Bollywood Flashback
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Flashback: PL Raj, the ace choreographer who helped the stars to find their feet
He choreographed some of Hindi cinema’s most enduring hits.
Nandini Ramnath
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Watching ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’ during lockdown: When India’s poor were still in the Bollywood frame
It was also a time when all Muslims were not villains.
Saba Naqvi
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Film flashback: ‘Mirch Masala’ had something to say about MeToo back in the 1980s
In Ketan Mehta’s film, the actions of two women at two ends of the economic and social spectrum speak for all women in between.
Bubla Basu
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Fiction: An ageing writer gets a mysterious letter which begins to colour his entire perception
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What Ram Gopal Varma said about his gangster classic ‘Satya’, which turns 20 today
‘Satya’, starring Manoj Bajpayee, JD Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar and Saurabh Shukla, changed the course of the Mumbai gangland movie for good.
Ram Gopal Varma
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‘I cannot believe people still want to watch it’: Celebrating 30 years of ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’
The cast and crew marked the anniversary of the Aamir Khan-Juhi Chawla starrer on Saturday.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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In ‘Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin’ a vigilante Sridevi and a climax that wasn’t
Lead actors Akshay Kumar and Sridevi never filmed the final scenes of the heavily delayed project.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as ‘Gregory Peck of India’
The American star’s name was hyphenated with Dev Anand’s. But how did that happen?
Anvar Alikhan
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Seeing is believing: The miracle of sight restoration in ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’
In Manmohan Desai’s magic-laden universe, the saint Sai Baba, Mohammed Rafi’s voice, and Rishi Kapoor’s vigour allow Nirupa Roy to see again.
Scroll Staff
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Shakespeare to Dracula, Marc Zuber had it all covered
Apart from Hindi films, Zuber appeared in small roles in British and American productions.
Manish Gaekwad
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Bollywood in 2015: It’s all about hating your parents
Those movies in which the dinner table is a battleground? There were plenty of them to feast on this year.
Nandini Ramnath
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An ambitious one-person initiative is aiming to preserve India's decaying film heritage
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur's Film Heritage Foundation will hold a course to teach participants how to restore old movies.
Nandini Ramnath