All posts by Deepa
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The Timeless Dream Girl – Hema Malini
For her sheer screen presence, she was hard to beat. With her jingling laugh & the looks that...
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The Musical Craftsman – Shankar (Shankar – Jaikishan)
Shankar Singh Raghuvanshi was born on 15 October 1922. Together with Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal, he was one half...
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Ashok Kumar – An Exponent of Pure & Natural Acting
He resisted typecasting and played heroes and villains with equal conviction. He was one of the first anti-heroes...
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Nida Fazli – Colloquial and Elegant
Often, his poetry is described as a piece that lacks in any singular identity which defies any neat...
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Relationship Beyond Time – Haath Chhute Bhi Toh Rishte – Jagjit Singh – Gulzar
A superb soem (poem rendered like a song) by Jagjit Singh – Gulzar combination!!! A poem that touches...
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Raaj Kumar – An Actor With Precedence
Anger vibrated through his voice when he said “Ye bachchon ke khelne ki cheez nahin, haath kat jaye...
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Indian Solitary Reaper – Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sanwaro – Aakhri Khat
Behold her, single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass! Reaping and singing by herself; Stop here, or...
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Asha Parekh – Journey from a Tomboy to a Jubilee Girl
She’s funny, she’s fierce, she’s independent, she’s beautiful and stylish, and it’s a joy to watch her –...
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S.D.Burman – The “Karta” of Hindi Film Music
sun mere bandhu re, sun mere mitwa sun mere saathii re hota tu peepal, main hoti amar lata...
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The Unglamorous Babu Moshai of the Glitzy World – Hrishikesh Mukherjee
A master story teller, a master editor and one that worked within minimum cost and time… but the...