Bollywood's first actor to buy Rolls Royce was an Indian immigrant who bought food from first earningNadira, born Florence Ezekiel to an immigrant Baghdadi Jewish family, rose from financial struggles to become one of Bollywood’s most iconi...
Mother Tongue-Untied: Why urban India may outgrow the language warsThe author reflects on language and identity through his family's experiences. His father and father-in-law, both multilingual, might only ...
TRIS Exhibition highlights India's rich cinematic heritage at Delhi's Habitat CentreTRIS held an exhibition at the India Habitat Centre featuring a curated collection of over 400,000 items from Indian cinema. Curated by Nev...
Pop art of taking low blows at high artsMost people consume high culture in easily-chewable formats like T20 cricket, 'dhikchak' music, and blockbusters. Appreciating nuances of T...
Hema Malini urges Bollywood producers to make a film on 'Chandrayaan-3''Chandrayaan-3' made a successful landing on the moon, on 23 August.
CPP Investments, RMZ Plan office project on Kamalistan Studio landFounded by filmmaker Kamal Arohi in 1958, Kamalistan Studio is known for blockbuster Bollywood movies including Pakeezah, Razia Sultan and ...
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.
Amul dedicates sepia-toned, nostalgia-laced creative ad in Vani Jairam's memoryThe late singer lent her voice to more than 10,000 songs in 19 languages.
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.
A tribute to Lata Mangeshkar at NYC Times SquareThe world joined India in mourning the demise of late playback singer.
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.
Waman Bhonsle, national award-winning film editor who worked on over 230 movies, passes away at 87Bhonsle won the best editing award at the 25th National Film award for 'Inkaar'.
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.
Meena Kumari honoured with a special Google doodle on her 85th birth anniversaryThe late actress died in 1972 due to liver cirrhosis.
'Pakeezah' actress Geeta Kapoor in hospital, abandoned by familyKapoor was admitted to SRV Hospital by her son as her blood pressure was falling.
I was gangraped & it took me 20 years to tell my story: Sapna BhavnaniIn a powerful post, the former BiggBoss contestant Bhavnani speaks of how she was gangraped at 24 and why it has taken her 20 years to tell...
- Shooting in trains to cost Rs 1 lakh a day
The Indian Railways now wants to piggy-ride on Bollywood to make some quick bucks.