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Panna – Memories
Real name; Zareen Sulaiman, name known to the world; Panna. Practicing the fine art of dance since the age of six, taught by the gurus, Panna had once been the epitome of the performing art. In the late 50s she made her debut on the big screen, her first appearance was in a commercial that ...
Begum Para – Memories
Begum Para passed away in her sleep on December 11 2008 at the age of 81. The lead actor- cum-vamp of the ’40s and ’50s was last seen in Saawariya (2007). Rajiv Vijayakar rewinds to the meetings with the actress who was bold, cheerful and ethereally beautiful. She was known for her sass at her ...
Dilip Kumar’s Fact File
Born Yusuf Khan 11 December 1922 Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan) Star Sign Sagittarius Parents Muhammad Yusuf Khan and ? Siblings 11 including brothers Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan who live in Mumbai, a sister Farida who lives in Fresno, California. Nasir Khan – who was the first ever leading man of Pakistani Cinema. ...
Cinema and Films – Firsts
The Great Train Robbery (1903) – First Narrative movie First silent film ever made Roundhay Garden Scene – an 1888 British short film directed by inventor Louis Le Prince. It was recorded at 12 frames per second, runs for approximately two seconds and is the earliest surviving motion picture (Source :- Wikipedia.org) First silent narrative ...
Cinema and Films – Top 10
Top 10 Film-Producing Countries Country Feature Films Produced (2006) India 1,091 USA 490 Japan 417 China 330 France 203 Russia 200 Spain 150 Brazil 142 UK 134 Germany 122
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Bollywood - Lara Dutta, Mahesh Bhupathi engaged
Pakistani Film Database - 1970
Indian Film Database - 1958
Stars at Home - Ashok Kumar - Quiet Retreat Of A Busy Star (1955)