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Bimal Roy – Memories
I was 23 years old when my father passed away. Being the eldest child, I shared that special bonding with my father, to a much greater extent than my siblings, including my brother and two sisters. I remember my father very distinctly. Though he was such a famous man, he …
Shashi Kapoor – Memories
I ‘m a very lazy actor. My coming into films was kind of thrust upon me, not something I had wanted to do. Being thrust upon me, I did my duty and I worked. I was on time, very disciplined but did not work Sundays, took six weeks off from …
Tabassum (Baby) on Suraiya (2012)
In both Badi Behen (1950) and Moti Mahal (1952), I played her younger sister. The song Chee chee rona from Moti Mahal was filmed on us. When she’d hug me, her perfume filled my senses. I asked which one it was. She said it was ‘Worth’. I also began wearing …
Raza Murad on Murad
On May 12th 1996, the Cine Artistes’ Association held its annual meeting at the Holiday Inn – Mumbai. Raza Murad, son of the noted character actor Murad and an actor in his right, was the Vice President of Cine Artistes’ Association in 1996 and spoke briefly about his father Murad …
Shammi – Memories
The ever exuberant comedienne Shammi, shares her experiences with the stars of her generation, some which she fondly remembers and a few she would just love to forget…And some which have left behind many bittersweet memories. “I have been friendly with lots of people I’ve worked with, maybe because I …
Raaj Kumar – Memories
His background… Raaj Kumar hailed from an educated Kashmiri Karyavur family. He had eight siblings. “I knew no loneliness since I come from a big family. We never needed any outside entertainment. We used to sing, dance and fight in our home.” Like any of his stock, he was extremely …
Balraj Sahni views on Geeta Bali
I was reading Balraj Sahni’s autobiography which was published in 1979, 6 years after his death in 1973. In his autobiography, he shares his views on many artistes of the Golden Era. The passages on Geeta Bali particularly struck me because I was not expecting this from her, as she …
Mussarat Nazir in Punjabi film Yakkey Wali (1957)
Yakkey Wali (1957) starring Mussarat Nazir and Sudhir was a superhit Punjabi film of its time. It was produced by Bari Malik under the direction of M.J. Rana. It is said that this film along with Mahi Munda (1956) raked in so much profit for its producer Bari Malik that …
Music Director – B.D. Burman
When preparing the post on Shah Agha, I noticed that the music of Char Paise (1955) was composed by B.D. Burman. Does anyone know who he is? Is he related to S.D. Burman? Can’t find anything on him on the internet either except that his assistant was Chandrakant Yashodhara. Looks …
Lalita Pawar – Memories
“My initials, L.P., stand for the longest playing record!”. Lalita Pawar had observed when recently, I met her at her bungalow Aarohi, in Aundh in Pune. Her latest Hindi film— Deepak Shivdasani’s Bhai, had released to a good box-office response. And she had expressed her happiness at this. One of …
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