In the vast galaxy of Bollywood, a handful of stars dazzle the world with their brilliance, always lighting up the screen. Yet countless others, hidden from the limelight, quietly leave their mark, their presence at one time or other was always noticed. This blog is about these stars and interesting anecdotes, interesting incidents which happened in their lives as reported or available in internet domain.
May 24, 2014
What actors said.
I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.
When you are an actor, rejection and disappointment are an occupational hazard.
December 30, 2013
Farooq Sheikh
Indian film industry lost on December 27th,one of most talented,admired actors whose selected film appearances would be remembered and will linger in memories of film lovers for years to come.
Farooq Sheikh impressed everyone with his first film "Garam Hawa"(1973) sharing screen presence with stalwart like Balraj Sahni.
Late seventies and eighties saw him in a parallel cinema which didn't have typical hindi films' ingredients but started a new stream and genre of films which belonged to non glamorous, talented actors like him,Nasiruddin Shah,Smitha Patil ,Shabana Azmi and few others.
He will be remembered for his roles in Shatranj ke khiladi, Bazaar, Chasme Buddoor,Noorie,Katha, Umrao Jaan.
As an actor he admitted once that he was not commercially viable as much as actors like Rajesh Khanna or Amitabh. His era was of small budget, meaningful and emerging off stream cinema which found equal acceptance with popular Bollywood style mega stars films . Later in his career few appearances in films, television and famous play "Tumhari Amrita" he kept winning accolades and appreciation from his fans.
One more shining actor first and a star of Hindi Cinema disappears.
October 26, 2013
Manna Day whose countless gems of songs will linger in memories for years to come died on October 24th at Bangalore.
Homage to legendary singer and a musician who earned fame, name, wealth in Indian Film Industry and was still a modest simple man till his last days.
Click on link to his website.
http://www.mannadey.in/index2.html
Homage to legendary singer and a musician who earned fame, name, wealth in Indian Film Industry and was still a modest simple man till his last days.
Click on link to his website.
http://www.mannadey.in/index2.html
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