For generations to come it will be difficult for any other Urdu poet to attain such high standards as Nida Fazli, who passed into the ages on Monday, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. When the......
In an Independence Day Special series, Rediff.com celebrates India through the lives of her people. Today: Ashok Kumar Mondol, who drives the tram, a timeless Kolkata classic. Kolkata is the only......
If Rajesh Khanna was the greatest star of Hindi cinema, the songs played a major part in his superstardom. IMAGE: Kishore Kumar with Rajesh Khanna. Photograph: Kind courtesy FilmHistoryPic/Twitter......
'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.' IMAGE: Rajesh Khanna and Hema Malini in Andaz. One of Indian cinema's most influential film-makers......
When Gadar-Ek Prem Katha released 20 years ago on June 15, 2001, not many could understand the film's title. But it did not matter as Anil Sharma's love story with a patriotic angle is remembered......
Half of 2021 is almost over, yet no sign of the big Bollywood chartbuster. The Hindi film music scene's downward spiral continues. How one wishes things could go back to the way they were 50 years......
Rajesh Khanna's romantic overtures turned him into a superstar sensation like never before and never after. While his fame is the stuff of legends, it's his precious philosophical musings that......
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the......