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Zeenat Aman’s Turbulent Marriage To Mazhar Khan(Photo Credit –Instagram)

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman is one of the most renowned actresses from the 70s and 80s generation. She was one of the highest-paid actresses of that time. She recently made a comeback in the Netflix show, The Royals. For those unaware, Zeenat was first married to Sanjay Khan in 1978. However, it was a short-lived marriage as they parted ways in 1979. The actress then married actor-producer Mazhar Khan in 1985 in Singapore, much to the disappointment of her mother. She decided to marry Mazhar Khan at the peak of her career against her mother’s advice. Eventually, Aman regretted her decision, calling it a mistake within the first year of her marriage, yet she struggled through it for years. Read on to know more.

Zeenat Aman Desired To Become A Mother

In an interview with Simi Garewal on her chat show Rendezvous with Simi,...

Aamir Khan’s Debut Film Has Amitabh Bachchan As The Lead, But Was Replaced! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

It was 51 years ago that one of the brightest stars of the Indian Cinema arrived on the silver screen for the first time. Aamir Khan smiled and won hearts as he played the little Ratan in Nasir Hussain’s Yaadon Ki Baaraat. The film, touted as the first Masala film of Bollywood, was a multistarrer and was a musical blockbuster.

Amitabh Bachchan Was Replaced Due To His Flop Status!

The film starred Dharmendra, Vijay Arora, and Tariq. However, it earlier starred Amitabh Bachchan, but distributors pushed Nasir Hussain to cast an actor who would help the film earn a hit status at the box office. Since Amitabh Bachchan did not have a good run at the box office, he was replaced by the more successful Vijay Arora.

Later, Amitabh Bachchan arrived with Zanjeer...

Dharmendra, affectionately known as the “He-Man” of Bollywood, has enjoyed a prolific career spanning several decades. He rose to prominence in the mid-1960s with a string of successful films that established him as one of the leading stars of the era. His memorable performances in movies like Ayee Milan Ki Bela, Phool Aur Patthar, Aaye Din Bahar Ke, Ankhen, Shikar, Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke, Jeevan Mrityu, Mera Gaon Mera Desh, Seeta Aur Geeta, Raja Jani, Jugnu, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Dost, Sholay, Hukumat, Aag Hi Aag, and The Burning Train cemented his status as a versatile and beloved actor.

As his career progressed into the late 1990s, Dharmendra transitioned into character roles, continuing to impress audiences with his performances in films like Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya, Life in a… Metro, Apne, Johnny Gaddaar, and Yamla Pagla Deewana. These roles showcased his ability to adapt to the changing dynamics of...

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, who is known as the ‘Queen of Instagram’ owing to her engaging posts on Instagram, shared a throwback picture of herself on Saturday.

The actress also said that for the first time, she trawled the analytics of her account and came across some interesting insights.

On Saturday, the actress shared a close-up picture of herself in which she can be seen sporting short hair and looking into the camera.

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In the caption, she wrote: “A vintage smoulder to inspire your Saturday. The kids just walked me through the analytics of my page for the first time. I’m pleasantly surprised to discover that over 60 per cent of you are between 25 and 44 years old.”

The actress further mentioned that she was pleasantly surprised to find that 70 per cent of her followers are women, which she called an honour.

Mumbai, April 9 (Ians) Veteran actress Zeenat Aman on Tuesday shared a relationship advice, saying she strongly recommends live-in together before getting married.

Taking to Instagram, the actress known for her work in movies like ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’ and ‘Dostana’ shared a string of pictures with her furry friend Lily.

The snaps show Zeenat wearing a white and green floral shirt, and a white skirt. She is sitting in a garden and playing with her dog.

The post is captioned as: “Two birds, one post! First, by popular demand, here’s my madcap Lily having a caper in the garden this afternoon. Lily is a good ole desi dog rescued from the streets of Bombay. She is my darling shadow, and the reason that I am a firm advocate of pet rescue and adoption.”

“On a different note, one of you asked me about relationship advice in the comments section of my last post.

Raj Kapoor directed Padmini Kolhapure In Two Movies: Prem Rog and Satyam Shivam Sundaram(Photo Credit –IMDb/Instagram)

It is said that the Bollywood showman Raj Kapoor had a Midas touch. Raj Kapoor’s 1982 directorial Prem Rog has become a classic cult movie in Bollywood history. The blockbuster musical drama starred Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure in lead roles.

Padmini Kolhapure started her acting and singing career at a very young age. The actress went on to become one of the leading ladies of the 80s Hindi cinema, delivering hits like Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Dream Girl, and Ishk Ishk Ishk, all while she was a child artist.

As the niece of legendary singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, she tried to carry the family’s musical legacy forward. She sang choruses for mega-hit songs like Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Kitaab, and Dushman Dost.

Trending Did Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar & Abhay Deol...

Actress Payal Ghosh will essay the role of yesteryear superstar Zeenat Aman in the upcoming biopic titled as ‘Shaque: The Doubt’. Zeenat, who is known for participating in beauty pageants, began her acting career in 1970 with the movie ‘The Evil Within’. She gained recognition for her work in movies like ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’, ‘Qurbani’, ‘Dostana’, and ‘Don’ among many others.

The 72-year-old actress has also become a trending personality on the photo-sharing application Instagram, on which she debuted in February 2023. She keeps on sharing her various throwback pictures, and professional updates on her social media handle.

Talking about portraying Zeenat, Payal, who was last seen in ‘Fire of Love: Red’ said: “This is a humongous opportunity for me. I am really glad and fortunate that so much of faith has been entrusted in me that they feel I can play such an iconic personality on-screen.”

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Veteran actress and eternal beauty Zeenat Aman shared her dating advice to young women, and emphasised on achieving financial independence. The actress had gained recognition for her role as Janice in 1971 musical drama ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’. She is also known for the 1973 flick ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’.

Dating and networking application Tinder is back with a new episode of ‘Swipe Ride’, a show that celebrates uninhibited, meaningful conversations about what Indian women want from their dating lives, with Zeenat Aman as the surprise celebrity guest. Social media content creator and actor, Kusha Kapila takes the driver’s seat once again to pick up Tinder users to meet their dates.

The upcoming episode features Zeenat Aman, and she shares her insights on various aspects of love and dating journey.

During the ride, Zeenat stated: “Every woman should be confident and capable of financially supporting themselves. This allows them to make choices...

Veteran actress and eternal beauty Zeenat Aman shared her dating advice to young women, and emphasised on achieving financial independence. The actress had gained recognition for her role as Janice in 1971 musical drama ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’. She is also known for the 1973 flick ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’.

Dating and networking application Tinder is back with a new episode of ‘Swipe Ride’, a show that celebrates uninhibited, meaningful conversations about what Indian women want from their dating lives, with Zeenat Aman as the surprise celebrity guest. Social media content creator and actor, Kusha Kapila takes the driver’s seat once again to pick up Tinder users to meet their dates.

The upcoming episode features Zeenat Aman, and she shares her insights on various aspects of love and dating journey.

During the ride, Zeenat stated: “Every woman should be confident and capable of financially supporting themselves. This allows them to make choices...

Intrinsically talented, both, separately and jointly, gave a new direction to Hindi film music. But to achieve this, Asha Bhosle and Rahul Dev Burman had to surmount a major “hurdle” – creating a new identity distinct from their illustrious and established kin: elder sibling Lata Mangeshkar and father Sachin Dev Burman.

And both succeeded – with a combination of luck, support, their own undeniable virtuosity, and above all, their first joint effort.

AshaBhosle – who is still going strong at 90, having worked with four generations of music composers from O P Nayyar to A R Rehman – added a sensuous allure and element of forthrightness for the Hindi film heroine, without becoming risque or boisterous, even as Burman adroitly used pop and jazz to good effect in electrifying film music – bringing the age of Elvis Presley and the Beatles to India.

Rejected at a trial for a film in 1947 as the sound recording engineer...

To wish his father on Father’s Day on Sunday, actor-producer Arbaaz Khan has posted a slew of rare unseen photographs of Salim Khan. The photographs also features his superstar-brother Salman Khan, their mother Salma Khan and Salim Khan’s former co-writer Javed Akhtar, Helen, Alvira Khan, Arpita Khan and Sohail Khan.

Arbaaz took to Instagram to share the pictures and captioned it: “Daddy.”

Salim Khan is a veteran writer and has written several cult classics in collaboration with Javed Akhtar. The duo was known as Salim-Javed and have written money-minters such as Don, Sholay, Trishul, Kaala Patthar, Dostana, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Zanjeer, Deewaar, Seeta Aur Geeta, Mr India.

Arbaaz made his acting debut in 1996 with ‘Daraar’. He was later seen in films such as ‘Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’, ‘Garv: Pride and Honour’, ‘Dabangg’, ‘Shootout At Lokhandwala’, ‘Hello Brother’, ‘Hulchul’ and ‘Loveyatri’ among many others.

‘Bigg Boss 14’ couple Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin will be seen together in the latest music video ‘Sajaunga Lutkar Bhi’. The actor says that their off-screen chemistry is visible on the camera. The best part of shooting with Jasmin, according to Aly, is that their chemistry is amazing. “She’s a great actor and our chemistry is visible on camera. This is our fourth song together. Our previous three songs were ‘2 Phone’, ‘Tu Bhi Sataya Jayega’ and ‘Tera Suit’, and thankfully we have got good reviews for all of them.”

“Chemistry is the most important thing that is shown on camera. We had a blast shooting together,” he said.

‘Sajaunga Lutkar Bhi’ is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya and sung by Shaan and Neeti Mohan.

The song captures romantic moments between Aly and Jasmin and it is a remake of the old track ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne’ from 1973 movie ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat...

After having starred in yesteryear hit films like Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Khel Khel Mein, Amar Akbar Anthony, Kabhi Kabhie and the more recent Love Aaj Kal, Do Dooni Chaar, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Besharam, the beautiful and graceful Neetu Kapoor simply refuses to age. Despite being a mother to two grown up children viz.,Read More

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Respect film critics if you have invited them!

Kabir Khan created a brilliant climax scene for Bajrangi Bhaijaan. People from India and Pakistan converged on both sides in an attempt to set Pavan Kumar Chaturvedi free. Now, Pavan had completed a noble task of ensuring Munni was safe back with her parents and citizens from both countries were pushing for justice.

At Fun Republic in Versova, Andheri, in Mumbai, a similar scene was being enacted before the Press Show.

Apparently, there was a movie contest where winners were being given their free tickets. The film critics and assorted media was there too, on invitation. However, one had to push through the crowd to get to the front only to be told by the usher that we would have to enter with the tickets.

Fair enough!

But where were the tickets and the hosts? Obviously, since they had not planned themselves,...

"Saara Shaher Mujhe Loin Ke Naam Se Jaanta Hai," roared Ajit, the numero uno villain of the early 70s in Subhash Ghai's hit film Kalicharan. For the younger generation who do not recognize him can identify the stylish villain in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Zanjeer (who played Dindayal Teja) and in Dharmendra's hit film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (as Shakal). His other hit films include Dharma, Jugnu, Khote Sikkay, Warrant, Mr. Natwarlal, etc

Ajit's biggest contribution to cinema is his revolutionary, savvy gentleman style that he imparted to villainy, which for long had been typecast as loud and wild. Ajit's unique style became so popular that it became his trademark style till he breathed his last.

How Ajit invented this style is an interesting tale. In an interview, Ajit had revealed, "The character of Dindayal Teja which I portrayed in Zanjeer was actually inspired from a real-life personality.

John has no leading lady in his next project Rocky Handsome. But it's not because his characters loves only himself. Informs Nishikant, "Apart from John there is one other pivotal character, a male associate to John's character. And they share very close bonding. But no leading lady, not even for the songs. I will have three songs in the film. But they'd all be in background." Not that Nishikant is uncomfortable with songs. "I didn't have lip-sync songs in any of my earlier films until recently in my Marathi film Lai Bhaari which Riteish Deshmukh has produced. He also plays the lead. Though it's not a comedy it's a much lighter film than my earlier films Mumbai Meri Jaan, Force or my first film Dombivali Fast which was in Marathi." Kamat feels the glamour, songs and cast including the female lead must not be dictated by the box office. "I do understand numbers.

Though they scripted some of Bollywood's biggest of hits like Deewar, Zanjeer, Seeta Aur Geeta, Majboor, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, etc before penning down Sholay, it was Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra starrer Sholay which earned Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan the star-writers status and interestingly it is Sholay's 3D version which has brought back the duo together, who had split after 15 years of long successful association. Indeed, Sholay has been a landmark film for everyone attached to...

BBC Asian Network listeners from across the globe have bestowed the accolade of greatest Bollywood song of all time upon ‘Baharon Phool Barsao’ from the hit 1966 film Suraj – as revealed by Tommy Sandhu in a special programme on Monday evening (May 27).

As part of the BBC Asian Network’s season of programming to celebrate 100 years of Bollywood, a team including presenters and producers, as well as Bollywood experts, shortlisted 100 songs from the World of Hindi Cinema released between 1940 – 2010, and asked listeners to vote for the nation’s favourite Bollywood song.

The panel compiling the 100 songs included Asian Network presenters, Raj and Pablo and Noreen Khan, British Indian rapper and hip-hop singer, Hard Kaur, Bollywood film expert, Dr Rajinder Dudrah and Indian film critic and entertainment reporter, Rajeev Masand.

Neila Butt, Editor, Music and Live Events BBC Asian Network said, “Bollywood is huge. It is an all-encompassing, massively popular topic for our listeners.

Aamir Khan – the name says it all, doesn’t it? Probably the only actor in the country today, who has earned the ‘trust’ of his audience. Fondly known as ‘The Perfectionist’ of Bollywood, the actor has started many trends and redefined the theories of Bollywood with several path-breaking films, including the Oscar nominated Lagaan.

Aamir made his silver screen debut as a child artist in ‘Yaadon Ki Baaraat’ and as a lead actor in ‘Holi’. But he rose to stardom with his 2nd movie ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’Read More...

2013 will be a busy year for one of the most talented actors of this generation, Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir recently shot for Ayan Mukherjee’s Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani in Kashmir with his co-star Deepika Padukone.

The romantic comedy is said to be a tribute to the cinema of Nasir Hussain, who directed classics such as Hum Kisise Kum Nahin and Yaadon Ki Baaraat.

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has been filmed at places such as Kongdori in Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Manali, Udaipur and Srinagar. Pritam, who is working with Dharma Productions for the first time in his career, composes the music of the film.

On February 6th, Ranbir and Deepika shot for the posters of the film, which will be released mid February. The film is scheduled for a release on 31st of May.

Currently Ranbir is also working on Abhinav Kashyap’s Besharam, in which he plays a thief. This film...

Mumbai, Feb 7: Zeenat Aman has found love again, but it's not Sarfaraz Ahsan Ahmed. Puzzled and embarrassed at being linked to a person she knows only casually, she wonders how the guy has been dragged into the picture.

There were reports that 35-year-old Sarfaraz, a Shiv Sena member and real-estate dealer, is the man Zeenat is all set to marry. But the diva of yesteryears, who personified modern woman on the big screen with her roles in "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", "Yaadon Ki Baaraat" and "The Great Gambler", denies it.

"They got the wrong guy. This is not the man in my life at all. This gentleman that a section of the media has.

The 12th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has organised a special section “Hindi Mood for Marrakech” this year to mark the centenary year of Indian cinema. Some of the Hindi films to be screened are Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Barfi!, English Vinglish, Don and Don 2.

An outdoor screening of selected films from Bollywood will be organised at the Jemaa el Fna square, each evening of the festival.

A delegation of Indian actors, directors and producers, lead by Amitabh Bachchan has been invited to attend a tribute ceremony on Saturday, December 1, 2012.

The festival will run from 30th November – 8th December, 2012.

Films to be screened under ‘Hindi Mood for Marrakech’:

Yash Chopra:

Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Amitabh Bachchan | Actor

Black by Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (Happiness & Tears) by Karan Johar

Agneepath by Mukul Anand

Silsila by Yash Chopra

Deewar by...

He was the voice of 'Jordan' Ranbir Kapoor in Rockstar. Now, Mohit Chauhan who rose to fame in films with the song 'Tum Se Hi' in Imtiaz Ali's Jab We Met and 'Masakali' in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Delhi 6, is on to a much bigger kick. Mohit whose Rahman tracks in Rockstar have gone a long way into giving Ranbir a 'Rockstar' image is now in the process of putting together a tribute to one of the most musically-inclined filmmakers of all times. Nasir Hussain. Speaking on the project Mohit, who is currently basking in shared adulation with Ranbir Rahman and Rockstar, says, "The music in Nasir Hussain Saab's cinema was phenomenal. Right from Dil Deke Dekho to Teesri Manzil to Yaadon Ki Baaraat to Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai…the impact of Nasir Saab's music is encyclopaedic. So yes, I am doing a tribute to his music." Unwilling to divulge more,...

Coonoor may have its charms, but ten years later director Mansoor Khan is willing to take a break from the laid back hill station. At a private party recently, Aamir Khan was overheard saying that Mansoor will make his comeback in Bollywood with a remake of the 1973 classic Yaadon Ki Baaraat. The film will star Aamir Khan and Imran Khan in the lead roles.Mansoor had last directed the Srk-Aishwarya Rai and Priya Gill starrer Josh. After that, he quit Bollywood. It.s no surprise that he is returning to Bollywood with Aamir Khan as his star. After all, both had made their debut together with Qayamat se Qayamat Tak in 1987.Our source said, .It is a known fact that Aamir won.t be shooting any film this year. But no one is aware that he will start working on the script of Yaadon Ki Baaraat, which will mark the comeback of Mansoor Khan.