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Subhash K Jha revisits Gulzar’s Namkeen (1982) and as a bonus, he includes a conversation with the director who takes us inside the story, the actors and the music in this fascinating installment of This Day That Year.

Perhaps the timing was wrong. Or as Munnabhhai would say, ‘Isska to good luck hi kharaab tha.’ But Gulzar’s Namkeen and its dew-drop tenderness compounded by a compelling resilience of spirit, flowery in its fragility and steely in its strength, failed to evoke a favourable response at the boxoffice.

It came during the year when the Bachchan wave swept across the box office with Namak Halaal, Khuddar, and Shakti. It was also the year when two female-oriented films, Nikaah and Prem Rog, did exceedingly well. Namkeen tragically failed to form a trio of successful ladies’ pictures in 1982.

A pity!

Gulzar Saab loves the film, just as one favours the child who...

Shining the spotlight on the talented actress Nanda, Subhash K Jha focuses on her life in reel and real.

Nanda, who was part of the illustrious Mangeshkar family, never got her due. And she was herself partly to blame for it. Fixated on becoming another Meena Kumari, she was typecast in weepy family-oriented roles of the all-sacrificing Choti Bahen, Beti and Badi Didi. These are actually the titles of three of her popular films where she was shown sacrificing her own happiness for the family.

Nanda did make a belated attempt to break out of her doleful image with her shocking murderous avatar in Yash Chopra’s Ittefaq and as a drug addict in Naya Nasha. But she is largely remembered for her sweet, benign domesticated roles (I can’t recall one film where Nanda was cast as a working woman) humming and chugging her way into audiences’ hearts in...

Ranvir Shorey recalls his fallout with Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

In the often-glossy world of Bollywood, Ranvir Shorey stands out as a beacon of unfiltered honesty. Unafraid to speak his truth, he navigates the industry on his own terms, even when it comes at a cost.

Sparking fresh conversation within the industry, Ranvir Shorey has again made headlines with his candid remarks. In a recent interview with Ani, the ‘Sunflower’ actor revisited a past relationship and a simmering feud, making some pointed accusations.

Shorey, known for his outspoken nature, didn’t shy away from addressing a complex situation. He revealed, “I had great regard for Mr. Bhatt (Mahesh Bhatt) till the fiasco happened when I was seeing his daughter (Pooja Bhatt).” However, things took a turn, leading him to believe that his respect “was being used to manipulate me.” He described the situation as “very duplicitous behaviour going on.

The Maharashtra government has selected veteran playback singer and National Award winner Suresh Wadkar for its prestigious ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award’ for 2023, Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar announced here on Saturday. A Sangeet Natak Akademi laureate (2018), Wadkar, 68, will be presented with a cash prize, a commendation and a memento as part of the award at a ceremony later, an official said.

Hailing from an ordinary family of Kolhapur, in his younger days, Wadkar was a wrestler and then became a music teacher in Mumbai before winning a singing competition 1976 that got him his first playback singing break with the late music director Ravindra Jain in 1977.

His earliest hit numbers were “Sona Kare jhilmil jhilmil” (film ‘Paheli’), “Seene Me Jalan” (‘Gaman’), which caught Lata Mangeshkar’s attention and she recommended him to other top music composers of the day.

Over the years, Wadkar sang for top Hindi and Marathi directors giving...

The Maharashtra government has selected veteran playback singer and National Award winner Suresh Wadkar for its prestigious ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award’ for 2023, Cultural Affairs Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar announced here on Saturday. A Sangeet Natak Akademi laureate (2018), Wadkar, 68, will be presented with a cash prize, a commendation and a memento as part of the award at a ceremony later, an official said.

Hailing from an ordinary family of Kolhapur, in his younger days, Wadkar was a wrestler and then became a music teacher in Mumbai before winning a singing competition 1976 that got him his first playback singing break with the late music director Ravindra Jain in 1977.

His earliest hit numbers were “Sona Kare jhilmil jhilmil” (film ‘Paheli’), “Seene Me Jalan” (‘Gaman’), which caught Lata Mangeshkar’s attention and she recommended him to other top music composers of the day.

Over the years, Wadkar sang for top Hindi and Marathi directors giving...

New Delhi, Sep 4 (Ians) On the 71st birth anniversary of actor Rishi Kapoor, veteran actress Neetu Kapoor remembered her late husband.

Known for his first leading role in 1973 teen romance film ‘Bobby’ opposite Dimple Kapadia, Rishi’s acting career spanned 50 years. His notable works include ‘Khel Khel Mein’, ‘Kabhi Kabhie’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Karz’, ‘Prem Rog’, ‘Coolie’ ‘Nagina’, and ‘Chandni’ amongst others.

He married actress Neetu Singh in 1980, and the couple have two children— son, actor Ranbir Kapoor, and daughter Riddhima.

Taking to the photo sharing app Instagram, Neetu shared a montage video of Rishi, wherein we get a glimpse of the actor from his several movies. The video includes snippets from the movie ‘Mera Naam Joker’ in which he played the role of Junior Raju.

It also has the clipping of famous tracks ‘Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Band Ho’ from the movie ‘Bobby’; ‘Chandni O Meri Chandni’ from...

New Delhi, Sep 4 (Ians) Remembering late actor and her father Rishi Kapoor on his 71st birth anniversary, daughter Riddhima Kapoor Sahani shared a heartfelt birthday note saying she “misses him a little more today.”

Known for his first leading role in 1973 teen romance film ‘Bobby’ opposite Dimple Kapadia, Rishi’s acting career spanned 50 years. His notable works include ‘Khel Khel Mein’, ‘Kabhi Kabhie’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Karz’, ‘Prem Rog’, ‘Coolie’ ‘Nagina’, and ‘Chandni’ amongst others.

He married actress Neetu Singh in 1980, and the couple have two children— son, actor Ranbir Kapoor, and daughter Riddhima.

On his birth anniversary, Riddhima shared a montage video on Instagram Stories, wherein we get glimpses of throwback adorable memories of the actor with his children and family.

She captioned the video as: “Happy Birthday Papa, Miss you a little more today.”

Riddhima also shared her childhood photo with Rishi and Neetu, and wrote: “Papa ki Carbon Copy.

Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer who became the first Indian to win an Oscar, for Richard Attenborough’s “Gandhi” (1982), died at her home in Mumbai Thursday after a prolonged illness. She was 91.

Athaiya was suffering from a brain tumor for the last eight years, her daughter Radhika Gupta told news agency Pti.

Athaiya was born in Kolhapur, western India, in 1929. She began her career as a fashion illustrator for magazines before she moved to designing costumes for films. She made her debut with Raj Khosla’s “C.I.D.” (1956) and went on to design for some of the landmark films of Indian cinema, including Guru Dutt’s “Pyaasa” (1957) and “Kaagaz Ke Phool” (1959) and Abrar Alvi’s “Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam” (1962).

She designed for more than 100 Indian films over a career spanning nearly 60 years. Her output in the 1960s included “Gunga Jumna,” “Waqt,” “Amrapali,” “Teesri Manzil” and “Milan.” In the 1970s she worked on “Johny Mera Naam,...

Anees Bazmee first got to know Anil Kapoor when Anees served as an assistant on Raj Kapoor’s Prem Rog. He talks on his 35 year old association with the ever-young actor. Recalls Anees fondly, “Anil was as enthusiastic exuberant and endearing back then as he is now. He was a regular visitor on Raj Saab’sRead More

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Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor turned 64 on Sunday, and his friends and colleagues from the Hindi film industry have wished him a year full of love and happiness.

And the celebrities also had a special message for the “Bobby” star — keep on inspiring.

The actor has been part of the industry for over four decades and has given hits like “Mera Naam Joker”, “Bobby”, “Khel Khel Mein”, “Hum Kisise Kum Naheen”, “Karz” and “Prem Rog”.

The actor was last seen on screen in the “Kapoor & Sons”.

Here’s what the celebrities had to say on Rishi’s birthday:

Amitabh Bachchan: Happy Birthday Chintu ji…Love and happiness always…Chintu, we did some great films together!

Sajid Khan: Happy birthday Rishi Kapoor a friend whom I admire and respect a lot…Twitter is your domain sir…keep tweeting.

Huma Qureshi: Happy birthday Rishi Kapoor. Wish you all the joy and happiness in the world…...

Bollywood legend Nanda had died at the age of 75. According to family members, the veteran actress died of a massive heart attack at her residence in Mumbai on Tuesday morning. Born in 1939, Nanda was a major star during the 1960s and 70s and is famous for films such as Aanchal (1960), Hum Dono (1961), Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), Gumnaam (1965) and Ittefaq (1969). She played both lead and supporting roles and went on to play senior characters during the 1980s with films such as Ahista Ahista (1981) and Prem Rog (1982). She retired from acting after having completed her work in Prem Rog where she played the mother of lead actress Padmini Kolhapure. According to Nanda’s family members, her death came as a “shock as she did not have a history of illness.”

Nanda’s last rites were performed at a crematorium in Oshiwara on Wednesday. Bollywood stars and friends paid tribute to her after hearing of her sad demise.

There is very little on this planet to rival the sheer magnetism of three Kapoors in one room. When Ranbir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh Kapoor landed in New York City for the Besharam promotional tour, they bowled over fans and media alike. Joined by newcomer co-star Pallavi Sharda, producer Himanshu Mehra and Reliance executives, they entertained reporters at the press conference in typical Kapoor fashion- with e′lan, flamboyance tempered by humility and the charm always, always turned up a trillion notches.

BollySpice brings you snatches of the conversation with the Besharam team in New York.

What was your favorite memory of being on the sets with your respective fathers?

Rishi Kapoor (emotional): I’m very fortunate to have worked in three films with my late father Raj Kapoor – Mera Naam Joker, Bobby and Prem Rog. I cannot single out one memory of him, because with your father,...

Mumbai, May 17: The popular chocolate hero of the 1980s, Rishi Kapoor says he is "a competent actor" and would like to try out character roles and that he doesn't want to be typecast as a typical onscreen dad.

He wowed everyone when he donned the garb of ruthless underworld lord Rauf Lala in "Agneepath" remake.

"Not trying to be modest but I have tried to experiment with my look in different roles. I don't want to do standard father's role, I want to do characters. I would like to do characters and bring something on the table myself," Rishi Kapoor told Ians.

The actor, who gave hits like "Bobby", "Prem Rog" and "Khel.

Chennai, Jan 25: Playback singer Sudha Malhotra, known for films such as "Dhool Ka Phool", "Barsaat Ki Raat" and "Prem Rog", has been named for the Padma Shri award on the eve of 64th Republic Day.

The 76-year old made her singing debut with the song "Mil Gaye Nahin", composed by Anil Biswas from the 1965 Hindi film "Arzoo".

Some of her other popular songs include "Salaam-e-Hasrat" and "Kashti Ka Khamosh".

Sudha is also known for composing some of her own songs such as "Tum Mujhe Bhool Bi Jao".

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Legendry Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor came to London, on Monday 20th February, to launch the Lse Su India Week. Lse Su India Week is a series of events that aim to celebrate the various successes of India and discuss areas for improvement by looking through the eyes of Indian students studying at Lse and other institutions around the world.

Dr Ruth Kattumuri, the Co-Director, India Observatory, Lse spoke to the media about the involvement of Bollywood at the event. She said, “Not only does Indian cinema contribute to the economy of the country but by creating stories and telling stories in a very interesting way it also contributes to the social development of the country. It is right that Lse should be hosting some of the Bollywood stars.”

On talking about Bollywood’s involvement with Lse Rishi Kapoor told the media how cinema ‘brings the glamour’ to the event. The...

Famous Bollywood screenplay and dialogue writer K. K. Singh passed away on Sunday. The ace writer suffered a massive heart-attack and died while he was asleep at his Chembur residence in Mumbai. Singh started his career as an additional dialogue writer in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog, and went on to script many super hit films, which include Sansar, Tridev, Tirangaa, Krantiveer, Jaanwar, Ek Rishtaa-The Bond of Love, Barsaat: A Sublime Love Story and many others. He was known for his commercial and punch-packed dialogues. In 1995, Singh also directed the Salman Khan starrer Veergati. K. K. Singh was only 58 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons. Bollywood Hungama sends out heartfelt condolences to Singh's family and friends.

Famous Bollywood screenplay and dialogue writer K. K. Singh passed away on Sunday. The ace writer suffered a massive heart-attack and died while he was asleep at his Chembur residence in Mumbai. Singh started his career as an additional dialogue writer in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog, and went on to script many super hit films, which include Sansar, Tridev, Tirangaa, Krantiveer, Jaanwar, Ek Rishtaa-The Bond of Love, Barsaat: A Sublime Love Story and many others. He was known for his commercial and punch-packed dialogues. In 1995, Singh also directed the Salman Khan starrer Veergati. K. K. Singh was only 58 years old and is survived by his wife and two sons. Bollywood Hungama sends out heartfelt condolences to Singh's family and friends.

3 Idiots was one of the biggest blockbusters of 2009. And while Bollywood is currently busy remaking a lot of South Indian films, it is director Shankar who is remaking this blockbuster film.

The remake of 3 Idiots is called Nanban and has the biggest stars of South Cinema, actors Jeeva, Srikanth and Vijay, in the main lead. The film has been shot in India, but the director took a trip to the Netherlands to shoot portions of a song. Bollyspice was present at one of the shoots.

One of the main songs is being shot in the Netherlands. The country is known for its flower park Keukenhof, where songs like Dekha Ek Khwaab from Silsila and Bhanwre Ne Khilaya Phool from Prem Rog were shot.

Peter Everts, head of the production company Amsterdam Production Unit, has done the production for Nanban. “Last year we were approached by the company through our location scouting company.

Apr 27, Mumbai: “Ishq Ishq Ishq” way back in 1975 featured her as a cute seven years old. From a cute seven year old, down to a responsible daughter in “Maae” the charming Padmini Kolahpuri with a traditional mind has really come of age. The youthful actress, who made it big in films like” Prem Rog”,” Pyaar Jhukta Nahin” and “Who Saat Din”, attributes.

Following in the legendary Kishore Kumar’s footsteps, his contemporary and legendary singer Asha Bhosle will also now be seen acting in a film. Convinced by her sister Lata Mangeshkar and son Anand, Asha Bhosle (76) will be seen in the recently launched Maaee where she will play the main role.

The story of Maaee tells the tale of a mother abandoned by her only son and so goes to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Joining Asha Bhosle will be Padmini Kolhapure (Insaaf Ka Tarazu, Prem Rog, Souten), who was a popular 80s actress and marks her comeback to mainstream Hindi cinema and interestingly Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar were her father’s first cousins.

A number of singers have made the leap into acting from singing to varying degrees of success, notables include: Sonu Nigam, Himesh Reshammiya and Lucky Ali. However, Asha Bhosle has gone on record to say...

An Indian delegation consisting of 15 companies from the media and entertainment sector in India visited Holland from 10 - 14th of October. Their visit was a part of a trade mission called 'Dutch Media and Entertainment Program India'. This was the first time a delegation from this sector in India was making a collective visit to the country. Earlier we spoke to Rahul Dholakia on the changes in Indian Cinema. We also got the chance talk to director Rajni Basumatary and she shared her views on the recent changes.

Basumatary is a writer, director and producer at Manna Films. In 2007, she wrote and produced the highly acclaimed Assamese film Anuraag, which won seven state awards. Now she is getting ready to shoot her next film called Raaga. "I have been working on my next film called Raaga. The script of my new film has presence of Holland and that’s what brought me here.

Mumbai, Sep 20 – Yesteryears’ star Rishi Kapoor is happy that South Africa is playing host to a retrospective of his films, but feels sad that he is not getting recognition in his own country.

‘I’ve not been recognised as an actor in my own country. From 16 September, South Africa hosted a retrospective of my films to celebrate the 150 years since the first Indian went to South Africa,’ said Rishi.

His ‘Bobby’, ‘Karz’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Laila-Majnu’, ‘Prem Rog’,.

September 20, 2010: The original rock star, Rishi Kapoor, is as excited as a schoolboy. For the first time, South Africa is playing host to a restrospective to his films.

Says Rishi, “I’ve not been recognized as an actor in my own country. From the 16th of September South Africa hosted a retrospective of my films to celebrate the 150 years since the first Indian went to South Africa. They’ve chosen eight of my films. I don’t entirely approve of their choice—Bobby, Karz, Chandni, Laila-Majnu, Prem Rog, Luck By Chance, Love Aaj Kal, and Chintuji. I’d have liked films like.

A decade after co-writing Gaja Gamini with Mf Husain, Kamna Chandra has penned a script for her daughter, Tanuja Chandra, who returns to the archlights four years after the Shiney Ahuja-Sushmita Sen Hindi movie, Zindagi Rocks, and the English co-production, Hope And A Little Sugar. Kamna who has earlier written films like Prem Rog for Raj Kapoor, Chandni for Yash Chopra and 1942 — A Love Story and Kareeb for son-in-law, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, has now scripted an “epic love story” for Tanuja’s seventh film. The film that, according to the buzzvine, has been tentatively titled Woh ...