Mumbai, April 7 (Ians) Gangu Ramsay, the veteran cinematographer, filmmaker, and producer of the Ramsay Brothers, passed away on Sunday at the age of 83.
While, he has been a part of many iconic films like ‘Veerana’, ‘Purana Mandir’, ‘Bandh Darwaza’, ‘Tahkhana’, and ‘Purani Haveli’, his banner of the Ramsay Brothers shaped the contours of the horror genre in India.
The Ramsay Brothers banner was started by Fatehchand U. Ramsay, whose second-eldest son was Gangu Ramsay. The family landed in Mumbai after the partition of India. F.U. Ramsay came to India with his extended family, including his wife, seven sons, and two daughters. He, along with his elder sons, set up a tiny electronics shop on Lamington Road, an area famous for computer accessories and electronics.
Though the shop did reasonably well, the family was large, and generating money to take care of everyone in the family seemed difficult. That’s when F.
While, he has been a part of many iconic films like ‘Veerana’, ‘Purana Mandir’, ‘Bandh Darwaza’, ‘Tahkhana’, and ‘Purani Haveli’, his banner of the Ramsay Brothers shaped the contours of the horror genre in India.
The Ramsay Brothers banner was started by Fatehchand U. Ramsay, whose second-eldest son was Gangu Ramsay. The family landed in Mumbai after the partition of India. F.U. Ramsay came to India with his extended family, including his wife, seven sons, and two daughters. He, along with his elder sons, set up a tiny electronics shop on Lamington Road, an area famous for computer accessories and electronics.
Though the shop did reasonably well, the family was large, and generating money to take care of everyone in the family seemed difficult. That’s when F.
- 4/7/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Mumbai, March 31 (Ians) It is election time and in this season political parties develop an extra interest in film stars. On their part, stars reciprocate. The choice is not automatic and there are factors that qualify them as probables.
Films and politics have been poles apart and the use politicians had for film stars was to present them at political rallies in order to attract crowds. While mainstream parties were yet to familiarise themselves with this process of using film stars for campaigning, it mostly happened at the local level.
In Mumbai, some party candidates were bound to know an actor or somebody who did. Politicians in other cities used cash, contacts or favours.
In the old days in Uttar Pradesh, for instance, a star was repaid by exempting his films from entertainment tax. Taxes then were not standardised as they are today. The entertainment tax, being a state subject,...
Films and politics have been poles apart and the use politicians had for film stars was to present them at political rallies in order to attract crowds. While mainstream parties were yet to familiarise themselves with this process of using film stars for campaigning, it mostly happened at the local level.
In Mumbai, some party candidates were bound to know an actor or somebody who did. Politicians in other cities used cash, contacts or favours.
In the old days in Uttar Pradesh, for instance, a star was repaid by exempting his films from entertainment tax. Taxes then were not standardised as they are today. The entertainment tax, being a state subject,...
- 3/31/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Yash Chopra & Family’s Staggering 7,500 Crore Net Worth: From Aditya Chorpa To Rani Mukerji, Here’s How Much Each Member Contributes!(Photo Credit –YouTube/koimoi/wikimedia)
Film families in India hold their rich legacy close to their hearts. From Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor following in the footsteps of their father, Prithviraj Kapoor, to Nagarjuna paving the way for sons, Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni, the cinema business in India is predominantly run by such well-established families. While most of these clans have been leading from the front, enchanting the audience with their screen presence, there’s also one joint film family whose leading man gets all the work done from behind the camera. Yes, we are talking about the Yash Chopra family and Aditya Chopra.
Aditya Chopra, filling his father Yash Chopra’s shoes, has created an empire of his own. The man known for creating magic...
Film families in India hold their rich legacy close to their hearts. From Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor following in the footsteps of their father, Prithviraj Kapoor, to Nagarjuna paving the way for sons, Naga Chaitanya and Akhil Akkineni, the cinema business in India is predominantly run by such well-established families. While most of these clans have been leading from the front, enchanting the audience with their screen presence, there’s also one joint film family whose leading man gets all the work done from behind the camera. Yes, we are talking about the Yash Chopra family and Aditya Chopra.
Aditya Chopra, filling his father Yash Chopra’s shoes, has created an empire of his own. The man known for creating magic...
- 12/8/2023
- by Shivani Negi
- KoiMoi
He is the only actor who has played the roles of Rama (twice) – and of Raja Dashrath, Arjuna – and Karna, Vikramaditya, Harishchandra, Emperors Akbar and Shah Jahan, Alexander the Great – and a quarter-century later, his determined Indian opponent, Raja Porus, and for good measure, Persian strongman Rustom, and Hannibal of Carthage.
With his chiselled looks, strapping figure and emoting abilities, which made him consummate performer on stage, screen, and in his own life, Prithviraj Kapoor was a patriarch in all senses, be it with a range of regal roles in a career spanning silent films to the technicolour era, and in bequeathing Indian filmdom its most famous family, whose fourth generation is still flourishing.
As part of the latter, he is possibly the only Indian actor who has appeared in two films featuring three generations of a family – with his father and sons in “Awaara” (1951) and his son and grandson...
With his chiselled looks, strapping figure and emoting abilities, which made him consummate performer on stage, screen, and in his own life, Prithviraj Kapoor was a patriarch in all senses, be it with a range of regal roles in a career spanning silent films to the technicolour era, and in bequeathing Indian filmdom its most famous family, whose fourth generation is still flourishing.
As part of the latter, he is possibly the only Indian actor who has appeared in two films featuring three generations of a family – with his father and sons in “Awaara” (1951) and his son and grandson...
- 11/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
He is the only actor who has played the roles of Rama (twice) – and of Raja Dashrath, Arjuna – and Karna, Vikramaditya, Harishchandra, Emperors Akbar and Shah Jahan, Alexander the Great – and a quarter-century later, his determined Indian opponent, Raja Porus, and for good measure, Persian strongman Rustom, and Hannibal of Carthage.
With his chiselled looks, strapping figure and emoting abilities, which made him consummate performer on stage, screen, and in his own life, Prithviraj Kapoor was a patriarch in all senses, be it with a range of regal roles in a career spanning silent films to the technicolour era, and in bequeathing Indian filmdom its most famous family, whose fourth generation is still flourishing.
As part of the latter, he is possibly the only Indian actor who has appeared in two films featuring three generations of a family – with his father and sons in “Awaara” (1951) and his son and grandson...
With his chiselled looks, strapping figure and emoting abilities, which made him consummate performer on stage, screen, and in his own life, Prithviraj Kapoor was a patriarch in all senses, be it with a range of regal roles in a career spanning silent films to the technicolour era, and in bequeathing Indian filmdom its most famous family, whose fourth generation is still flourishing.
As part of the latter, he is possibly the only Indian actor who has appeared in two films featuring three generations of a family – with his father and sons in “Awaara” (1951) and his son and grandson...
- 11/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Among the titans of the Indian film industry, his forte was the grand epic that brought various phases of the subcontinent’s history – ancient, medieval, and early modern – to vivid life and enabled him to use his booming baritone, which even drew blind people to cinema theatres just to hear his grandiloquence.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
- 11/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Among the titans of the Indian film industry, his forte was the grand epic that brought various phases of the subcontinent’s history – ancient, medieval, and early modern – to vivid life and enabled him to use his booming baritone, which even drew blind people to cinema theatres just to hear his grandiloquence.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
Be it as the Rajput nobleman Sangram Singh in “Pukar” (1931) set in the times of Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Raja Porus in “Sikandar” (1941), in the title role of the Parmar king in “Prithvi Vallabh” (1943), as the Rajguru of Rani Lakkshmibai in “Jhansi ki Rani” (1952), or the bitter persecuted Jew Ezra in “Yahudi” (1958), Sohrab Modi strode the silver screen with his imposing presence, boundless histrionic abilities, and thunderous voice.
He delivered a trailblasing performance as a kind and rational man turned domestic tyrant – and twice over- in “Jailor”, made first in 1938 and remade in 1958, with totally different casts save him in the title role.
- 11/2/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It is one of the apparent paradoxes that while Duryodhan is blamed for triggering the Mahabharata, in the real sense all the fathers after Duryodhan and even around Duryodhan are blind towards the love they have for their sons, and they are in most of the cases oblivious to its repercussions. Hindi cinema has celebrated this relationship which is catalyzed on blindness since eons. We all are Dhritrastras in actuality.
But Jailer seems to have made the argument stand on its head, and it is one of the primary reasons, inspite of the usual kitsch that it has been packed with that it has achieved the phenomenal success. Here is a father, who comes out of retirement to save his son, a modern Dhritarashtra, but when he finds that the son is recalcitrant and has erred on the wrong side of law, he gives him a long rope, but when...
But Jailer seems to have made the argument stand on its head, and it is one of the primary reasons, inspite of the usual kitsch that it has been packed with that it has achieved the phenomenal success. Here is a father, who comes out of retirement to save his son, a modern Dhritarashtra, but when he finds that the son is recalcitrant and has erred on the wrong side of law, he gives him a long rope, but when...
- 9/12/2023
- by Nalin Rai
- GlamSham
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has opened up and shared his thoughts upon how members of a family engage in the same business, giving the example of Prithviraj Kapoor and his ‘Kapoor’ family in Bollywood. In episode eight of the quiz reality show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ season 15, host Big B welcomed Abhishek Garg from Charkhi Dadri, Haryana to the hot seat.
Talking to the contestant about his profession, the 80-year-old actor asked: “Are you a medical doctor?” Abhishek replied: “Yes, Sir. I’ve completed Mbbs. At present, I’m practising at my uncle’s hospital. And also preparing for civil services.”
Big B then questioned him: “Why are you preparing for Upsc?”
The contestant said: “There are many doctors in our family. My uncle is MD in medicine. My elder sister is a radiologist. My brother-in-law is an ophthalmologist. I’ve completed Mbbs. My younger sister is in final year of Mbbs.
Talking to the contestant about his profession, the 80-year-old actor asked: “Are you a medical doctor?” Abhishek replied: “Yes, Sir. I’ve completed Mbbs. At present, I’m practising at my uncle’s hospital. And also preparing for civil services.”
Big B then questioned him: “Why are you preparing for Upsc?”
The contestant said: “There are many doctors in our family. My uncle is MD in medicine. My elder sister is a radiologist. My brother-in-law is an ophthalmologist. I’ve completed Mbbs. My younger sister is in final year of Mbbs.
- 8/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
On the occasion of the 63rd anniversary (5th August) of epic historical drama ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, veteran actress Saira Banu penned a heartfelt note, saying that the “mesmerising” portrayal of Prince Salim by late actor Dilip Kumar “added an extra layer of brilliance to the magnum opus.” Produced and directed by K Asif ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ is a 1960 film, which starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, and Durga Khote in the lead.
The story follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on to become Emperor Jahangir) and Anarkali (played by Madhubala), a court dancer. Salim’s father, Emperor Akbar (played by Prithviraj) disapproves of the relationship, which leads to a war between father and son.
Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar _ pic courtesy instagram
Saira took to Instagram and shared a video, wherein we can see glimpses of the cult movie. The Reel video shows both black and white, and coloured snippets from the film.
The story follows the love affair between Mughal Prince Salim (who went on to become Emperor Jahangir) and Anarkali (played by Madhubala), a court dancer. Salim’s father, Emperor Akbar (played by Prithviraj) disapproves of the relationship, which leads to a war between father and son.
Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar _ pic courtesy instagram
Saira took to Instagram and shared a video, wherein we can see glimpses of the cult movie. The Reel video shows both black and white, and coloured snippets from the film.
- 8/5/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The youngest of Bollywood’s famous Kapoor brothers, he did not have their one defining and enduring cinematic image – Raj’s naive "tramp" identity in the Charlie Chaplin tradition or Shammi’s Elvis-like jiving, rebellious "playboy" persona, but went to surpass both in sheer diversity of his acting.
With his copybook good looks, rakish smile, infectious charm, toothy grin and languid drawl, or the air of earnestness, playing romantic roles, be they of businessmen, police inspectors, college students, et al came naturally to him, but Shashi Kapoor went on to play more ‘common man’ roles, decadent princes, aging poets and even angels with the same charm and intensity.
Born on March 18, 1938 in the then Calcutta to Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarn ‘Rama’ Devi, Balbir Raj ‘Shashi’ Kapoor was destined to walk in his family’s footsteps on the silver screen.
Though he first appeared on screen as a child artiste in...
With his copybook good looks, rakish smile, infectious charm, toothy grin and languid drawl, or the air of earnestness, playing romantic roles, be they of businessmen, police inspectors, college students, et al came naturally to him, but Shashi Kapoor went on to play more ‘common man’ roles, decadent princes, aging poets and even angels with the same charm and intensity.
Born on March 18, 1938 in the then Calcutta to Prithviraj Kapoor and Ramsarn ‘Rama’ Devi, Balbir Raj ‘Shashi’ Kapoor was destined to walk in his family’s footsteps on the silver screen.
Though he first appeared on screen as a child artiste in...
- 3/18/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Bollywood A-lister Kareena Kapoor Khan is marking a new phase in her glittering career with a brace of films that she terms as “shockingly different.”
Kapoor Khan has wrapped a project that shot in the U.K. under the working title “The Buckingham Murders,” directed by Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”). The actor plays a detective and mother who investigates a murder in a sleepy little town in Buckinghamshire. Kapoor Khan said that her character is inspired in part by Kate Winslet’s role in “Mare of Easttown.”
“I love ‘Mare of Easttown’ and when Hansal came to me, I said this is something that I’ve really been dying to do. So we’ve molded a little bit on those lines, she plays a detective cop in that,” Kapoor Khan told Variety. “It’s the first time that I’ve dabbled in that.”
Some 80 of the...
Kapoor Khan has wrapped a project that shot in the U.K. under the working title “The Buckingham Murders,” directed by Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”). The actor plays a detective and mother who investigates a murder in a sleepy little town in Buckinghamshire. Kapoor Khan said that her character is inspired in part by Kate Winslet’s role in “Mare of Easttown.”
“I love ‘Mare of Easttown’ and when Hansal came to me, I said this is something that I’ve really been dying to do. So we’ve molded a little bit on those lines, she plays a detective cop in that,” Kapoor Khan told Variety. “It’s the first time that I’ve dabbled in that.”
Some 80 of the...
- 1/30/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Yusuf Khan aka Dilip Kumar – the intense, multi-faceted actor who rose to be not just a superstar but a supergiantstar – and inspired generations of future actors and filmmakers with the art and science of his acting talents, remains glowing brightly in the starry film galaxy. On his 100th birth anniversary on Sunday, here’s a quick view of a few of his top, timeless, superhit films which still enthrall movie buffs, now mostly on the small screen.
In his acting career spanning 55 years, Dilip Kumar performed in an estimated 57 films with an awesome success rate of around 65 per cent.
The eternal mega-blockbuster was, of course, “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960), directed by the legendary Asif Karim (better known as K Asif), which shattered records and created new ones, many which still stand unbroken today.
In the film, Dilip Kumar essayed the role of a bohemian Prince Salim, who later became fourth Mughal Emperor Jahangir,...
In his acting career spanning 55 years, Dilip Kumar performed in an estimated 57 films with an awesome success rate of around 65 per cent.
The eternal mega-blockbuster was, of course, “Mughal-e-Azam” (1960), directed by the legendary Asif Karim (better known as K Asif), which shattered records and created new ones, many which still stand unbroken today.
In the film, Dilip Kumar essayed the role of a bohemian Prince Salim, who later became fourth Mughal Emperor Jahangir,...
- 12/11/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
His life seems right out of a Bollywood potboiler. Pulled out of school and put to work on his family’s agricultural land, he is married off young but frustrated at the bickering between wife and mother, he goes abroad to make a career. In a few short years, he is not only a celebrity sportsman and a popular film star, but a cultural icon.
This was the life of Deedar Singh Randhawa, or Dara Singh, as we better know him.
Capable of tossing villains around without breaking a sweat, stopping airplanes with his bare hands, and chasing criminals to the moon in his onscreen persona, and in real life, boasting of a long bout as an unbeaten wrestler in both the amateur and professional circuits, and once lifting up a portly Raj Kapoor in his trademark “aeroplane” spin move in public, his very name was synonymous with sheer strength...
This was the life of Deedar Singh Randhawa, or Dara Singh, as we better know him.
Capable of tossing villains around without breaking a sweat, stopping airplanes with his bare hands, and chasing criminals to the moon in his onscreen persona, and in real life, boasting of a long bout as an unbeaten wrestler in both the amateur and professional circuits, and once lifting up a portly Raj Kapoor in his trademark “aeroplane” spin move in public, his very name was synonymous with sheer strength...
- 11/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Cinema can be a powerful medium for social transformation, and no one gauged it better than the legendary V Shantaram who used his memorable films to attack the malaise of untouchability and caste, forced marriages of young women to (rich) old men, dowry, communalism and regionalism, as well as to humanise policemen, prostitutes, and convicts.
And, he was not deterred when any of his courageous films ran afoul of vested interests.
When his “Apna Desh (Hindi)/Nam Nadu (Tamil)” (1949), an eloquent appeal against the deepening fault-lines threatening to destabilise the newly-independent country, faced an ill-informed and easily-swayed public and a malicious media campaign, there were powerful backers to ensure it faced no problems. These were no less than Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Morarji Desai, the then home ministers of India and Bombay state, his daughter recounted in his autobiography.
Far ahead of his times but constantly re-inventing himself, Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre,...
And, he was not deterred when any of his courageous films ran afoul of vested interests.
When his “Apna Desh (Hindi)/Nam Nadu (Tamil)” (1949), an eloquent appeal against the deepening fault-lines threatening to destabilise the newly-independent country, faced an ill-informed and easily-swayed public and a malicious media campaign, there were powerful backers to ensure it faced no problems. These were no less than Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Morarji Desai, the then home ministers of India and Bombay state, his daughter recounted in his autobiography.
Far ahead of his times but constantly re-inventing himself, Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre,...
- 11/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
From a prominent family of actors, he initially considered a career in science before following his father and elder brother into the film industry, but faced a tough time with his first 18 films tanking. It was then he reinvented himself to portray a new brand of hero, inspired by both James Dean and Elvis Presley.
In the process, Shammi Kapoor not only laid the way for a host of dancing male leads, from Joy Mukherjee and Jeetendra in his own heyday, and then, down the decades, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan, and his own great nephew Ranbir Kapoor, but also transformed the very paradigm of the Hindi film hero, and in a way, Hindi films.
Gone was the silent, soft-spoken, upright hero – the meek one like his own elder brother Raj Kapoor, or the brooding one like Dilip Kumar – to be supplanted by a flamboyant,...
In the process, Shammi Kapoor not only laid the way for a host of dancing male leads, from Joy Mukherjee and Jeetendra in his own heyday, and then, down the decades, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Govinda, Shah Rukh Khan, and his own great nephew Ranbir Kapoor, but also transformed the very paradigm of the Hindi film hero, and in a way, Hindi films.
Gone was the silent, soft-spoken, upright hero – the meek one like his own elder brother Raj Kapoor, or the brooding one like Dilip Kumar – to be supplanted by a flamboyant,...
- 10/21/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
A tabla player with a prominent theatrical troupe, he went on to partner with a harmonium player to create – and guide – the duo that seamlessly melded the strains of Indian classical and popular music with Western melodies to create an array of immortal tunes for films starring titans, from Raj Kapoor to Shammi Kapoor to Rajesh Khanna.
Shankar-Jaiskishan was not the first duo to give music for Hindi films – that signal honour went to their own ustads Husnlal-Bhagatram – but they were the most successful, right from their first venture in 1949, down till the dawn of the 1970s.
Going just by the metric of Filmfare Awards, their record of the most Best Music Awards (nine) stood for nearly four decades till A R Rahman picked up his 10th in 2012. And though they were runners-up in most nominations (20), behind Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s 25, 10 of their nominations were in consecutive years since 1959.
More tellingly, their...
Shankar-Jaiskishan was not the first duo to give music for Hindi films – that signal honour went to their own ustads Husnlal-Bhagatram – but they were the most successful, right from their first venture in 1949, down till the dawn of the 1970s.
Going just by the metric of Filmfare Awards, their record of the most Best Music Awards (nine) stood for nearly four decades till A R Rahman picked up his 10th in 2012. And though they were runners-up in most nominations (20), behind Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s 25, 10 of their nominations were in consecutive years since 1959.
More tellingly, their...
- 10/15/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Stars have an innate age like the quizzes that keep appearing on gaming sites like what is your real age? Jaya Bhaduri is ‘Guddi’ at heart, a teenager who never quite grows up, Nirupa Roy has never been young. Shammi is a young man in his early twenties while Raj Kapoor and others are in their late twenties.
Amitabh Bachchan is a man of matured years, a man who is at that age at which he has seen it done it all. There is not only a maturity and insight of years, but his is a face of having absorbed life in no small measure, a holism in thought that is not possible without a distance which the passions of youth cannot attain.
He is a man who may have longed and lost, but we have no data about his youthful follies. He is a man beyond mistakes, a man...
Amitabh Bachchan is a man of matured years, a man who is at that age at which he has seen it done it all. There is not only a maturity and insight of years, but his is a face of having absorbed life in no small measure, a holism in thought that is not possible without a distance which the passions of youth cannot attain.
He is a man who may have longed and lost, but we have no data about his youthful follies. He is a man beyond mistakes, a man...
- 10/10/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
The eighth edition of the International Film Festival of Shimla will be held from August 26-28 at Gaiety Theatre in Himachal Pradesh capital with Bollywood actress Divya Dutta as the celebrity guest, it was announced on Thursday.
Festival Director Pushp Raj Thakur said the screening of Divya Dutta’s transgender-based film Sheer Korma at the film festival will be presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
This time, 81 films will be screened at the International Film Festival of Shimla. Twenty-seven films in the international category, 34 Indian films, 4 Himachali films and 15 national award winning films will be screened in the three-day festival.
This time, films from 17 countries including Canada, the US, Spain, Iran, Brazil, Iceland, Mexico, Australia, Greece, Russia — will be screened. These include documentary, animation feature and short films.
Gujarati feature film ’21 M U Tiffin’ directed by Vijay Giri Baba, Hindi feature film ‘Alpha Beta Gama’ directed by Shankar Sri Kumar,...
Festival Director Pushp Raj Thakur said the screening of Divya Dutta’s transgender-based film Sheer Korma at the film festival will be presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
This time, 81 films will be screened at the International Film Festival of Shimla. Twenty-seven films in the international category, 34 Indian films, 4 Himachali films and 15 national award winning films will be screened in the three-day festival.
This time, films from 17 countries including Canada, the US, Spain, Iran, Brazil, Iceland, Mexico, Australia, Greece, Russia — will be screened. These include documentary, animation feature and short films.
Gujarati feature film ’21 M U Tiffin’ directed by Vijay Giri Baba, Hindi feature film ‘Alpha Beta Gama’ directed by Shankar Sri Kumar,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
CinemaThe actor also thanked all the directors, producers, technicians, distributors, theatre owners, media houses, and his fans across the world.Tnm StaffIt was announced on Thursday that actor Rajinikanth will be the 51st recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the country’s highest honour for cinema artists. As wishes continued to pour in, the 70-year-old actor put out a thank-you note, also conveying his regards to all those who wished him. Expressing gratitude to the Union government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajini, who is fondly referred to as ‘Thalaivar’ and Superstar by his fans, conveyed his foremost thanks to his closest friend Raj Bahadur, who worked as a bus driver when the former was a conductor. Rajini's life story from being a bus conductor to one of the top most stars in Indian cinema is the stuff of legend. “For discovering my acting skill and for encouraging me, my friend Raj Bahadur,...
- 4/1/2021
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
CinemaThe 5-member jury included Asha Bhosle, Mohanlal, Shankar Mahadevan, Subhash Ghai and Vishwajeet Chatterjee. Tnm StaffSuperstar Rajinikanth will be receiving the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Union Minister Prakash Javedkar took to Twitter on Thursday to confirm that the prestigious award will be conferred upon Rajinikanth, who is also popularly known among fans as ‘Thalaivar’. Praising the actor for his commendable contribution to Indian cinema, Prakash Javedkar wrote, “Happy to announce #Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajnikant ji His contribution as actor, producer and screenwriter has been iconic I thank Jury @ashabhosle@SubhashGhai1@Mohanlal@Shankar_Live#BiswajeetChatterjee." Asha Bhosle, Mohanlal, Shankar Mahadevan, Subhash Ghai and Vishwajeet Chatterjee were on the five-judge panel. The award to be presented to Rajinikanth on May 3. Happy to announce #Dadasaheb Phalke award for 2019 to one of the greatest actors in history of Indian cinema Rajnikant ji His contribution as actor,...
- 4/1/2021
- by SaradhaU
- The News Minute
Rajiv Kapoor passed away on Tuesday after a massive heart attack. For the first time in 31 years (his last released films were Zimmedaaar and Aag Ka Dariya in 1990), he was gearing up for a new film. He was set to return in Toolsidas Junior, starring Sanjay Dutt.
The Ashutosh Gowariker-produced film has been slated for release this year. Gowariker informs he has wrapped shoot for the production. "Rajiv was so affable and played his part with much fun and ease. Will miss him deeply," he tweeted as condolence. The filmmaker added that he had been "a fan from his Ram Teri Ganga Maili days".
Think Rajiv Kapoor and you are thinking Ram Teri Ganga Maili. The legendary Raj Kapoor cast his youngest son opposite Mandakini in the 1985 film, which went on to be a blockbuster.
In a career that actively spanned less than a decade, Rajiv Kapoor had a...
The Ashutosh Gowariker-produced film has been slated for release this year. Gowariker informs he has wrapped shoot for the production. "Rajiv was so affable and played his part with much fun and ease. Will miss him deeply," he tweeted as condolence. The filmmaker added that he had been "a fan from his Ram Teri Ganga Maili days".
Think Rajiv Kapoor and you are thinking Ram Teri Ganga Maili. The legendary Raj Kapoor cast his youngest son opposite Mandakini in the 1985 film, which went on to be a blockbuster.
In a career that actively spanned less than a decade, Rajiv Kapoor had a...
- 2/9/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Hailing from an acting dynasty in Indian cinema, the Chandni star, who has died aged 67, played the sweet-natured eternal juvenile roles that stole the audience’s hearts
The story of Rishi Kapoor is a love story: he was loved as the chubby and cherubic child star who morphed into an irresistible, indefatigable romantic lead in dozens of comedies, dramas, musicals and thrillers. He famously fell in love with his leading lady Neetu Singh, married her, appeared in dozens more love stories with Neetu on the big screen – and the public fell in love with them both. Then, as the 21st century brought a career shift into twinkly-eyed avuncular character roles (and occasional bad guys) the public fell for him all over again. His loss is an awful blow so soon after Irrfan Khan’s death and also the loss in 2018 of Rishi’s frequent co-star Sridevi.
Rishi and Neetu had...
The story of Rishi Kapoor is a love story: he was loved as the chubby and cherubic child star who morphed into an irresistible, indefatigable romantic lead in dozens of comedies, dramas, musicals and thrillers. He famously fell in love with his leading lady Neetu Singh, married her, appeared in dozens more love stories with Neetu on the big screen – and the public fell in love with them both. Then, as the 21st century brought a career shift into twinkly-eyed avuncular character roles (and occasional bad guys) the public fell for him all over again. His loss is an awful blow so soon after Irrfan Khan’s death and also the loss in 2018 of Rishi’s frequent co-star Sridevi.
Rishi and Neetu had...
- 4/30/2020
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Rishi Kapoor, a pillar of Indian cinema who starred in more than 100 films over his 50-year career and also produced and directed, died early Thursday morning after a two year battle with cancer. He was 67.
“Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45am Ist in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last,” Kapoor’s family said in a statement to the Hindustan Times.
The statement continued: “He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him.”
“He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over.
“Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45am Ist in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last,” Kapoor’s family said in a statement to the Hindustan Times.
The statement continued: “He remained jovial and determined to live to the fullest right through two years of treatment across two continents. Family, friends, food and films remained his focus and everyone who met him during this time was amazed at how he did not let his illness get the better of him.”
“He was grateful for the love of his fans that poured in from the world over.
- 4/30/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
For almost as long as there has been Bollywood, there has been a Kapoor involved in a major way. The seemingly never-ending dynasty that has ruled Bollywood forever started with the greatest actor of his day Prithviraj Kapoor, was extended sideways by his distant cousin and long-time film producer Surinder Kapoor and continues to this day with such disparate names as Armaan Jain, Sara Ali Khan, Ranbir Kapoor and Sonam Kapoor Ahuja.
In between, there are no lack of star-studded names: Raj Kapoor, Boney Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan (yes to name drop too). Each has evolved their own style in their own time and in doing so has moulded Bollywood around them in both big and small ways. Yet, what has always been constant has been the power that they have delivered to Bollywood music through the ages, each performance creating a legend. So here we look at the...
In between, there are no lack of star-studded names: Raj Kapoor, Boney Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan (yes to name drop too). Each has evolved their own style in their own time and in doing so has moulded Bollywood around them in both big and small ways. Yet, what has always been constant has been the power that they have delivered to Bollywood music through the ages, each performance creating a legend. So here we look at the...
- 4/17/2020
- by Swarup Chakravarthy
- Bollyspice
Actress Karisma Kapoor has shared a throwback video of her actor parents Randhir Kapoor and Babita romancing in the rain for a song from their film "Kal Aaj Aur Kal".
Karisma on Monday shared a small clip of the song "Aap Yahan Aaye Kisliye" on Instagram and wrote: "On a gloomy day all you need is watching mama and papa romance in the rain. Rainy day blues. Love you both parents."
Also Read:?Karisma Kapoor shakes a leg with?Karan Wahi
Babita and Randhir have also starred in the 1972 movie "Jeet".
The song is from the 1971 film "Kal Aaj Aur Kal", which revolved around three generations of a family. The film was directed by Randhir and also starred his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor, his father Raj Kapoor among many others.
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Karisma on Monday shared a small clip of the song "Aap Yahan Aaye Kisliye" on Instagram and wrote: "On a gloomy day all you need is watching mama and papa romance in the rain. Rainy day blues. Love you both parents."
Also Read:?Karisma Kapoor shakes a leg with?Karan Wahi
Babita and Randhir have also starred in the 1972 movie "Jeet".
The song is from the 1971 film "Kal Aaj Aur Kal", which revolved around three generations of a family. The film was directed by Randhir and also starred his grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor, his father Raj Kapoor among many others.
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- 7/30/2019
- GlamSham
Glamsham introduces Classic Rewind series where movie critic, feature writer and columnist Vishal Verma will revisit Indian / World cinema since its origin and highlight its relevance in today?s times.
Beginning from where cinema became an undying passion in our lives and created livelihood for generations after generations, Raja Harishchandra by the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke.
History
Raja Harishchandra the 1913 Indian silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, is recognized by Government of India as the first Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalchandra Phalke, and Gajanan Vasudev Sane and is based on the legend of Harishchandra, with Dabke portraying the title character. The film, being silent, had English and Hindi-language slates coming in between.
Significance/relevance in today?s times
It was the decision taken by a painter after watching The Life Of Christ (1906) at a theatre in Mumbai, the...
Beginning from where cinema became an undying passion in our lives and created livelihood for generations after generations, Raja Harishchandra by the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke.
History
Raja Harishchandra the 1913 Indian silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, is recognized by Government of India as the first Indian feature film. Raja Harishchandra features Dattatraya Damodar Dabke, Anna Salunke, Bhalchandra Phalke, and Gajanan Vasudev Sane and is based on the legend of Harishchandra, with Dabke portraying the title character. The film, being silent, had English and Hindi-language slates coming in between.
Significance/relevance in today?s times
It was the decision taken by a painter after watching The Life Of Christ (1906) at a theatre in Mumbai, the...
- 5/15/2019
- GlamSham
Kalank has unfortunately turned into an ?epic? disappointment, the author feels that if the story of Kalank - the mega budget multi star period drama helmed by the 2 States fame Abhishek Varman that boasted names like Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sanjay Dutt and Kunal Kemmu would have been the way re imagined, retold over here by taking liberties after watching the original in theatres, things could have been different.
Here goes the re-imagined Kalank
Opening scene
A dying Satya (Sonakshi Sinha) makes her last wish and asks her younger sister Roop (Alia Bhatt) to marry her husband Dev (Aditya Roy Kapur), (keep reading for more) the period is the same 1945 and it?s Lahore in Pakistan.
(Read More:?Kalank: Major flaws that destroyed the movie)
Roop gets married to Dev
It?s a grand event in Lahore, The Chaudhry?s are a respected aristocratic family,...
Here goes the re-imagined Kalank
Opening scene
A dying Satya (Sonakshi Sinha) makes her last wish and asks her younger sister Roop (Alia Bhatt) to marry her husband Dev (Aditya Roy Kapur), (keep reading for more) the period is the same 1945 and it?s Lahore in Pakistan.
(Read More:?Kalank: Major flaws that destroyed the movie)
Roop gets married to Dev
It?s a grand event in Lahore, The Chaudhry?s are a respected aristocratic family,...
- 4/20/2019
- GlamSham
Open Cast
D for Drama's
Venue:Prithvi Theatre
Date and Time: Thursday, 7th March and Friday, 8th March - 7 Pm and 9 Pm
Synopsis: "Open Cast" is a play about people displaced and how it affects them and their newly forged relationships with strange people and places. What do the displaced lose? Self-Identity and Autonomy or Freedom? What are their problems? Language, Food or being an Outsider? It's not just the people but their culture which also has to suffer the wrench. "Open Cast" is two parallel stories: one of the new arrivals in the affluent capital city of Delhi looking for a better life; the other of people forced to endure evacuation from the coal-mining town of Dhanbad.
Cast: Ghanshyam Lalsa, Avneesh Mishra, Shashie Vermaa, Serena Walia, Lisha Bajaj, Navendra Mishra, Vara Raturi, Vivan Karan Singh, Kuldeep Kushwaha, Deepali Garg, Geetika Lalwani, Amit Purohit, Sumit Raj Yadav and Aayush Tiwari
Written...
D for Drama's
Venue:Prithvi Theatre
Date and Time: Thursday, 7th March and Friday, 8th March - 7 Pm and 9 Pm
Synopsis: "Open Cast" is a play about people displaced and how it affects them and their newly forged relationships with strange people and places. What do the displaced lose? Self-Identity and Autonomy or Freedom? What are their problems? Language, Food or being an Outsider? It's not just the people but their culture which also has to suffer the wrench. "Open Cast" is two parallel stories: one of the new arrivals in the affluent capital city of Delhi looking for a better life; the other of people forced to endure evacuation from the coal-mining town of Dhanbad.
Cast: Ghanshyam Lalsa, Avneesh Mishra, Shashie Vermaa, Serena Walia, Lisha Bajaj, Navendra Mishra, Vara Raturi, Vivan Karan Singh, Kuldeep Kushwaha, Deepali Garg, Geetika Lalwani, Amit Purohit, Sumit Raj Yadav and Aayush Tiwari
Written...
- 3/6/2019
- GlamSham
Oscars 2018The Indian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage to sing Tom Petty's "Room at the top".IANSImage source: Twitter Indian cinema icon Shashi Kapoor and India's first female superstar Sridevi were honoured at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles during the "In Memoriam" montage. The Indian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage to sing Tom Petty's "Room at the top". Oscars. Thank you for remembering Shashi Kapoor and Sridevi. Thrilled to see the name Raj Kapoor as the executive producer of the show. We are on the threshold of world cinema! pic.twitter.com/YMkqntZ4Xz — Rishi Kapoor (@chintskap) March 5, 2018 So amazing to see the #oscars pay respect to #shashikapoor and #sridevi #Oscar90 — Varun Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) March 5, 2018 Nice that two giants of Bollywood, Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor, were shown in the annual In Memoriam segments of #oscarspic.twitter.com/dQnG1XvIWa — sree sreenivasan (@sree) March 5, 2018 #Sridevi at the #Oscars In Memorium. The world mourns the loss. — Madhuri Banerjee (@Madhuribanerjee) March 5, 2018 Call me a sentimental fool if you will, but I always wait for the #Oscars In Memoriam section. I knew #ShashiKapoor would be remembered at today's ceremony because he has worked abroad, but they also honoured #Sridevi today and that meant a lot. A big hug to @TheAcademy. — Anna Mm Vetticad (@annavetticad) March 5, 2018 The Oscars paid tribute to our beloved Sridevi...#YourLegacyLivesOn — vidya balan (@vidya_balan) March 5, 2018 Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor remembered at the #Oscars. An important nod to reach of Indian cinema. pic.twitter.com/RlnLp1QKUq — Dr. Karan Jani (@AstroKPJ) March 5, 2018 Sridevi. Sigh.#InMemoriam #Oscars — Raja Sen (@RajaSen) March 5, 2018 Nice of #Oscars to add Sri Devi. — Wajahat Ali (@WajahatAli) March 5, 2018 Was very thoughtful of the #Oscars to have payed respects to Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor sahab .. https://t.co/fNrtbuNbso — Karan Tacker (@karantacker) March 5, 2018 Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor in Oscars Memoriam. What true great stars we have lost. #oscars90 — arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) March 5, 2018 Wonderful this is. In the Memorium segment, #Oscars honored #Sridevi and #ShashiKapoor . pic.twitter.com/lAJ1rKaC9O — Rajasekar (@sekartweets) March 5, 2018 Actress Jennifer Garner introduced the segment by paying tribute to late star Audrey Hepburn. "There is no joy without sorrow," Garner said, and then acknowledged the loss of the departed souls. Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood with the 1961 film Dharmputra after working as a child artiste. He passed away in December 2017. Bollywood's ultimate "charm house" Shashi Kapoor then went on to make a name for himself globally by associating with international cinema. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan -- the third highest civilian honour -- by the Indian government in 2011. In 2015, he was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Sridevi, known for her expressive eyes, sheer comic timing, fluid dancing skills and her ability to slip into myriad roles, died on February 24. Her death left everyone shocked and saddened. They were included in the annual montage along with stars such as John Heard, Tony Anne Walker, Jane Foray, Robert Osborne, Martin Landau, Glenne Headly, Roger Moore, George A. Romero and Jerry Lewis. With Jimmy Kimmel as the host, the ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night.
- 3/5/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
Oscars 2018The Indian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage to sing Tom Petty's "Room at the top".IANSSridevi/TwitterIndian cinema icon Shashi Kapoor and India's first female superstar Sridevi were honoured at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles during the "In Memoriam" montage. The Indian stars got a musical tribute by Eddie Vedder who took the stage to sing Tom Petty's "Room at the top". Actress Jennifer Garner introduced the segment by paying tribute to late star Audrey Hepburn. "There is no joy without sorrow," Garner said, and then acknowledged the loss of film world with the departed souls. Son of Prithviraj Kapoor and younger brother of Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor made his debut in Bollywood with the 1961 film "Dharmputra" after working as a child artist. He passed away in December 2017. Bollywood's ultimate "charm house" Shashi Kapoor then went on to make a name for himself globally by associating with international cinema. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan -- the third highest civilian honour -- by the Indian government in 2011. In 2015, he was bestowed with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. Sridevi, known for her ability to slip into myriad roles, expressive eyes, sheer comic timing and her fluid dancing skills, died on February 24. Her death left everyone shocked, and saddened. They were included in the annual montage along with stars such as John Heard, Tony Anne Walker, Jane Foray, Robert Osborne, Martin Landau, Glenne Headly, Roger Moore, George A. Romero and Jerry Lewis. With Jimmy Kimmel as a host, the ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday night. ...
- 3/5/2018
- by Editor
- The News Minute
A scion of the Kapoor film-making dynasty, the celebrated actor appeared in a string of Indian features and Merchant Ivory films
Veteran Indian film industry stalwart Shashi Kapoor has died at the age of 79, it has been confirmed. His nephew Randhir told the Press Trust of India (Pti) that the actor had died in Mumbai on Monday after several years of kidney problems.
Kapoor was a scion of the celebrated Indian film-making dynasty, the son of Mughal-e-Azam star Prithviraj Kapoor, and brother of Raj Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor’s own screen career started as a child actor in the 1940s and 50s, appearing in films such as Aag and Awaara, in both of which he played the younger version of his already established brother Raj. His first leading role was in the award-winning 1961 Dharmputra, directed by Yash Chopra, which was one of the first Indian features to deal with partition.
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Veteran Indian film industry stalwart Shashi Kapoor has died at the age of 79, it has been confirmed. His nephew Randhir told the Press Trust of India (Pti) that the actor had died in Mumbai on Monday after several years of kidney problems.
Kapoor was a scion of the celebrated Indian film-making dynasty, the son of Mughal-e-Azam star Prithviraj Kapoor, and brother of Raj Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor’s own screen career started as a child actor in the 1940s and 50s, appearing in films such as Aag and Awaara, in both of which he played the younger version of his already established brother Raj. His first leading role was in the award-winning 1961 Dharmputra, directed by Yash Chopra, which was one of the first Indian features to deal with partition.
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- 12/4/2017
- by Guardian film
- The Guardian - Film News
The 1960 magnum opus featured a majestic soundtrack matching the scale of the film by composer Naushad and lyricist Shakeel Badayuni, who created iconic songs like Jab Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya and Mohe Panghat Pe. Directed by K Asif, Mughal-e-Azam starred Madhubala, Dilip Kumar and Prithviraj Kapoor...
- 10/30/2017
- Film Companion
With music by Sajjad Hussain, Rustom Sohrab had some memorable songs, including Yeh Kaisi Ajab Daastaan Ho Gayi by Suraiya. Directed by Vishram Bedekar, the 1963 film starred Prithviraj Kapoor and Suraiya...
- 8/18/2017
- Film Companion
The Broadway-style musical play adaption of K.Asif’s legendary classic ‘Mughal E Azam’ starring Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Prithviraj Kapoor, which premiered at the Ncpa (National Centre For Performing Arts) on October 21st, seems to have become an instant hit with one and all.
The production, which was helmed by acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan has opened to near unanimous acclaim and it is quite clear now that the makers have a winner on their hands. So much so that the public demand for the play prompted the makers to have additional shows of the musical extravaganza on Monday and Tuesdayconsidering the fact that all the shows are going housefull and tickets are selling like hot cakes.
The play, which is smashing records all over, will have an extra show on Monday (October 31, which is celebrated as New Year) at 4 pm and on Tuesday(November 1, which is celebrated as...
The production, which was helmed by acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan has opened to near unanimous acclaim and it is quite clear now that the makers have a winner on their hands. So much so that the public demand for the play prompted the makers to have additional shows of the musical extravaganza on Monday and Tuesdayconsidering the fact that all the shows are going housefull and tickets are selling like hot cakes.
The play, which is smashing records all over, will have an extra show on Monday (October 31, which is celebrated as New Year) at 4 pm and on Tuesday(November 1, which is celebrated as...
- 11/2/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
The broadway-style musical play adaption of K.Asif’s legendary classic ‘Mughal E Azam’ seems to have struck a chord & become an instant hit with one and all. The production helmed by master director Feroz Abbas Khan has opened to near unanimous acclaim and the verdict is loud and clear – this is one experience which is unmissable.
A lavish premiere event was hosted at the Ncpa and comprised of the who’s who of the celeb world. From the scions of the first family of Bollywood – Randhir and Rishi Kapoor (A hark back to their illustrious granddad – Prithviraj Kapoor who had essayed the role of Jahapanah Akbar in the original work) to the rich, beautiful and influential of our society – you had them all. Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Irffan Khan, Anubhav Sinha, Raza Murad, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Simone Singh, Fahad Samar, Lubna Adams, Manish Malhotra, Jackky Bhagnani, Aseem Chhabra,...
A lavish premiere event was hosted at the Ncpa and comprised of the who’s who of the celeb world. From the scions of the first family of Bollywood – Randhir and Rishi Kapoor (A hark back to their illustrious granddad – Prithviraj Kapoor who had essayed the role of Jahapanah Akbar in the original work) to the rich, beautiful and influential of our society – you had them all. Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Irffan Khan, Anubhav Sinha, Raza Murad, Shabana Azmi, Javed Akhtar, Simone Singh, Fahad Samar, Lubna Adams, Manish Malhotra, Jackky Bhagnani, Aseem Chhabra,...
- 10/23/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
K. Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam starring Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Madhubala, which was the most expensive film made at the time (in 1960), is still considered the greatest Indian motion picture ever and now, we have some good news for fans of the eternal love story.
Acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan, known for his award-winning film Gandhi, My Father and successful plays like ‘Tumhari Amrita’, ‘Salesman Ramlal’ and ‘Mahatma Vs Gandhi’, will soon helm ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, a Broadway-style musical play, which will be a tribute to the original film and is being prepared on a grand scale to be performed at the Ncpa (National Centre For Performing Arts), where it will play daily from October 21 till first week of November for a limited engagement of two weeks followed by the staging in end November for another two weeks into December at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.
Readers will be delighted to...
Acclaimed director Feroz Abbas Khan, known for his award-winning film Gandhi, My Father and successful plays like ‘Tumhari Amrita’, ‘Salesman Ramlal’ and ‘Mahatma Vs Gandhi’, will soon helm ‘Mughal-e-Azam’, a Broadway-style musical play, which will be a tribute to the original film and is being prepared on a grand scale to be performed at the Ncpa (National Centre For Performing Arts), where it will play daily from October 21 till first week of November for a limited engagement of two weeks followed by the staging in end November for another two weeks into December at Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi.
Readers will be delighted to...
- 9/13/2016
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Ranbir Kapoor, who will be next seen in Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha, which releases on November 27, will clash with none other than his late great grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor on the same day! Surprised? Allow us to clarify…
The trailer launch of Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai, the biggest ever Punjabi super hit film, which bagged the National Award in 1969, was held at Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib on 7th November, 2015.
This timeless classic film, starring Prithviraj Kapoor, I.S Johar, Nishi and Vimi has been restored and digitized and is all set to be re-released worldwide on 27th November this year, coinciding with Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary in enhanced colour format and with better sound quality.
This venture is the brainchild of Raju Chadha, Chairman Wave Group, who is passionate and sentimental about this iconic film. “I was moved by this film as a child and am happy that we...
The trailer launch of Nanak Naam Jahaz Hai, the biggest ever Punjabi super hit film, which bagged the National Award in 1969, was held at Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib on 7th November, 2015.
This timeless classic film, starring Prithviraj Kapoor, I.S Johar, Nishi and Vimi has been restored and digitized and is all set to be re-released worldwide on 27th November this year, coinciding with Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s birth anniversary in enhanced colour format and with better sound quality.
This venture is the brainchild of Raju Chadha, Chairman Wave Group, who is passionate and sentimental about this iconic film. “I was moved by this film as a child and am happy that we...
- 11/15/2015
- by Press Releases
- Bollyspice
Film director Kedar Sharma holds a place of great pride in Indian Cinema because he is one of the pioneers of Indian Cinema. He has to his credit the distinction of introducing many great talented artists like Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Mala Sinha, etc. to Bollywood.
Kedar Sharma had great reverence for legendary actor Prithiviraj Kapoor as he was instrumental in shaping up Sharma's career in Bollywood. Later it was Kedar Sharma who delivered many hit films for Prithiviraj Kapoor and also trained Raj Kapoor, son of Prithiviraj Kapoor, under his assistance. Thus, the duo shared an emotional bond.
In the 60s Kedar Sharma directed the film Chetak produced by Children Film Society of India (Cfsi), which till date is regarded as the most popular film of Cfsi.
The key role of Maharana Pratap was played by Prithiviraj Kapoor. In the climax, when Maharana Pratap's loyal horse Chetak dies, Prithviraj Kapoor...
Kedar Sharma had great reverence for legendary actor Prithiviraj Kapoor as he was instrumental in shaping up Sharma's career in Bollywood. Later it was Kedar Sharma who delivered many hit films for Prithiviraj Kapoor and also trained Raj Kapoor, son of Prithiviraj Kapoor, under his assistance. Thus, the duo shared an emotional bond.
In the 60s Kedar Sharma directed the film Chetak produced by Children Film Society of India (Cfsi), which till date is regarded as the most popular film of Cfsi.
The key role of Maharana Pratap was played by Prithiviraj Kapoor. In the climax, when Maharana Pratap's loyal horse Chetak dies, Prithviraj Kapoor...
- 6/10/2015
- GlamSham
Rishi Kapoor (Shashi's nephew and co-star in Kabhi Kabhie, Doosra Aadmi and others films) is thrilled that his uncle got honoured by the Dadasaheb Phalke award. He however had one question to ask. "Our family is thrilled that Shashi Uncle has been honoured. It's a great day for the Kapoors. Thank You India, thank you Government of India and thank you audience for believing in the Kapoors. My only question to the government is, why has it not conferred this same honour posthumously on my other uncle Shammi Kapoor? No one can deny that Shammi Uncle too left an indelible mark with his unique acting style, "said Rishi. He soon got back into celebratory mood and continued, "Having said that, let me not sound like a spoilsport. Let me confess I am delighted! Shashi Uncle is the third member of our family to win the Padma and the Phalke awards.
- 3/25/2015
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, who turned 77 on March 18, was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award on Monday.
Celebrities took to Twitter to celebrate and congratulate the actor :
Rishi Kapoor: Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless. Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family. Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipientsRead More...
Celebrities took to Twitter to celebrate and congratulate the actor :
Rishi Kapoor: Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless. Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family. Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipientsRead More...
- 3/24/2015
- by Indicine Team
- indicine
It is going to be a moment of pride for the Kapoor family, which has been one of the most prominent families in the Bollywood industry. Shashi Kapoor is soon going to receive the Dada Saheb Phalke award for his contribution to Indian Cinema.
Confirming this news on a microblogging site, Rishi Kapoor wrote, "Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless!"
"Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family. Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipients" he further added.
Prithiviraj Kapoor has received the Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1971 and Raj Kapoor received it in 1987.
Confirming this news on a microblogging site, Rishi Kapoor wrote, "Yessssssss! Shashi Kapoor to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for contribution to Indian Cinema. Well deserved uncle. God Bless!"
"Third Padma Bhushan and third Phalke award in the family. Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor being the other recipients" he further added.
Prithiviraj Kapoor has received the Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1971 and Raj Kapoor received it in 1987.
- 3/23/2015
- GlamSham
Dilip Kumar has the privilege of acting opposite great actors of Indian cinema. From Prithviraj Kapoor (Mughal-e-azam), Sohrab Modi (Yahudi) , Moti Lal (Devdas), Balraj Sahni (Sangharsh), Raaj Kumar (Saudagar) and Amitabh Bachchan (Shakti). However, the only actor who has overshadowed Dilip Kumar till date has been, any guess.? Yes, you have rightly guessed. He is none other but the exceptional Sanjeev Kumar. And what's amazing is that Dilip Kumar has no regrets, instead the...
- 12/11/2013
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Oct 21: Actor Arish Bhiwandiwala, currently seen as young Akbar in historical TV show "Bharat Ka Veer Putra - Maharana Pratap", says watching "Jodhaa Akbar" and "Mughal-e-Azam" helped him get under the skin of the character.
The 16-year-old rose to fame after playing young Hrithik Roshan in the 2012 box office hit "Agneepath".
"Once I was selected, I watched movies like 'Jodhaa Akbar' and 'Mughal-e-Azam'. I wanted to see how Hrithik Roshan and Prithviraj Kapoor delivered their dialogues. And it made it easier for me to play the Akbar in the show," Arish, who is from Mumbai, told Ians.
"I wanted.
The 16-year-old rose to fame after playing young Hrithik Roshan in the 2012 box office hit "Agneepath".
"Once I was selected, I watched movies like 'Jodhaa Akbar' and 'Mughal-e-Azam'. I wanted to see how Hrithik Roshan and Prithviraj Kapoor delivered their dialogues. And it made it easier for me to play the Akbar in the show," Arish, who is from Mumbai, told Ians.
"I wanted.
- 10/21/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Eminent actor and director Kader Khan is producing a movie called In Your Arms. The highlight of the movie is that the movie stars three generations of Kader Khan that includes Kader Khan himself, his sons Sarfaraz and Shah Nawaz Ali along with his eight-year old grandson Hamzaa, who is the son of Sarfaraz. One may be aware that prior to this Raj Kapoor made a movie called Kal Aaj Aur Kal( 1971) that brought the Kapoor clan together in the movie featuring Raj Kapoor, Prithviraj K...
- 10/19/2013
- GlamSham
A stll from “Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show”
What: Documentary screenings in Mumbai
Organizers: The fd Zone, Films Division, Mumbai
Program:
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup And A Premiere Show
Dir- Mamta Murthy/ A Majlis Production/ 90 mins
A century of Hindi cinema may be a good occasion to share the spotlight with a less celebrated albeit no less important film culture: Manipuri cinema. After the British exit, Manipur had a controversial merger with India in the mid 20th century. It has been wracked by state and non-state militancy ever since and has little to show for being part of a developing country like India. But it has a cinema.
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show travels with a local feature film unit through Manipur’s picturesque hills and narrative traditions. Juggling lip synch songs and fish frying, the Manipuris attempt to turn their city streets into...
What: Documentary screenings in Mumbai
Organizers: The fd Zone, Films Division, Mumbai
Program:
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup And A Premiere Show
Dir- Mamta Murthy/ A Majlis Production/ 90 mins
A century of Hindi cinema may be a good occasion to share the spotlight with a less celebrated albeit no less important film culture: Manipuri cinema. After the British exit, Manipur had a controversial merger with India in the mid 20th century. It has been wracked by state and non-state militancy ever since and has little to show for being part of a developing country like India. But it has a cinema.
Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show travels with a local feature film unit through Manipur’s picturesque hills and narrative traditions. Juggling lip synch songs and fish frying, the Manipuris attempt to turn their city streets into...
- 8/8/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
The prestigious London Indian Film Festival closed on Thursday 25 July with an exclusive UK screening of the critically acclaimed Bombay Talkies. Attending as one of the chief guests was Bollywood legend Mr Gulshan Grover, who is a huge supporter of the festival and was also invited to deliver a speech prior to the screening. BollySpice bring to you an exclusive interview with Gulshan Grover, where he speaks about the London Indian Film Festival, his career, as well as what he considers to be the greatest film to have ever been made in the last 100 years!
Firstly, welcome to the London Indian Film Festival. How does it feel that you have been invited as a special guest for its closing ceremony?
I’m extremely happy to be here at the closing night of the London Indian Film Festival. The new cutting edge progressive films from India are being shown here at the London Indian Film Festival.
Firstly, welcome to the London Indian Film Festival. How does it feel that you have been invited as a special guest for its closing ceremony?
I’m extremely happy to be here at the closing night of the London Indian Film Festival. The new cutting edge progressive films from India are being shown here at the London Indian Film Festival.
- 7/27/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
In a poll conducted in the UK to decide the greatest piece of cinema that Bollywood has offered in its 100 years of existence, the 1960s classic Mughal –e-Azam emerged as the winner. The poll was conducted by a British Asian weekly newspaper named Eastern Eye. Mughal-e-Azam had a narrow victory over Bollywood’s take on Western movies – Sholay.Mughal-e-Azam, which translates to ‘The Greatest of the Mughals’ was directed by K. Asif and produced by Shapoorji Pallonji. The movie had a star cast comprising of Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala and Durga Khote. It revolves around the life of the Mughal Prince Salim, who eventual...
- 7/18/2013
- Bollywoodmantra.com
Mumbai, May 21: Actor Ranbir Kapoor Tuesday said he was not aware of any plans for his father Rishi Kapoor and him to reprise his great-grandfather Prithviraj Kapoor and grandfather Raj Kapoor's roles in "Awara", saying one will have to get them and Nargis back to this world to make the film again.
"I live with my mom and dad but so far my dad has not told me anything about this.. I even read about this for the first time in the news papers. I wouldn't like to remake 'Awara' because you will have to get Raj Kapoor, Nargis ji, Prithviraj Kapoor back to this world, then this film can be made again," Ranbir told reporters during the.
"I live with my mom and dad but so far my dad has not told me anything about this.. I even read about this for the first time in the news papers. I wouldn't like to remake 'Awara' because you will have to get Raj Kapoor, Nargis ji, Prithviraj Kapoor back to this world, then this film can be made again," Ranbir told reporters during the.
- 5/21/2013
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
It would be wrong of us to celebrate one hundred years of Indian Cinema if we did not acknowledge one of the greatest epics to have ever been made. Directed by K. Asif, Mughal-e-Azam (1960) is a film oozing with grandeur, romance and drama. Starring Dilip Kumar, Prithviraj Kapoor and Madhubala in central roles, it is based on the 16th century mythical love tale between a Mughal prince named Saleem (Dilip Kumar) and the court’s maidservant Anarkali (Madhubala). After seeing the two lovers together, Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor) attempts to separate them, as he does not want a commoner to become the future Queen of India. Without a doubt, you are not a true fan of Indian Cinema until you have seen the phenomenal beauty that is Mughal-e-Azam.
Initially having received a lukewarm response from the critics, Mughal-e-Azam rapidly became one of the biggest hits in Indian box office history...
Initially having received a lukewarm response from the critics, Mughal-e-Azam rapidly became one of the biggest hits in Indian box office history...
- 5/16/2013
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
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