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He arrived in Mumbai in third class train, slept in parks, earned just Rs 50 per month. Today, he has penned many blockbusters- Dharmendra once broke silence on his bond with actress Meena Kumari: ‘’I was her…’
- National Award-winning director, who once earned Rs 100 per month, struggled financially all his life, died before his masterpiece hit theatres
- Was Meena Kumari tortured by husband Kamal Amrohi? Pakeezah maker’s daughter breaks silence: ‘Some wanted to work with her but my father…Meena Kumari, the Tragedy Queen, lived a life mirroring her on-screen sorrow. Her relationship with filmmaker Kamal Amrohi was a complex ch...21 Oct, 2025, 12.02 PM IST
- Tragic life of Bollywood’s ‘Tragedy Queen’: Superstar's father refused her education, later threw her out of the home she boughtMeena Kumari, known as the 'Tragedy Queen', faced hardship from a young age. Born into poverty, she became her family's breadwinner at four...01 Aug, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
- Mumbai’s Pali Hill society ordered to vacate land leased by Bollywood icons in 1959, after decades-long disputeA Mumbai court has ordered the eviction of 162 families from the Cozihom Cooperative Housing Society in Pali Hill, following a 33-year lega...26 May, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
- Relief to Kamal Amrohi and Meena Kumari's kin as Mumbai court orders society to evict leased landA Mumbai court has ruled in favor of Tajdar Amrohi in a land dispute. The dispute involves a Bandra housing society and land leased from Ka...26 May, 2025, 12.34 PM IST
- 'Heeramandi' has a chance to be a bonafide global hit feels Richa ChadhaThis is Chadha's second collaboration with Bhansali and the actress, who plays a courtesan named Lajjo, was full of praise for the director...09 Apr, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
- Amitabh Bachchan says it's important to recognise contribution of projectionists to Indian cinema as single-screen theatres' fate 'hangs by a thread'Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan has praised the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), which will honour three projectionists at a ceremony at Mu...25 Jul, 2023, 08.21 AM IST
- Some of the scariest flicks, books & characters of all timeHorror movies are nothing without a truly depraved and menacing villain. Here are some of the iconic ones.02 Jun, 2023, 01.10 PM IST
- Sanjay Leela Bhansali describes his OTT debut venture 'Heeramandi' as a loving tribute to evergreen classics like 'Mughal-E-Azam' and 'Pakeezah'The series explores the lives of three generations of courtesans.22 Feb, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
- Piya Bina, Piya Bina Basiya Baaje Na...'Filmi geet' being synched to films, it took 'Aayega Aanewaala' in the 1949 Kamal Amrohi-directed film, Mahal, for Mangeshkar to be 'listen...26 May, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
- Meena Kumari-Kamal Amrohi's intense love story on the backdrop of 'Pakeezah' to be turned into a web seriesAmrohi and Kumari had married in 1952, but their relationship soured later.15 Feb, 2022, 07.39 PM IST
- From Madhubala in ‘Mahal’ to Madhuri in ‘HAHK’ and Kajol in ‘DDLJ’, Lata Mangeshkar remained the evergreen voice of generations of B-town beautiesHere are her seven best collaborations with Bollywood’s top actresses.07 Feb, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
- On 'Mughal-e-Azam's' 60th anniversary, film's screenplay enters Oscars libraryDirector K Asif's son Akbar presented the screenplay to the Academy Awards.04 Aug, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
- The end: Kamal Amrohi's six-decades-old studio to be converted into Rs 21,000 cr office parkKamalistan was founded by the eponymous film director and was the shooting locale for some of Bollywood's biggest hits.10 Jun, 2019, 09.05 AM IST
- War & un-peace: Nikkhil Advani directs a TV series on India in a post-Kargil scenarioThe show is an adaptation of an Israeli show Hatufim, by director Gideon Raff.09 Oct, 2016, 11.58 AM IST
- Gains of partition: Many Pakistani-origin artists have contributed to India’s cultural heritagePost-partition Saadat Hasan Manto & Sahir Ludhianvi crossed borders; while Manto’s literary career nosedived in Lahore and he took refuge i...18 Aug, 2013, 06.25 AM IST
- After Garm Hawa, Muslims for the first time in Kashyap’s Wasseypur have been shown symbolizing the nation they live inAfter Sathyu's epochal Garm Hawa, Muslims for the first time in Kashyap's Wasseypur have been shown symbolizing the nation they live in.20 Aug, 2012, 07.25 AM IST
- At 150 crore, Rajinikant's Robot costliest ever movieBollywood in the last couple of years has been obsessed with figures (of the numerical kind). Trumpets have been blared and headlines sough...10 Aug, 2010, 01.18 PM IST
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