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Nana Patekar said: If in life you have not taken a bribe, then only touch me!
Nana Patekar is known for mouthing lines with such theatrical gusto that only he can do justice to the characters he plays on screen. So heavy are the words of his explosive dialogues that when they are translated in the the Queen’s tongue they get lost in translation. We present some of these precious moments from Nana’s films. Tell us if you can remember the original Hindi versions and name the films they appeared in… Click here to read more
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Nana Patekar, happy birthday!
The veteran actor of Hindi and Marathi cinema celebrates his birthday today
As the nation ushers in the new year, Nana Patekar will bring in his birthday. The veteran actor and filmmaker turns 61 years old today. Nana started his Bollywood career with impressive performances in films such as Gaman, Ankush, Pratighaat and Salaam Bombay, but it was with Parinda that he was noticed by the mainstream Bollywood filmgoers. Click here to read moreFilm writer KK Singh passes away
Famous script and dialogue writer KK Singh passed away in his sleep at his residence in Mumbai on Sunday. He was 58. Singh started his career with Raj Kapoor’s Prem Rog and worked with many other skilful directors later in his career, such as Raj Khosla, Mehul Kumar, Rajiv Rai and Mahesh Manjrekar among others. He wrote for 24 films including the popular ones like Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Krantiveer, Tridev, Mere Jeevan Saathi, Pitaah, Jaanwar, Kurukshetra, Tirangaa, Talaash, Barsaat and Ek Rishtaa – The Bond of Love. His last film was Jaago. He even wrote dialogues for a Bhojpuri film named Aulad, for which he was paid Rs 11 lakh, the highest amount paid to a writer in the industry. Singh had also directed the Salman Khan film Veergati. May his soul rest in peace.
R.I.P. Shammi Kapoor: Bollywood tweetsClick here to read more
R.I.P. Shammi Kapoor: Bollywood tweetsClick here to read more
