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Subhash K Jha looks again at Tigmanshu Dhulia’s 2011 trippy Sahib Bibi Aur Gangster, a tribute to an iconic Guru Dutt film.

Sahib Bibi Aur Gangster is an audacious tongue-in-cheek homage to Guru Dutt’s timeless classic Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. Don’t believe the director’s protestations to the contrary. Dhulia’s film even opens with an unabashed tribute to Guru Dutt’s film with skeletons being dug out during an excavation. There onwards there are plenty of skeletons tumbling out of secret places in the zamindar’s (Jimmy Sheirgill) bedroom and other workplaces, all leading to a series of climaxes, many of them aggressively sexual in nature.

Dhulia deconstructs and demystifies Meena Kumari’s alcohol-laden mysterious Choti Bahu from Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. As played by Mahie Gill in Dhulia’s new-age deconstructed version of the classic film, the wife is a full-blooded sexually dissatisfied, curious and predatory...

Sara Ali Khan Once Thought Amrita Singh Ran An Adult Film Site (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Sara Ali Khan is among the most talented actors of the present generation. She is the daughter of renowned celebrities Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh. From childhood, she was exposed to the films made by her parents, which once led her to believe that Amrita ran an adult film site. But what made us think that way? Scroll below for the deets.

Sara started her acting career with Kedarnath in 2018 with Sushant Singh Rajput opposite her. She then appeared alongside Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty’s Simmba. The actress has appeared in different kinds of films, including a sensitive role in Atrangi Re. Not all of her films were successful at the box office, but she has been open to experimental roles and takes the risk. Meanwhile, her parents were married from 1991 to 2004, and she has a younger brother,...

Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia, Screenplay: Tigmanshu Dhulia and Sanjay Chouhan, Actors: Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Randeep Hooda

In the context of contemporary Hindi cinema, Tigmanshu Dhulia is an important filmmaker. He is one director who has a keen eye and ear for north Indian socio-politics, which was amply reflected in his debut feature film Haasil. Since Haasil, he has made Charas and Shagird, which somehow fell quite short of the levels he had achieved as a filmmaker in Haasil, and the yet-unreleased Paan Singh Tomar, based on the real-life story of an international athlete-turned-Chambal dacoit.

With Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster, Dhulia has reclaimed his place as a fine visual narrator of dramatic stories, a position that he had achieved through Haasil but yielded in his two subsequent released films. Indeed, Sbag is one of the significant mainstream pieces of cinema that captures a fictional story with sublime reflections of contemporary socio-political...

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. And the power to create a cinema that takes the prevalent language of narration into the domain of the dark and unpredictable, is a privilege belonging to some politically savvy filmmakers. Sudhir Mishra tops the list. Tigmanshu Dhulia follows close behind.

The manner in which Dhulia brings into foreplay the murky sleazy politics of Uttar Pradesh, is remarkable for the fusion of lies and truth with the borderline between the two extremes simply blurring.

Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is an audacious tongue-in-cheek homage to Guru Dutt’s timeless classic Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam. Don’t believe the director’s protestations to the contrary. Dhulia’s film even opens with an unabashed tribute to Guru Dutt’s film with skeletons being dug out during an excavation.

There onwards there are plenty of skeletons tumbling out of secret places in the Zamindar(Jimmy Sheirgill)’s bedroom and other workplaces,...

Who would have thought that the girl who started off with a sexy music video, would be taken quite seriously by our film-makers.The girl in question is none other than dusky beauty Deepal Shaw, who began her career as the 'Baby Doll', easily pleased her critics with serious cinema right from her debut film 'Kalyug' and then 'A Wednesday' & recently 'Vikalp'. Deepal's lucky streak continues as she will be soon be seen paired opposite Irrfan Khan in 'Bangkok Blues' as well as in Tigmanshu Dhulia's 'Sahib, Bibi aur Gangster' portraying the role of Waheeda Rehman from the classic 'Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam'. Deepal is surely proving that she is much more than just a glamorous baby doll.

Who would have thought that the girl, who started off with a sexy music video, would be taken quite seriously by our film-makers? The girl in question is none other than dusky beauty Deepal Shaw, who began her career as the 'Baby Doll', easily pleased her critics with serious cinema right from her debut film Kalyug and then A Wednesday & recently Vikalp.Deepal's lucky streak continues as she will be soon be seen paired opposite Irrfan Khan in Bangkok Blues as well as in Tigman...

Who would have thought that the girl, who started off with a sexy music video, would be taken quite seriously by our film-makers? The girl in question is none other than dusky beauty Deepal Shaw, who began her career as the 'Baby Doll', easily pleased her critics with serious cinema right from her debut film Kalyug and then A Wednesday and recently Vikalp.Deepal's lucky streak continues as she will be soon be seen paired opposite Irrfan Khan in Bangkok Blues as well as in Tigman...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Deepal Shaw has had a few releases to her credit, but people still remember her from the hit music video of the item song Kabhi aar, kabi paar…. But within the next few months, she plans on changing that perception for good. The actor, who started out in the music industry at the age of 16, and is now 23, has bagged herself a role with Irrfan Khan in her next, Bangkok Blues. The film also stars Ranvir Shorey and is a romantic thriller. Shaw feels that it is a genre that isn’t commonly seen. “It isn’t ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Actor Deepal Shaw has found a new fan in none other than Shiv Sena chief’s Bal Thackeray’s grandson - Aditya Thackrey. Aditya, who recently got a special screening arranged for himself for Deepal’s latest release Vikalp, wanted to see Deepal’s portrayal of a Maharashtrian girl. On seeing the film, he was quite impressed by her performance and even told her that he will soon have his grand dad see the film. ...

Vikalp Cast: Kranti Jha, Akshay Singh, Nirmal Pandey, Pankaj Berry, Abhijit Leher, Jyoti Singh, Omkar Singh, Deepal Shaw, Abhay Joshi; Director:Sachin P. Karande; Music: Dev Sikhdar, Vijay Narayan.

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Deepal Shaw, a docile, middle class & Marathi girl from an orphanage in Kolhapur is a sort of prodigy in the field of computer education. After a humiliating incident at work, she resigns from her job. At the same time her boyfriend’s family accuses her of exploiting.

Last Friday saw Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.'s Bhoot And Friends and Ahmad World Studios' Ada ... A Way Of Life. The only well known thing about Bhoot And Friends was Jackie Shroff while it was A. R. Rahman's music for Ada... A Way Of Life. Unfortunately both the films saw poor to very weak openings and both will end up as trade disasters. This week will see the release of the Rani-Vidya starrer No One Killed Jessica, Sayali Bhagat's Impatient Vivek and the Deepal Shaw starrer...

Last Friday saw Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.'s Bhoot And Friends and Ahmad World Studios' Ada ... A Way Of Life. The only well known thing about Bhoot And Friends was Jackie Shroff while it was A. R. Rahman's music for Ada... A Way Of Life. Unfortunately both the films saw poor to very weak openings and both will end up as trade disasters. This week will see the release of the Rani-Vidya starrer No One Killed Jessica, Sayali Bhagat's Impatient Vivek and the Deepal Shaw starrer...

Last Friday saw Wide Angle Media Pvt. Ltd.'s Bhoot And Friends and Ahmad World Studios' Ada ... A Way Of Life. The only well known thing about Bhoot And Friends was Jackie Shroff while it was A. R. Rahman's music for Ada... A Way Of Life. Unfortunately both the films saw poor to very weak openings and both will end up as trade disasters. This week will see the release of the Rani-Vidya starrer No One Killed Jessica, Sayali Bhagat's Impatient Vivek and the Deepal Shaw starrer...

Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster has completed its 30 day back to back shoot.Produced by Brandsmith and Tigmanshu Dhulia Films, the film stars Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda, Mahie Gill, Deepal Shaw, Vipin Sharma, Shreya Narain and Deepraj Rana.Brandsmith CEO Rahul Mittra said, “Logistics was a major issue as we were shooting in the middle of nowhere, but my entire crew worked very hard and the actors have performed brilliantly. As time was a constraint, all major occasions were celebrated on location including ...

Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's much talked about film Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, which was shot across virgin locations of Gujarat, has completed its 30 day back-to-back shoot. It is also the first Hindi feature film being shot on Alexa and going by the industry news, the results have come out fantastic. Produced by Brandsmith & Tigmanshu Dhulia Films, the film stars Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda, Mahie Gill, Deepal Shaw, Vipin Sharma, Shreya Narain and Deepraj Rana in pivotal...

Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's much talked about film Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster, which was shot across virgin locations of Gujarat, has completed its 30 day back-to-back shoot. It is also the first Hindi feature film being shot on Alexa and going by the industry news, the results have come out fantastic. Produced by Brandsmith and Tigmanshu Dhulia Films, the film stars Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda, Mahie Gill, Deepal Shaw, Vipin Sharma, Shreya Narain and Deepraj Rana in pivotal...

Oi oi.. what is this I’m hearing? A parinda is insisting I hear this amusing item on Deepal Shaw. I’m informed that the leggy lass is facing a new problem due to her height. The point is that she is not allowed to wear heels for any of her shoots.So much so that as soon as she steps in on the sets of her film Vikalp or something such, she is asked to slip into flat footwear, lest her co-actors feel short. Really now! But then, such is life, dearies. ...

Be it Hindi, English, Marathi or her mother tongue Bhojpuri, Bollywood actress Deepal Shaw is well versed with all the languages and is making full use of her linguistic skills on voice blogging.

Shaw recently joined a voice blogging community with a mobile service and has been able to garner an impressive fan following.

Thanks to her fluency in so many languages and speech skills, the ‘Kalyug’ actress has been able to relate to old and young as well as old-fashioned and young listeners, said a source.