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Vidya Sinha the unconventional beauty who ruled Bollywood in the ’70s with hit films like Rajnigandha (1974), Chhoti Si Baat (1975), Pati Patni Aur Woh (1977) bid adieu at the ripe age of 71. She was battling heart and lungs disorder. With her demise, the film industry lost a gem of an actress who proved that even married actress can…
Located in Gujarat, the Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base shares its runway with the Bhuj domestic airport. Before the airbase was destroyed by the 2001 Gujarat earthquake and entirely reconstructed, another calamity happened 30 years prior that is etched into the minds of every Indian. A heroic event, which recounts the story of 300 absolutely fearless women, who left…
Aadmi musafir hai aata hai jaata hai Aate jaate raste me yade chhod jaata hai This super hit song sung from the film Apnapan (1977) fittingly encapsulates the life of film veteran J Om Prakash, who left for heavily abode. Incidentally, Apnapan was produced and directed by J Om Prakash and as the song goes Aate jaate raste me yade…
Bhumika (1977) The role that established 22-year-old Smita Patil as an actress of extraordinary merit. It remains, arguably, her best work. Director Shyam Benegal scaled this film on a creatively ambitiously level. The talent involved was uniformly megawatt. Girish Karnad and Satyadev Dubey wrote the screenplay and dialogue on which Vijay Tendulkar also collaborated. Govind Nihalani was the cinematographer while…
Hindi Film Industry, also known as Bollywood, churns out approximately 1000 films every year and is the largest film industry in the world. Ever since Alam Ara, India’s first sound film was produced in 1931, till the present day decade the film industry has had an astonishingly wealthy record of producing a wide range of movies, illustrating diverse spheres of…
Bollywood, as an industry today, seems not to enjoy the undivided audience attention it once may have. According to Box Office India, of the 219 movies that were released in 2016, only 15 or so managed to recover costs and make a profit. Plus, it was the third consecutive year that Bollywood did not grow as an industry, says Reuters.…
Manushi Chhillar, a 20-year-old medical student has brought laurels to India today. She was crowned Miss World 2017 today, 17 years after Priyanka Chopra won the blue crown in 2000. Manushi Chhillar defeated 108 contestants from other countries and was crowned the new Miss World in Sanya City Arena in China. Miss World 2016 Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle crowned…
2017 has been an eventful year for the Bollywood film industry. Apart from movies and stars making headlines, a number of B-town celebs tying the knot with their significant other also grabbed its due share of the spotlight. This year saw some grand pre-wedding functions, fairytale weddings and gala star-studded after parties. These celebrations brought out tinsel town’s biggest stars…
Hindi cinema’s genres are very loosely defined, with almost all films having a central romantic theme. It’s not just the romantic melodramas, the romcoms, the romantic action films… The typical story and structure of a Bollywood romance is that a beautiful man and woman meet, take some time to fall in love, then an unexpected crisis brings us to the…
21st June 2017, the World celebrates the third International Yoga Day, our celebs in Bollywood also join in to be a part of the ancient practice Yoga to maintain peace of mind and promote healthy living or just to stay fit and boast a toned physique which is so required for the kind of profession they are in. The few…