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Indian Postage Stamps – Producers and Directors
____________________ Stamps – General – Actors and Actresses – Producers and Directors – Music Directors – Singers ____________________ Guru Dutt Stamp This stamp was released on 10th October 2004 to honor legendary actor/producer/director Guru Dutt, 40 years after his death in 1964. He was the man who directed classics like …
Indian Postage Stamps – Actors and Actresses
____________________ Stamps – General – Actors and Actresses – Producers and Directors – Music Directors – Singers ____________________ Nargis Dutt Stamp This stamp was issued on 30th December 1993 to honor one of the best actresses of Indian Cinema – Nargis. Click here to read more about her. Madhubala Stamp …
Cinema and Film Related Indian Postage Stamps
____________________ Stamps – General – Actors and Actresses – Producers and Directors – Music Directors – Singers ____________________ Indian Postal Department has been releasing postal stamps for the last few years on legendary film personalities including singers, actors, music directors, producers, directors and so on… Here are some of the …
Stars at Home – Nadira’s Movie Set Flat (1956)
Pictures accompanying this article – Pic 1 – Pic 2 – Pic 3 – Pic 4 The ebullient Nadira has her home in one of the smart set of apartments known as “Vasundhara,” standing in Warden Road, Bombay. She has given her flat shades of her own personality, for the …
In memoriam: Samandar, a parable?
On January 6, 1968, the government of President Ayub Khan announced that a conspiracy had been uncovered between some personnel from East Pakistan and Indian politicians to overthrow the government in East Pakistan and establish an independent state of Bangladesh. Twelve days later, the popular Bengali politician Sheikh Mujibur Rehman …
Mehboob Khan – The Failed Hero
In 1931, when Ardeshir Irani was planning India’s first-ever talkie, Alam Ara, he had, in fact, Mehboob in mind for the male lead. He had even got his outfits tailored. However, there was a sudden brainwave that the film needed a big name. So Master Vithal, a big star of …
Mehboob Khan – The Turning Point
R.G. Torney, the general manager of Imperial Film Company, took a liking to the God-fearing young man and tried to give him as many opportunities as possible. Though Mehboob had been facing the camera for three years, he was hardly noticed, not even by himself! However, a film called Shirin …
Mehboob Khan – The ‘Big’ Break
In Bombay, Mehboob’s routine was to hang around the gates of the Imperial Film Company (which was to later become Jyoti Studio) in central Bombay, day after day, hoping to get past his biggest hurdle — a hefty Pathan watchman, named Behram Shah — some day. Shah tried his best …
Mehboob Khan – Early Life
It’s difficult to imagine that a cult film like Mother India, the first ever Indian film to come close to winning an Oscar, was made by a man who had no formal education and no grounding in filmmaking. But then, that was Mehboob Khan, the man who came to be …
Raj Kapoor – Fact File
____________________ Back to Legends – Raj Kapoor ____________________ • Raj Kapoor was allergic to air travel, disliked heights in general, always slept on the floor and usually did not get up before midday. • Raj Kapoor was always urging Dilip Kumar to get married. When he finally did marry Saira …
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