independence India and the founder of India’s first …
Sunil Dutt
While Sunil Dutt was an extremely popular and charismatic star, he is never really spoken of in terms of his …
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Majrooh Sultanpuri was part of the formidable quartet of lyricists that ruled Hindi Cinema in the 1950s and early 60s, …