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Anil Biswas
On May 31, octogenarian composer Anil Biswas, fondly known as Anil Dha, passed away in New Delhi. His contributions to the evolution and enrichment of film music are well known. He died at the ripe age of 89 after scoring music for about 90 films. Born on July 7, 1914, in a small village of ...
Roshan Ara Begum
Twenty years ago on December 6, 1982, Pakistani classical music in particular and that of the subcontinent in general, was impoverished by the death of vocalist Roshan Ara Begum, who was known as Malika-i-Mauseeqi — the queen of music. Although she hailed from Calcutta, she contributed tremendously to the melodic culture of Pakistan both before ...
Saif Ali Khan
Saif Ali Khan is the eldest child of Sharmila Tagore, a glamorous actress of the 1960s and now head of the Film Censor Board, and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Pataudi. Saif studied in England, first at Lockers Park School and then Winchester College where he majored in English literature and art history. He ...
Kareena Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor, granddaughter of Raj Kapoor, voiced her intent to be an actress long before her older sister Karisma faced the camera for the first time. She grew up loving the old-style movies of Nargis, Madhubala, and Meena Kumari and the charm of classic 1950s cinema. She was confident one day she would be able ...
Amrita Arora
Amrita Arora has a vitality that is very appealing. Fondly called “Amu,” Malaika Arora’s younger sister is confident, clear-headed, and charming. Like most young girls growing up watching Bollywood films, she was addicted to the films of Madhuri Dixit and Sridevi. “They inspired me to be an actress, as much as my sister did.” Amrita ...
Kumar
With brilliant character actors of the level of Talish, Alauddin, Zeenat Begum, Kumar and Bibbo, Pakistan were fast coming up as a cinematic entity in the 1950s. After 1970s, the situation deteriorated, because most of these artistes had either died or become too old to act. One of those stalwarts, who made their mark very ...
Bibbo
Amongst the most graceful character actresses of the Indo-Pak film industry, Bibbo must rank as one of the topmost ones. At her peak, she was a stunning heroine, and the only film actress of the region whose dresses and shoes were studded with diamonds and expensive stones and she flaunted her wealth sometimes in an ...
Himaliyawala
It has been said before that most of the early film artists were already fully out of the burner in India, and they literally put what they learnt in Bombay to better use in the Pakistani silver screen to illuminate it with a special spark. In this context, one such artiste who made it in ...
M . Ismail
M. Ismail, was a resident of the Inner Bhati Gate in Lahore. Well built and fair complexioned, Ismail had blue eyes, and was quite. attractive. Mian Abdul Rasheed Kardar (the famous A. R. Kardar), also belonged to the same area in Lahore. M. Ismail used to work as a golden calligrapher, while Kardar was involved ...
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan has been the top star of Hindi cinema since the mid- 1990s, with some of the biggest blockbusters of the decade to his credit. He managed to gain a foothold in the Bombay industry without any family or social connections. During his schooling and college years in New Delhi, he was actively involved ...
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Shabnam (1949):
This latest Filmistan picture running to crowded houses at Roxy for many weeks now is a picture ...
My Past - Meena Kumari's Poem:
My past
My loneliness, a blind abyss
Filling my breath
Ticking in my pulse
Etched deep into ...
Pakistani Film Database - 1970:
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A Dorsho Gara (B) EP ...- Bollywood - Year by Year - 1945: Important Events
Control on the distribution of raw film stock is removed.
Noor Jehan, Asha Bhos...
Zeba:
In her own right, Zeba, who was born Shaheen, was, and arguably remains because of her past cine...
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