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Nalini Jaywant

By Karan Bali, May 19, 2015 6:08 amDecember 20, 2024

Dilip Kumar considered her easily the greatest actress he had ever worked with, citing her instinct for grasping the essence of …

Himansu Rai

By Karan Bali, May 16, 2015 10:27 amMay 8, 2017

Himansu Rai is credited with bringing technical sophistication to Indian Cinema. He was among the earliest Indian filmmakers to collaborate …

BR Chopra

By Karan Bali, April 22, 2015 11:33 amApril 22, 2020

It is to BR Chopra’s credit that he always attempted to make sensitive, socially relevant films, yet made sure his …

Guns, Dolls and Molls

By Karan Bali, September 23, 2009 10:34 amNovember 29, 2016

The golden-hearted hero forced to crime probably due to a sick, coughing mother or sister, the goody-two shoes, virginal heroine …

Bandini

By Karan Bali, December 31, 2005 5:09 amSeptember 16, 2022

Kalyani (Nutan), an inmate of a women’s ward of a prison in pre-independent India, appears determined to serve out her …

Nirupa Roy

By Karan Bali, October 15, 2004 9:37 amOctober 13, 2016

To most Indian filmgoers, Nirupa Roy was – to put it simply – the mother of all mothers. And to …

Leela Chitnis

By Karan Bali, July 16, 2003 10:25 amJuly 14, 2016

Well before Nirupa Roy, Leela Chitnis laid the foundation for the suffering mother in Indian cinema. So entrenched is her …

Pakeezah

By Karan Bali, March 31, 2002 4:41 pmOctober 18, 2022

Dancer and courtesan, Nargis (Meena Kumari), dreams of escaping her dishonourable life but she is rejected by the family of …

Ashok Kumar

By Karan Bali, December 11, 2001 8:19 pmMay 8, 2017

The boss’s wife and leading actress of a leading Film Company runs off with her lead man. She is caught …

Kishore Kumar

By Karan Bali, October 13, 2001 9:11 amNovember 29, 2017

The traditional concept of a comedian has always been one of lowly stature, that of a sidekick. It was Kishore …

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