Their parents were supremely melodious: composer Roshan was a giant in his time—a man who died just as he had become the composer of all-hit scores like Barsat Ki Raat, Aarti, Dil Hi To Hai, Chitralekha, Mamta, Bahu Begum and Anokhi Raat. Ira Roshan, his wife, loyally assisted him as an accomplished musician, and gotRead More
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- 1/28/2017
- by Rajiv Vijayakar
- BollywoodHungama
While the director Anurag Basu expects his fans to pray for Barfi’s success at the coveted Oscars (He tweeted, “”Thank you (very) much!!! ‘Lekin abhi Delhi door hai!!’ Pray for us!!”), cyberspace is abuzz with the debate whether Basu’s obvious inspiration crosses the dotted lines of plagiarism.
Sources tell us that the selection of Barfi wasn’t unanimous. Three members of the jury were dead against it.
The Film Federation of India (Ffi), the body responsible for the selection of Indian contender to the Oscars refused to reveal the names of the jury members. All we got to know is that the jury was headed by Assamese filmmaker Manju Bora.
Here is a brief introduction of Manju Bora:
Manju made her first feature film ‘Baibhab’ (1999). The film was awarded ‘Jury’s Special Mention’ in 47th National Film Festival 2000 and Best film in Asia at the 6th Dhaka International Film Festival,...
Sources tell us that the selection of Barfi wasn’t unanimous. Three members of the jury were dead against it.
The Film Federation of India (Ffi), the body responsible for the selection of Indian contender to the Oscars refused to reveal the names of the jury members. All we got to know is that the jury was headed by Assamese filmmaker Manju Bora.
Here is a brief introduction of Manju Bora:
Manju made her first feature film ‘Baibhab’ (1999). The film was awarded ‘Jury’s Special Mention’ in 47th National Film Festival 2000 and Best film in Asia at the 6th Dhaka International Film Festival,...
- 9/24/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
He broke all the rules of stardom and yet was a star, a romantic hero and an all-rounder par excellence. 47 was no age for one of Hindi cinema's brightest talents to go, but on November 6, 1985, Sanjeev Kumar passed away, leaving fans, friends and the Hindi film shell-shocked. Gulzar remembers Sanjeev Kumar "For me, he was the complete actor. I have always said that I had two anchors - one was Sanjeev Kumar, and the other was R.D.Burman. What most people do not know is that I knew Haribhai (as I called him) from the late 1950s. We were both with the Indian National Theatre where I would write for the plays and he was a stage actor. Sanjeev was a student of P.D.Shenoy, who was also teaching at the Filmalaya School of Acting and later turned film director. Sanjeev was just over 20 years old, and he was playing a father!
- 11/4/2010
- by Rajiv Vijayakar (Screen Weekly)
- BollywoodHungama
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