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Tag Archives: Amitabh Bachchan
In her latest book 'Amitabh Bachchan and the Other', film critic and author Shoma A Chatterji contends that beyond Amitabh Bachchan's persistent ‘angry young man’ label, his cinematic prowess...
Abhimaan, the 1973 classic by Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a case-study in the art and craft of cinema. One of the best films ever made, Abhimaan's treatment of its theme, the performances,...
The voice behind Shammi Kapoor’s iconic ‘Yahoo!’ The man who wrote the maximum hits for Amitabh Bachchan. Writer-Director Prayag Raaj passed away in Mumbai on September 23, 2023 at...
Audiences have begun embracing mindless entertainment, reflecting a cultural shift towards a slow and steady acceptance of our own true choices and ourselves. This acceptance extends to our...
To celebrate Amitabh Bachchan's 80th birthday, FHF in association with PVR Cinemas will be screening 11 Bachchan films in 18 cities...
STARDUST MEMORIES: This article, written by Taroon Coomar Bhaduri, The Statesman's correspondent in Bhopal for many years, was...
Legendary actor Ashok Kumar left behind an indelible mark in Indian cinema as someone who could effortlessly step into any role. From the shy, gawky lad of Jeevan Naiyya, 1936...
To celebrate Javed Akhtar’s platinum year, a unique exhibition of 124 framed visuals titled The World of Javed Akhtar will be unveiled by Farhan and Zoya Akhtar at the Nehru Centre art...
Amitabh Bachchan, one of the finest actors and easily among the biggest stars ever to have graced cinema, has played a myriad range of roles, moods and characters in his illustrious career....
While Abhimaan asks us to identify where our politics lie, Mili gives Amitabh Bachchan’s angry young man a new dimension.
The beauty of reading, and watching Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s cinema again and again, is that the themes of politics and gender emerge as normally in the narrative, as they need to be for...
75 rare photographs, paintings, sketches, posters, block print art, vinyl LP covers, lobby cards and hand-bills to celebrate Amitabh Bachchan’s journey so far in his platinum year in...
Legendary actor Shashi Kapoor (18 March 1938 - 4 December 2017) carved out a one-of-a-kind path in Indian cinema, traversing the worlds of mainstream cinema as well as parallel films and international ventures with determination...
NFAI has acquired 162 films, with more than 125 films in original/dupe negatives. The acquisitions include 15 rare unreleased films as well as classics such as Saat Hindustani (1969), Uski Roti (1969),...
Bollywood films and films in general across the world have more often than not been lured by the temptation to depict the dark, amoral world that runs in parallel to the more sociable one. However in most of these...
The challenge of Nadiya kinare in Abhimaan was to create a supremely classical yet rustic song. SD Burman's music, Majrooh Sultanpuri's lyrics, Lata Mangeshkar's voice along with Jaya Bhaduri and...
Be it the tragedies like Anand, Mili and Satyakam or the hilarious comedies, Hrishida handled both genres with ease. He was the master of the masquerade. If Amol Palekar doubles up as twins in Golmaal,...
Silhouette takes you on a journey through some of Mukesh's hit songs, which he sang for the reigning heroes or stars of his time. A tribute to the Golden Voice Mukesh.
