Sanjeev Kumar
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An Actor's Actor book review: Sanjeev Kumar's authorised biography is a peek into both his stardom and craft
Chintan Girish Modi •All 22 chapters of this book are bursting with anecdotes from Sanjeev Kumar's professional life. However, there is a chapter on his landmark films that also discusses his most fruitful collaboration with filmmaker Gulzar.
Actually... I Met Them book review: In new memoir, Gulzar doesn't hold back his awe and fondness for those who've shaped him
Chintan Girish Modi •Gulzar looks back at his encounters with the likes of Bimal Roy, Sharmila Tagore, Kishore Kumar, Satyajit Ray, Sanjeev Kumar, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Basu Bhattacharya, Ritwik Ghatak, and Suchitra Sen with a lack of artifice that feels refreshing at a time when people speak in measured tones, concealing how they truly feel.
UP Cabinet Expansion: Yogi Adityanath inducts seven new ministers ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Fp Staff •Governor Anandiben Patel administered oath to the new ministers at the Gandhi Auditorium in the Raj Bhawan in the presence of the chief minister
Why Basu Bhattacharya’s Anubhav is one of the most formally distinctive Hindi films of its time
Jai Arjun Singh •Anubhav, Bhattacharya's frank and intimate treatment of marriage, employs a language very different from most other narrative Hindi films of the 1970s.
How Jaya Bachchan, face of middle cinema in India, carved a niche with her girl-next-door charm
Kanika Katyal •As Jaya Bachchan turned 72 in April this year, here's looking back at her illustrious career in cinema, and all that set her apart from the rest.
From Sholay to TVF's Panchayat, how the face of rural India has transformed in Hindi entertainment
Devanshsharma •TVF's Panchayat redeems the depiction of rural India by breaking out of the template perpetuated by the 1975 classic Sholay.
With Pati Patni Aur Woh, I had to concoct a story where my female characters won: Mudassar Aziz
Seemas12 •When Mudassar Aziz was offered to direct Pati Patni Aur Woh, an “ode” to B R Chopra’s 1978 comedy (starring Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha and Ranjeeta), he jumped at the opportunity
Pati Patni Aur Woh, Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Pandey's comedy, earns Rs 9.10 cr on opening day
Fp Staff •While the movie has received mixed reviews from critics, trade analysts predict Pati Patni Aur Woh will have a strong opening weekend total.
Pati, Patni aur Woh revisited: Ahead of the release of the remake, here's why BR Chopra's classic hasn't aged well
Archita Kashyap •While it may be considered apt, or even progressive, for the 1970s, the original Pati, Patni Aur Woh has certainly not aged well in the contemporary gaze.
Kartik Aaryan on controversial dialogues in Pati, Patni Aur Woh, and why 'relatability' is a double-edged sword
Devanshsharma •"I've been responsible in my past choices as I'm one of the very few actors who've done a film on marital rape," Kartik Aaryan defends his controversial line in Pati, Patni Aur Woh.