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Gautam Chintamani
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The connection between ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ and a house for superstar Rajesh Khanna
A real estate deal had a great deal to do with the biggest hit in the 1970s actor’s career.
Gautam Chintamani
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‘Pink’ revisited: The anatomy of the ‘No means no’ scene, and the original ending
Excerpts from a book about the making of the acclaimed legal drama, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, produced by Shoojit Sircar and written by Ritesh Shah.
Gautam Chintamani
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Before the hit, the hiccups: what kind of a title is ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ anyway?
Conviction and a publicity campaign borrowed from American pulp fiction paved the way for Mansoor Khan’s debut movie.
Gautam Chintamani
Trending
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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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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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I am a Nadeem-Shravan fan and I am not ashamed to admit it
Kudos for the music composers who defined Hindi film music in the 1990s before losing it all to the murder of Gulshan Kumar.
Gautam Chintamani
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Films that are 50: ‘Aakhri Khat’ features a baby on its day out and future icon Rajesh Khanna
The debutant actor hunts for his misplaced son in Chetan Anand’s unusual movie from 1966.
Gautam Chintamani
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When you attack Mark Zuckerberg, surely you don’t mean the guy from ‘The Social Network’?
Biopics can distort perceptions for good, as is proven by the negative press on the Facebook founder.
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Video
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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 brilliance of Salim-Javed lies not just in what they said, but how they said it
The legendary writing partners will be honoured for their contributions to popular Hindi cinema at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival.
Gautam Chintamani
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‘Midnight’s Furies’: the violence of the Partition cannot be explained retrospectively
Has author Nisid Hajari succumbed to the trap of imposing today’s ideas on yesterday’s events?
Gautam Chintamani
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Five sports books that made 2014 a sports-lover’s delight
They may not be the best sports books ever, but they offered sports-lovers some juicy reading this year.
Gautam Chintamani
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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Star biographies: can a film-star’s life be an open book?
What iconic actors don’t reveal about themselves in their biographies tells as much as the things they do say.
Gautam Chintamani
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'Sun Mere Bandhu Re': The double notes of S.D. Burman’s life
An unusual narrative style combines with fresh insights to cast the composer’s life in a new light.
Gautam Chintamani
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Days and nights at Rajesh Khanna’s Bandra lair
A glimpse into the private life of Rajesh Khanna, the seventies supernova.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final