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Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 by admin
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Simple Kapadia

Born on August 15, 1958, Simple was the younger sister of actress Dimple Kapadia. She started her career at the early age of 18 and made her debut with Rajesh Khanna in Anurodh in 1977. However, she failed to establish herself as a prominent actor. She worked in at least 10 films. Simple quit acting ...

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Sunday, June 13th, 2010 by admin
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Sohrab Modi (1897 – 1984)

The lion on the logo of his banner, Minerva Movietone, could well symbolize Sohrab Modi’s own personality. The Minerva lion’s stentorian roar was respectfully heeded for more than two decades. Actor-filmmaker Sohrab Modi, made history even as he reinterpreted it for a modern audience. In his midas-touch trilogy of historical spectaculars — Pukar (’39), Sikander ...

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by admin
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Pradeep Kumar

A noted Hindi and Bengali film actor, Pradeep Kumar is best remembered for his performances in Mughal period dramas. Born Sital Batabyal, Pradeep Kumar began his career in 1944 as an assistant to cameraman Dhiren Dey in Calcutta. It was after director Debaki Bose spotted him in a play that he joined New Theatres as ...

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by admin
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Rehman

From the scheming publisher in Pyaasa to the loyal friend in Chaudhvin Ka Chand to the decadent husband in Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam, Rehman played characters of all shades. Born in 1923 in Lahore (now in Pakistan), Rehman moved to Jabalpur where he completed his education. He joined the Indian Air Force, but quit soon ...

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by admin
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Suchitra Sen

Suchitra Sen may not have become the legend that she is in Bengali cinema, but she brought to Hindi filmdom grace, subtlety, and understatement. Though she had an all-too-brief career in Hindi film industry, the few films that she acted in are all remembered for her outstanding performance. Born Roma Sen, Suchitra Sen’s first film ...

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by admin
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K.N. Singh

With his subtle, underplayed performances, Krishna Niranjan Singh gave the stereotypical villain of Hindi cinema a new dimension. He replaced histrionics with style and sophistication — the raise of an eyebrow and a piercing look were all Singh employed — and imparted to his characters a dignity never before given to screen villains. Born in ...

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Sunday, June 6th, 2010 by admin
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Uma Devi (Tun Tun)

Tun Tun. The name conjures up the image of a roly-poly, funny woman. She was christened thus by none other than Dilip Kumar. She was working with the thespian in her first film Babul which had Nargis in the romantic lead. And the impact that she made with her debut was so “heavy” that Tun ...

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Saturday, June 5th, 2010 by admin
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Amjad Khan

He had a will to kill, and malpractice had made him perfect. When Gabbar Singh’s beady eyes settled on his beaten-up henchmen and boomed `Kitney aadmi the?’ (How many men were they?), a palpable ripple of precognition ran through the audience. When he perversely played a cat-and-mouse game with his stooges, first lulling them with ...

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Saturday, June 5th, 2010 by admin
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Premnath

He was the scariest screen villain because he could look completely amoral. An ex-army man, Premnath’s energetic performance as a callous philanderer in brother-in-law, Raj Kapoor’s Barsaat (’49) made him a star. Charged by success, the teetotaller, vegetarian, non-smoker, was engulfed with “a desire to indulge in vices”. Soon he had made a career out ...

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Saturday, June 5th, 2010 by admin
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Smita Patel

An emotional Chernobyl who let every radioactive emotion reach out and scald the viewer, Smita was easily the most intense of our heroines. When she funnelled that dark, feral intensity into Bhumika or Mirch Masala, she was on par with the best in the world. When she tried the balancing act with Namak Halal, she ...

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