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Synopsis: If ever there needs evidence to underline how cinema rules our psyche and also defines the cultural motifs of the times as also creates new social signposts on a pan India basis, Ganesha Chaturthi is one such festival which has evolved to reach every nook and corner of the country. No dance competition anywhere in the country is considered complete without a competition built around the salutation to Lord Ganesha and this has only been possible thanks to the manner in which this festival has come to dominate the cinematic and social landscape of the country.

Cultural landscapes of a city having a historicity of about fifty years or so, find prominent references in the most popular medium of entertainment aka cinema all over the world. Therefore, the annual parade of New York, the Samba of Brazil, the gondolas of Venice, the boulevards of Paris find reflection in one...

Pran Kishan Sikand

Pran Kishan Sikand dreamt of becoming a professional photographer. Little did he know that a measly, humble ‘paan’ (betel leaf) would change his life and set him on his destined path. It was 1939 or thereabouts. Pran was at a ‘paan’ shop at Lahore, enjoying a munch with his friends when a stranger approached him and asked whether he wanted to act in films. Pran was amused and asked his name. Stranger introduced himself as Muhammad Walli, a renowned film maker in the flourishing film district of Lahore. He said he was making a Punjabi film and Pran looked a perfect fit for the role of a villain in the film. Pran just brushed him off. Walli kept insisting that he pay a visit to the studio, and pushed a piece of paper with his address into Pran’s hands. The film was Yamla Jat (1940), a runaway hit that year.

Mumbai, Jan 12: Bollywood actor Gulshan Grover, whose last release "I Am Kalam" fetched him worldwide recognition and honours, thanked veteran actor Shabana Azmi for helping him in finding roles in his initial days.

"Shabanaji has helped me a lot in the beginning of my career. She recommended me to Mohan Kumar for a role in 'Avtaar' and told him that I am very hard working," the 51-year-old actor said at the DVD launch of "I Am Kalam".

"She sought roles for me in 'Hum Paanch', 'Aaj Ka Mla' and many more. She guided me on the sets of the film. She has always been my well-wisher and mentor," said Gulshan who debuted with.

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor’s father Surinder Kapoor died of cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 84. He suffered a heart stroke after coming back from evening walk. Surinder Kapoor produced films like Hum Paanch, Woh Saat Din, Loafer, Judaai and Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai. He was honored with L.V Prasad Phalke Award in 2009. Amitabh Bachchan remembers Surinder Kapoor as a kind hearted gentleman, “...just heard the sad news that Anil and Boney Kapoor's father passed away. Surinder Kapoor, a kind hearted and affable man, a producer of eminence in his own right, passes away,” Big B posted on his blog. Surinder Kapoor is s...

Mumbai, Sep 25: Film producer Surinder Kapoor, father of Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor and director Boney Kapoor, will be cremated Sunday at the Vile Parle Hindu crematorium.

The cremation will be held at 3.30 p.m., producer Vivek Vaswani posted on micro-blogging site Twitter.

Kapoor, 84, who died Saturday, was the producer of films like 'Hum Paanch', 'Woh Saat Din', 'Loafer', 'Judaai' and 'Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'.

He was the president of the Film and Television Producers Guild of India from 1995.

It surely has been a tough and challenging period for Bollywood. In the recent past, lot of big names from the industry such as Shammi Kapoor, Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Samir Chanda and Jag Mundhra left us for eternal abode. Now one of the most well known film producers Surinder Kapoor (father of Anil, Boney and Sanjay Kapoor) passed away earlier today. Surinder was 84 years old and suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in his death. In his illustrious career, Surinder has produced memorable films such as Hum Paanch, Woh 7 Din, Judaai, Pukar and No Entry. We at Bollywood Hungama offer our heartfelt condolences to the Kapoor family.

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!

They say that 'Time, tide and age wait for none'. Well, it seems that three factors have made an exception for the man whose smile simply lights up the whole of Bollywood. He is none other than Bollywood's ageless wonder Anil Kapoor, who also happens to be our Birthday boy for the day! Born in a very middle class family, this man has got his feet firm on the ground, even when he has not just touched the stars, but also become a star himself! No wonder that they aptly say that these are the stuff that superstars are made of. Not many know that Anil Kapoor made his celluloid debut with 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi', a Kannada film that was directed by the ace Mani Ratnam. While in Bollywood, Anil Kapoor was first seen in Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare in a supporting role. But the films that...

They say that 'Time, tide and age wait for none'. Well, it seems that three factors have made an exception for the man whose smile simply lights up the whole of Bollywood. He is none other than Bollywood's ageless wonder Anil Kapoor, who also happens to be our Birthday boy for the day! Born in a very middle class family, this man has got his feet firm on the ground, even when he has not just touched the stars, but also become a star himself! No wonder that they aptly say that these are the stuff that superstars are made of. Not many know that Anil Kapoor made his celluloid debut with 'Pallavi Anu Pallavi', a Kannada film that was directed by the ace Mani Ratnam. While in Bollywood, Anil Kapoor was first seen in Umesh Mehra's Hamare Tumhare in a supporting role. But the films that...

Veteran producer Surinder Kapoor, father of illustrious film personalities like Boney Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and Sanjay Kapoor will be honoured by the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke academy for the senior most producer of Indian Film industry. The ceremony will take place on 4th May at Bhaidas Hall (in a western suburb of Mumbai) on Monday.Surinder Kapoor has produced hit films like Hum Paanch, Who 7 Din, Judaai, Pukar and many others in the past. The producer will be honoured for his contribution in Hindi Film Industry....