His velvet-like gentle, quivering voice made Talat Mahmood one of the all-time great playback artistes of Indian cinema, the ideal …
Of Buddhism and Vijay Anand!
On a recent visit to Patna for an event that pretty much became a non-event, the one positive to come …
When Fifi Was A Four Letter Word!
A new song, Fifi, has just been released from Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film, Bombay Velvet. For those not in the …
Rehana
Rehana was a top actress of Hindi cinema in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She is regarded as Hindi …
Ramola
The first image of Ramola that comes to mind is as the leader of a gang of girls cycling singing …
Pocketmaar
A pickpocket inadvertently causes the suicide of a man whose pocket he picks. He goes to the dead man’s village …
You were supposed to have been immortal…
Of course, we are all mortal but if there’s one person whose passing away one is actually unable to take …
Guns, Dolls and Molls
The golden-hearted hero forced to crime probably due to a sick, coughing mother or sister, the goody-two shoes, virginal heroine …
Hare Rama Hare Cinema
For the last few days, I have repeatedly been getting thoughts about my first ever brush with the movies. Maybe …
SD Burman
SD Burman proved that age is no impediment for creativity. He was the only great composer who remained in high …