Ram (Raj Kapoor), an impoverished law student, is dependent on money orders from his mother. If the money orders are …
Two To Tango: Mehboob Khan & Naushad
It was a partnership that began with a film, which had three top singing stars of the day cast together, …
Take 5: Hindi Cinema’s Musical Ode To Cities
Through this video feature, I look at five different cities featured in Hindi film songs of yesteryear. Ae Dil Hai …
Incomplete Films: Chalaak
According to Madhubala’s sister, it was sometime during the shooting of Gemini’s Bahut Din Huwe (1954) that Madhubala’s congenital heart …
Anand
Dr Bhaskar Bannerjee (Amitabh Bachchan) wins the Saraswati Award for his maiden work as a novelist. Whilst accepting the award, …
Anil Biswas
Anil Biswas was, without doubt, one of the greatest but most underrated Music Directors in Indian Cinema. He was born …
Sunehre Din
This is yet another creaky old film that has not held up well at all. A stupid, insufferable story with …
Madhumati
On a stormy night, Devendra (Dilip Kumar), an engineer, drives down a hill road with his friend, to fetch his …
Mukesh
No singer could portray hurt and pain quite like Mukesh. His was a voice that could on one hand be …
Teesri Kasam
Nearly caught by the police while carrying blackmarket goods in his bullock cart, Hiraman (Raj Kapoor) takes a vow never …