On 12 February 2020 the late actor Pran credited as ‘Number 1 Villain of Indian Cinema’ would have completed 100 years had been alive but the actor bid adieu from this would 7 years before attaining the elusive century. Nevertheless, the actor in his remarkable career played an inning that was studded with boundaries and sixes! Each role that he…
In the 1992 after Khuda Gawah, Amitabh Bachchan took a self-imposed retirement from Bollywood due to lack of good scripts and competent roles. During this period many producers tried to entice him with whopping remuneration to make a comeback but Bachchan declined. Finally, in 1996, Bachchan made a comeback with his ambitious Film Production Company Amitabh Bachchan Corp. Ltd (ABCL).…
From his debut film, Dhool Ka Phool (1959) to his last film Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) Yash Chopra‘s career is studded with timeless romantic films. Yash Chopra was so passionate about romance that most of his films were an ode to ‘Love’ itself. His films defined the true meaning of love. Besides soul-stirring love stories, Yash Chopra brilliantly captured…
Among the top actresses of the Golden Era who made a comeback as Mother, the actress who tops the list is unarguably Nutan. This brilliant actress ruled the 50’s and 60’s as the top heroine doing roles with substance. In her career spanning 4 decades, she won 5 Filmfare awards as Best actress. She quit Bollywood in the late ’60s…
In the early 90’s eminent filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, instead of introducing film star children, introduced two raw and unconventional looking actors Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal in his love story Aashiqui (1990). The music of the film became a massive hit and the film became a blockbuster at the box-office. Rahul Roy was even nominated by Filmfare as Best Actor…
The Father-Son double role also became quite hit formula After the success of Ram Aur Shyam, Dilip Kumar did a triple role in the film Bairaag (1976). In this film, he played a father and son. The idea of father and son became a hit and Amitabh Bachchan played quite many roles in this pattern like Adalat (1976), Desh Premee…
Double Roles popularly known as dual roles have always fascinated film buffs and Bollywood has minted money rehashing the same subject with new generation stars. In fact, Double roles in Bollywood have played a key element in Bollywood and filmmakers have utilized it often to make super hit films. Indian Film Cinema goes down memory lane and traces the History…
