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Saturday, December 19th, 2009 by admin
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Asha Mathur

Both Asha Mathur and Bina Roy were introduced by Kishore Sahu in Kali Ghata (1951). While Bina Roy was relatively more successful among the two and did some memorable movies including Anarkali (1953) and Taj Mahal (1963), Asha Mathur was relegated to obscure mythical and costume films including Alif Laila (1953), Rajyogi Bharthari (1954), Malka-E-Alam ...

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Sunday, December 13th, 2009 by admin
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Bina Roy

Bina Roy, best known for her roles in films like Anarkali (1953) and Taj Mahal (1963), passed away in Mumbai on December 6, 2009 following a cardiac arrest. Bina Roy was born Krishna Sarin on July 13, 1932 in Lahore. Bina Roy was a 1st year Arts student at the Isabella Theodore College in Lucknow ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Mohana Cabral

Mohana Cabral was a Goan Christian. A famous konkani theater personality and singer during late 40s and early 50s in Bombay and Goa. She acted in many hindi movies of late 40s and early 50′s and sang a couple of songs in hindi movies also. After many years of acting on stage, Mohana left for ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Dev Anand

Along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand completes the trio of the top male stars from the 1950s and 1960s who established the dominant acting style of post-Independence Hindi cinema. Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, as Devdutt Pishorimal Anand to a well-off family (his father was a lawyer) Anand received a BA. with honors ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit was the leading female star of the 1990s. Born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into a middle-class family — her father is an engineer and her siblings are professionals settled in the U.S. – Dixit was studying biology at Parle college, when she was offered the chance to act in the Hindi film, Abodh (Innocent; ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Nargis

Born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, as Fatima A Rashid, Nargis was introduced to films at the age of five by her mother — actress, singer, and filmmaker Jaddanbai. Nargis acted in five films as “Baby Rani,” and then starred in her first leading role at the age of 14 in Mehboob Khan’s Taqdeer (Luck). Although ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Zeenat Aman

Zeenat Aman is a former model and beauty queen who redefined the image of the heroine in Hindi cinema from a demure, virginal, ideal type to a bold, unabashed sex symbol. Born in Germany, and edu­cated at a Catholic boarding school in Panchgani — a hill resort about 170 miles from Bombay — where she ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Raj Kapoor (1924 -1988)

____________________ Back to Legends – Raj Kapoor ____________________ He turned the common man into an uncommon success. When Raj Kapoor slipped into those ankle length trousers, patched overcoat and bowler hat in his greatest classics, Awara and Shri 420, he imbued his creation, Raju, the tramp, with such lyrical passion that he tugged at the ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Rekha

Rekha has the distinction of acting in more films as a heroine – over 100 films – than any other Hindi film actress. The daughter of South Indian film stars, Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli, Rekha began her film career as “Baby Bhanurekha” in a Telugu film in 1966 and debuted as the lead role in ...

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Friday, November 27th, 2009 by admin
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Helen

Known as the “Golden Girl” of Hindi cinema, dancer-actress Helen raised the standards of film dance to new heights. She perfected the art of “clean” cabaret, her elegance and style lending the genre respectability. Born in Burma (now Myanmar) to a French father and Burmese mother, Helen’s family fled to India during World War II. ...

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