There are always those who excel in something when they put everything into it. That is quite a commendable achievement as most people do not achieve success in their chosen fields or professions. But then, there is also a different category altogether – those who do more than one thing at a time and excel at everything they do. Read the rest of this entry »
Whoever thought that the small boy born to a family in Khandwa in the year 1929 would become a national legend one day? Well, to be honest, not many. Kishore Kumar was at first seen as only Ashok Kumar’s younger brother. Read the rest of this entry »
Mohammed Rafi was born at Kotla Sultan Singh, near Amritsar . Rafi displayed his talent for singing at the tender age of 13. The lure of movies beckoned him to Bombay in 1944. His first hit was the Tera Khilona Toota Balak from Anmol Ghadi in 1946. India lost this jewel on July 31, 1980. Read the rest of this entry »
Though there are many cynics who would not entirely agree with the title, there are those who do. And then there are also those who tried making it one for everyone. One such person was Kishore Kumar- the singer, actor, director, editor and comedian. Read the rest of this entry »
TOTAL FUN:Yes. This is something that today’s public truly needs- unadulterated and simple fun in its purest form. But sadly, this is not something available in abundance in today’s world. So frustrated with the mundane but hectic, consuming but banal lives we lead, we turn to the wonderful world of cinema to change the mediocrity and hopelessness of our lives. The ability to lose ourselves into someone else’s fun life is something that we all wish to do. Read the rest of this entry »
Many people feel that the Indian film industry began to reinvent itself in the late sixties. This reformation extended into the seventies too. This phase in Bollywood saw new styles emerging. And of course, with the styles, style icons emerged too. Read the rest of this entry »
In a sea full of twos, the lonely hearts stand alone. They have no choice but to give loneliness the name of solitude. No one is there to give their dark lives a ray of hope – something to look forward too. Read the rest of this entry »
When beauty goes out of our lives, even the most virtuous and honest man turns into a beast. Here, beauty is not being referred to in literal terms. Beauty means things like happiness, satisfaction and hope. Likewise, beast does not signify a fierce monster. On the contrary, it refers to misery, failure and hopelessness. When man loses his love, he loses his will to live. He turns into something else altogether and the transformation is sudden and shocking. Read the rest of this entry »
