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‘Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon’ is not based on Madhubala-Dilip Kumar affair, says producer
What’s in a name, you ask. ‘Plenty!’, Saurabh Tewari, producer of an upcoming show on Colors might say. And here’s why
The television world was rife with rumours about the new show Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon being based on the life of veteran actor Madhubala and her affair with superstar Dilip Kumar. Click here to read more10 Comments
‘Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon’ gets into trouble!
Indian television is undergoing a makeover of sorts with new shows replacing old ones. And next in line is Veer Shivaji on Colors which is all set to be replaced by Madhubala. But will that really happen?
Colors is all set to launch its new show Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, apparently based on the love story between yesteryear actors Madhubala and Dilip Kumar. Click here to read moreIconic studio Bombay Talkies reopens
The defunct Bollywood film studio is all set to produce new films
Bombay Talkies, the erstwhile film studio in Malad that gave a break to several top stars of Bollywood including Madhubala, Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Raj Kapoor, Leela Chitnis, Dilip Kumar and Mehmood, went defunct in 1954 – exactly 20 years after it was established. Click here to read moreBOOK REVIEW: ‘Bollywood’s Top 20 Superstars Of Indian Cinema’ – Not a compelling read
Bhaichand Patel’s compilation of essays about the best of B-town will definitely irk Salman Khan’s fans endlessly (he is not included in the book) and doesn’t have great insights about the icons, most of whom we have already heard and read so much about, on a daily basis
The kitschy jacket of the book titled ‘Bollywood’s Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema’ feels incomplete because much to your disbilief, you can’t spot superstar Salman Khan on it. As a reader you want to know the reason for Salman’s absence on the cover and in the pages that follow. There is an explanation provided in the book’s introduction for excluding him which sounds elitist and many would want to stop reading the book at that point. Click here to read moreShiamak Davar: There are too many camps and too much politics in Bollywood
Behind Davar’s optimistic and astute veneer resides a soft-hearted man who thrives on spirituality and breathes dance for his subsistence. As we indulge in a tête-à-tête with the grooving guru, we discover what makes him move, and while some facets surprise us to the hilt, the rest simply help us know more about this ‘just-another-Parsi-bawa’ turned successful dancer…
Shiamak Davar’s sentences are incomplete without affectionate words like ‘dear’ and ‘darling’. And this is perhaps one of the reasons why you feel a certain close connect with the man who places you in a comfort zone, even over the phone, no matter who you are. So while we start the confab with a clichéd question by asking about the number of Bollywood projects on his we-thought-full plate, Davar reacts with a hearty laugh and then gradually settles for a much serious tone with a bald “None.” Click here to read moreKareena Kapoor unhappy with being compared to Vidya Balan
Kareena is being hounded with questions about whether her role in Heroine is similar to Vidya Balan’s The Dirty Picture act. And the actor is not too thrilled about it
In Madhur Bhandarkar’s much-talked about next, Heroine, Kareena Kapoor will be playing the character of a Bollywood heroine named Mahhi Khanna who goes through the various highs and lows that come with stardom. We hear that her character is based on lives of yesteryear divas like Madhubala and Marilyn Monroe, whose careers touched the peaks before treading the path of a proverbial decline. Doesn’t the story line remind you of the recent blockbuster The Dirty Picture? Many people think so, and that hasn’t really down well with Kareena, who has been clarifying how her character is different from that of Vidya Balan’s Silk Smitha. Click here to read moreMadhubala birth anniversary: The beautiful actor’s most romantic songs
We look at some of the most memorable love songs of the glowing star of the black and white era
Madhubala was grace and beauty personified. When she stepped into the frame, members of the audience stayed glued to her lovely face. Even today, many refer to her as the most beautiful woman of the Indian film industry and rightly so. The diva of black and white cinema coincidentally shares her birth date with Valentine’s Day – a day that celebrates love. The actor was a part of many memorable love songs and on her 78th birth anniversary we recollect some of those gems which captured the seductive, naughty and painful sides of Madhubala and touched the romantic in us. Click here to read moreBan Bollywood, says Pakistani film industry!
Bollywood films were described as promoters of vulgarity and screening them was termed unlawful
India’s dominant film industry, Bollywood, is popular in Pakistan. If films are not released there, they are pirated widely. Hindi cinema actors, right from Dilip Kumar to Amitabh Bachchan to Shahrukh, Aamir and Salman Khan, and Madhubala to Katrina Kaif, have fans across the border. This has affected the business, if any, of the Pakistani film industry. In a statement released at a Lahore press conference held by the newly formed Central Convening Committee, the Pakistani film industry’s main body, a complete ban on Indian films in Pakistan cinema theatres was called for. Click here to read more
