A unique combination of circumstances led to him landing in Bombay soon after the Partition and being tasked with directing a film, though his cinematic experience was limited to being a film journalist. He even managed to rope in a top actor – and on the very first day, questioned his rendition of a crucial scene.
Recalling the episode decades later, veteran Hindi film director and producer B.R. Chopra revealed that Ashok Kumar, who had somehow agreed to act in the film despite his misgivings at its totally green director, was taken aback.
“He then suggested that he would do the shot again in the way I suggested, and prints of both this and the way he had done, should be made, and he would check them the next day to see which was better,” he told Bollywood personality and chronicler Shashi Ranjan in an interview.
As a nervous Chopra arrived...
Recalling the episode decades later, veteran Hindi film director and producer B.R. Chopra revealed that Ashok Kumar, who had somehow agreed to act in the film despite his misgivings at its totally green director, was taken aback.
“He then suggested that he would do the shot again in the way I suggested, and prints of both this and the way he had done, should be made, and he would check them the next day to see which was better,” he told Bollywood personality and chronicler Shashi Ranjan in an interview.
As a nervous Chopra arrived...
- 4/22/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
It is one of Hindi films’ most cherished and eternal romantic songs, featuring the urbane Guru Dutt and the ethereal Waheeda Rehman, but the dream-like music for “Chaudhvin Ka Chand Ho” was scored by its composer within 10 minutes and its opening lyrics took even lesser time. Music director Ravi, to whom we owe this melody, revealed the tune came to him as he was returning home from work and it took him “just 5 to 7 minutes” to refine it.
Stopping there, he called up lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and recited “Chaudvin ka chand ho…”. In a minute, Shakeel responded with “Ya aftaab ho…” and after another couple of minutes, added “Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam, laajawab ho”.
“Chaudvin ka Chand” (1960) proved to be a pace-setter for Ravi, who was born in Delhi on this day (March 3) in 1926, for it established his reputation, and he went on to score for many...
Stopping there, he called up lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and recited “Chaudvin ka chand ho…”. In a minute, Shakeel responded with “Ya aftaab ho…” and after another couple of minutes, added “Jo bhi ho tum khuda ki kasam, laajawab ho”.
“Chaudvin ka Chand” (1960) proved to be a pace-setter for Ravi, who was born in Delhi on this day (March 3) in 1926, for it established his reputation, and he went on to score for many...
- 3/3/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bollywood producer-director Karan Johar (KJo), who hosts the popular streaming chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ has shared his fanboy moment with the late actress Sridevi, on the show.
The upcoming episode of the show will see the sibling pair, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor taking to the couch. During the course of the episode, KJo opens up about his undying love for their beloved mother, Sridevi.
He also talks about the first time he met Sridevi in person and was simply mesmerised by her aura.
“I have to say one thing you do know and I’ve said this time and again about how crazy and madly in love I was with your mother. I was her biggest fan.
“You all have lived through different beats of technology. But for me, the video phase was the cinema halls. Nobody in the side of town that I lived in used to go and watch Hindi movies.
The upcoming episode of the show will see the sibling pair, Janhvi Kapoor and Khushi Kapoor taking to the couch. During the course of the episode, KJo opens up about his undying love for their beloved mother, Sridevi.
He also talks about the first time he met Sridevi in person and was simply mesmerised by her aura.
“I have to say one thing you do know and I’ve said this time and again about how crazy and madly in love I was with your mother. I was her biggest fan.
“You all have lived through different beats of technology. But for me, the video phase was the cinema halls. Nobody in the side of town that I lived in used to go and watch Hindi movies.
- 1/2/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Ahead of the 76th Independence Day, actress Ashi Singh, who is seen as the lead in the fictional drama ‘Meet’, said Independence for her is about being able to make decisions based on personal values and opinions. Talking about the Independence Day, Ashi said: “Independence for me is about being able to make decisions based on my personal values and opinions that are very important to me. I am proud to be an Indian, and I salute all those who have fought for our freedom.
“As a nation, we have progressed, but we need to work as individuals toward taking a stand for things that are important for the betterment of our country. As a responsible citizen, we must dutifully exercise all our rights and work towards the well-being and progression of our country,” she added.
‘Meet’ is produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions.
It formerly starred Ashi Singh and Shagun Pandey.
“As a nation, we have progressed, but we need to work as individuals toward taking a stand for things that are important for the betterment of our country. As a responsible citizen, we must dutifully exercise all our rights and work towards the well-being and progression of our country,” she added.
‘Meet’ is produced by Shashi Sumeet Productions.
It formerly starred Ashi Singh and Shagun Pandey.
- 8/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
For a self-taught musician, it is rather impressive how his melodies underscored popular culture for a range of occasions in late 20th century India – be it children’s lullabies “Chandamama door ke” or “Chal mere ghode”, “Ham bhi agar bachche hote” for their birthdays, “Mera yaar bana hai dulha” and “Aaj mere yaar ki shaadi hai” for marriages, as well introducing Afghan and Arab strains into Hindi film music.
That was the talent of music composer Ravi, whose contributions went beyond providing enthralling music in films such as “Chaudhvin ka Chand” (1960), “Gharana” (1961), “Waqt” (1965), “Do Badan” (1966), and “Hamraaz” (1967).
To Ravi also goes credit for giving Asha Bhosle a prominent place in playback with songs ranging from playful “C A T cat, cat maane billii” to wistfully romantic “Jab chali thandi hawa” (“Do Badan”) to the entrancingly philosophical “Aage bhi na jaane tu” (“Waqt”), as well helping Mahendra Kapoor evolve from yet another Mohd Rafi clone,...
That was the talent of music composer Ravi, whose contributions went beyond providing enthralling music in films such as “Chaudhvin ka Chand” (1960), “Gharana” (1961), “Waqt” (1965), “Do Badan” (1966), and “Hamraaz” (1967).
To Ravi also goes credit for giving Asha Bhosle a prominent place in playback with songs ranging from playful “C A T cat, cat maane billii” to wistfully romantic “Jab chali thandi hawa” (“Do Badan”) to the entrancingly philosophical “Aage bhi na jaane tu” (“Waqt”), as well helping Mahendra Kapoor evolve from yet another Mohd Rafi clone,...
- 3/3/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
With a third of the world’s population officially on lockdown (a number that is increasing every minute of every day), Netflix and other online services are experiencing an unprecedented surge in demand.
So much so, in fact, that Netflix and YouTube plan to reduce streaming quality across Europe for the next month in order to ease the strain on the Internet. These are strange times, indeed.
Be that as it may, today is April 1st, which means two things – 1) it’s April Fool’s Day, so the Internet is littered with prank videos and other shenanigans and 2) the Internet’s major streaming services have rolled out a fresh wave of content. Speaking of which, thanks to What’s On Netflix, below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all 83 titles that have been added to the online platform as of April 1st.
There are a few gems in here,...
So much so, in fact, that Netflix and YouTube plan to reduce streaming quality across Europe for the next month in order to ease the strain on the Internet. These are strange times, indeed.
Be that as it may, today is April 1st, which means two things – 1) it’s April Fool’s Day, so the Internet is littered with prank videos and other shenanigans and 2) the Internet’s major streaming services have rolled out a fresh wave of content. Speaking of which, thanks to What’s On Netflix, below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all 83 titles that have been added to the online platform as of April 1st.
There are a few gems in here,...
- 4/1/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The era of 90s saw the maverick film maker Mahesh Bhatt and the hunky Sanjay Dutt joining hands to deliver quite a few memorable films. These films included Naam, Kabzaa, Sadak, Gumrah etc. While Mahesh Bhatt is not active as a director these days, Sanjay Dutt is all set to make his Bollywood comeback withRead More
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- 2/7/2017
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Rahul Roy, known for his musical debut in Aashiqui, has now filed for divorce from his wife Rajalaxmi. Rahul Roy and Rajalaxmi have been married for over a decade and the two have decided to part ways mutually. Rahul Roy married now former model Rajalaxmi Khanvilkar in 2000 after dating her for about two years. According to Rahul, though they decided to part ways, he maintained that her family would always be his family and he will always support and encourage his wife in her future endeavours. Rahul Roy's claim to fame was the original musical hit Aashiqui opposite Anu Aggarwal after which he played some memorable roles in Junoon starring Pooja Bhatt and also Phir Teri Kahani Yaad Aayi and he also played the cruel villain in the Sanjay Dutt, Sridevi starrer Gumrah. The actor was known for his Casanova image before his marriage. On the other hand, Rajalaxmi...
- 7/26/2014
- BollywoodHungama
To celebrate the release of English Vinglish, we here at Bollyspice felt it was only appropriate to provide you guys with a brief career retrospective of the film’s leading star. It is none other than the beautiful and delightful Sridevi, who officially makes her comeback with with this film. Having been absent from the Indian film industry for over fifteen years, Sridevi has not lost her touch at all when it comes to displaying great acting. This is evident with the high praises she has so far received from critics for her stirring performance in English Vinglish. Bollyspice’s very own Anjum Shabbir mentioned in her review of the film that Sridevi’s comeback is by far the best you will see so far! It is much stronger compared to other recent comebacks, like Karisma Kapoor in Dangerous Ishhq and even Madhuri Dixit in Aaja Nachle. For now though,...
- 10/5/2012
- by Bodrul Chaudhury
- Bollyspice
One of the most talked about movies which will release in 2012, Student Of The Year. The movie stars 3 new comers: Alia, Varun and Siddharth who feature in this movie as debutants! Varun and Alia are children of David Dhawan and Mahesh Bhatt respectively and Siddharth a newbie to the industry.
Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter who is being launched in the movie Student of the Year is looking forward to an explicit debut of his princess.
Mahesh Bhatt who is a film maker himself has worked with Dharma Productions in the past. He had directed the movie Gumrah (1993)
The filmmaker with a bagful of hits in the industry believes in paying for the movie ticket and watching his daughter hit the screen with a pride on his face. He even believes that his daughter must be on her own and learn things the hard way with making the choices of the right and wrong.
Mahesh Bhatt’s daughter who is being launched in the movie Student of the Year is looking forward to an explicit debut of his princess.
Mahesh Bhatt who is a film maker himself has worked with Dharma Productions in the past. He had directed the movie Gumrah (1993)
The filmmaker with a bagful of hits in the industry believes in paying for the movie ticket and watching his daughter hit the screen with a pride on his face. He even believes that his daughter must be on her own and learn things the hard way with making the choices of the right and wrong.
- 8/18/2011
- by BollySpice Editors
- Bollyspice
The unexpectedly high success-ratio of Murder 3 has speeded up the process of working on the franchise. Director Mohit Suri has been told to leave all other ideas and work on the next Murder movie. Murder 3 will now be made sooner rather than later. The way it's going, Murder 2 will be one of the biggest hits of 2011 and the biggest success so far of the Bhatts' production house. They now want to do Murder 3 quickly. The writing has already begun. Jubilant and all geared up for the Murder 2 success party to be held on Friday evening, producer Mukesh Bhatt said, "Yes we're already looking at Murder 3. We hope to have it out by the summer of 2012." Shagufta Rafique who wrote Murder 2 has been put on the job of quickly coming up with a crackling script for Murder 3 which will again star Emraan Hashmi. But the Usp of the...
- 7/13/2011
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
The unexpectedly high success-ratio of Murder 3 has speeded up the process of working on the franchise. Director Mohit Suri has been told to leave all other ideas and work on the next Murder movie. Murder 3 will now be made sooner rather than later. The way it's going, Murder 2 will be one of the biggest hits of 2011 and the biggest success so far of the Bhatts' production house. They now want to do Murder 3 quickly. The writing has already begun. Jubilant and all geared up for the Murder 2 success party to be held on Friday evening, producer Mukesh Bhatt said, "Yes we're already looking at Murder 3. We hope to have it out by the summer of 2012." Shagufta Rafique who wrote Murder 2 has been put on the job of quickly coming up with a crackling script for Murder 3 which will again star Emraan Hashmi. But the Usp of the...
- 7/13/2011
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Bollywood popular villain of 80’s and 90’s Bob Cristo of Australian origin died in Bangalore yesterday afternoon. He was 72. He shifted his base to Bangalore several years ago and acted in over 200 films. When Bob complained of chest pain, he was immediately taken to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. There the doctors performed an angioplasty but there was no improvement in his condition. Finally, he died. He came to India to meet Parveen Babi and finally entered into films. Bob debuted with Sanjay Khan’s Abdullah in 1980. He acted in films like Mr India, Qurbani, Gumrah and Agneepath and ma...
- 3/21/2011
- Bollywoodmantra.com
When asked why he started designing clothes for Hindi films, Manish Malhotra had once said, .Bollywood is my first love. I.m fascinated by everything about Hindi films, the colour, the songs around trees, everything. I entered the industry to make a film initially but got into designing midway, which gave me my much-needed connect with Hindi cinema..Manish Malhotra has indeed come a long way and is now all set to make his directorial debut with Karan Johar.s banner, Dharma Productions. But that.s old hat. The latest buzz is that Manish has been meeting with producer Vashu Bhagnani to make this film. And Vashu is also keen to launch Manish.Is Karan out of the fold then? For now, Manish should consider himself lucky to have not one but two of the top producers in Bollywood waiting for him to make a film under their banners.Our source said,...
- 8/19/2010
- Filmicafe
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