Way before Shashikala and Nadira, Kuldip Kaur made a name for herself playing the bad girl to perfection. She will …
Thank You for the Music
It is depressing to see that this, my third consecutive blog piece, deals with my memories of meeting a stalwart …
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 …
Junglee? Janwar? Budtameez? No way!
And so another personality from yesteryear Indian cinema goes over to the great beyond – one that I was fortunate …
Untold, Incomplete and Unreleased…
Let’s start with the obvious. India is easily the largest Film ‘Industry’ the world over or what one could call …
Filmed in CinemaScope
October 2, 1959 saw the release of Guru Dutt’s Kaagaz ke Phool. The film was a total washout at the …
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 …
Dances With Sheila
“You’re meeting all these actors and actresses of yesteryear. Have you met Sheila Vaz?” an old school friend, Eddie (Edward …
Yeh Shyam(a) ki Tanhaiyaan
While meeting the older generation of film people has been absolutely brilliant and truly enlightening, meeting Shyama was joyful yet …
Smritian Memories
Meeting the older generation of film people is altogether a different experience. I have vivid memories of my meetings with …