SS Vasan was a true showman in every sense and a true believer in the spectacle of cinema. Vasan believed that …
Asit Sen
Asit Sen was the director of such well known films as Mamta (1966), Anokhi Raat (1968), Khamoshi (1969) and Safar (1970) in Hindi and Chalachal …
Genie, You’re Free
I was around 8 years old when I saw my parents involved in a silly argument. It was past my …
K Balachander
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 …