Innovative Directors of Indian Film Industry
We cannot imagine an Indian movie produced in any vernacular of India without songs. During the Golden Period of Bollywood, songs played a very important role in the success of…
PAKEEZA
Hundreds of thousands of films have been produced and released world-wide, but only a handful of movies are in the category of "shall never die". Amongst these is Bollywood's Pakeeza.…
Yesteryear Lyricists of Bollywood
I have always found poets to be fascinating and interesting characters. They live in their own world and their mind is always occupied on some poetry. Even while in conversation…
T E X T I L E S
Having spent all my life in the Textile business, and with our firm being close to celebrating the centenary of its existence in Tanzania, I thought of noting my reminiscences of…
Making of Mughal e Azam (part 1)
The Indian Film Industry is 108 years old. "Raja Harish Chandra" was the first (silent) motion picture released in 1913, which was produced by Dada Saheb Palkhe. Since then, tens…
A TRIBUTE TO THE ORIGINAL SUPER STAR: DILIP KUMAR aka YUSUF KHAN.
The One and Only - Dilip Kumar Reel Picture - from "Dil Diya Dard Liya" DILIP KUMAR – 11th December 1922 – 7th July 2021 The greatest actor of Indian cinema -…
100+ Images of Dilip Kumar
Friends,Greetings, and may peace and health prevail with all of you.Below is the link of a video I have uploaded on YouTube. Caption is 100+ images of Dilip Kumar .…
Early Demises of Bollywood Artists due to Alcoholism.
Recently I have noticed youngsters uploading videos paying tribute to a yesteryear famous singer, Kundan Lal Saigal. Stage singers are following suit by singing his songs. He was a legend…
Talat Mehmood – a tribute to him on his 23rd death anniversary.
Talat Mehmood (1924 - 1988), a versatile legendary singer with a lovely silky voice, was a prominent artist during the Golden Era of Indian Music. He was the very first original filmy…
A STORY BEHIND A CLASSIC SONG FROM THE MOVIE “YAHUDI”.
It was the year 1953. Composers Shanker Jaikishan's wish was granted when they were signed as the composers of "Daag"; starring Dilip Kumar. In their prior 4 years of experience in…