After Satyajit Ray, Adoor Gopalakrishnan is perhaps the most well known Indian filmmaker in the West. He has never compromised …
Rehman
Rehman has rightly been regarded as one of the best and most popular character actors in Hindi Cinema. Few could …
Sabiha Khanum
Sabiha Khanum was arguably the greatest actress the Pakistani screen has ever seen and is widely and deservedly acknowledged as the ‘First Lady …
Rajendranath
Rajendranath, a comedian in Hindi Cinema, had a fairly long innings as a funny man from the late 1950s to …
Sheila Ramani
Sheila Ramani was undoubtedly the ‘it’ girl or the oomph girl of Hindi Cinema of the 1950s. She will always …
Madhuri Dixit
The last actress to enjoy superstar status in Hindi cinema, perhaps, has been Madhuri Dixit. Taking over from Sridevi as …
Rishi Kapoor
To be born into a family regarded as the ‘first family’ of Indian cinema can be a two-edged knife, which …
Nimmi
Nimmi was a hugely popular star right through the 1950s acting with all the top heroes of her time and …
Nemai Ghosh
Nemai Ghosh was most well-known as Satyajit Ray’s official photographer since 1969 when Ray was working on Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne. …
Girish Karnad
Should one feel sad or happy about Girish Karnad being remembered mainly for his work in films and less as …