An impoverished and struggling cartoonist, Preetam (Guru Dutt), encounters Anita (Madhubala) at a tennis match. Anita is controlled by her …
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 …
Maqbool
At last! Vishal Bhardwaj’s take off on Macbeth and The Godfather, Maqbool, shows that a good, sensible film can indeed …
RD Burman
It was RD Burman who really brought the groove into Hindi Film Music, ushering in the era of electronic rock …
Sujata
When her kinfolk die in a plague epidermic, an untouchable girl is sheltered in infancy in an emergency by an …
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Three knockout central performances, eye-catching cinematography, lush production values, well written dialogues, some catchy song numbers all combine to make …
Asha Bhosle
Versatility could well be Asha Bhosle’s second name. No type of song has been beyond her vocal range be it …
Director’s Note: Heart Troubles Of Ramchand Yavathmal Tiruchinapalli Azamghar
A colleague of mine was discussing about the possibilities of sourcing and creating a data base of various kinds of …
Johnny Walker
Johnny Walker was one of the most popular funny men in Hindi cinema in the 1950s and ’60s. Born Badruddin …