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Parveen Babi had the world had at her feet. Stunning in her beauty and a mind tormented by its brilliance she left us on this day twenty years ago. It wasn’t a pleasant death. She had by then lost touch with reality completely. Locked away in her apartment, not in touch with a single soul, she was convinced there were people out there who wanted to kill her.

Amitabh Bachchan never spoke about Parveen Babi’s death, except once and only to this writer.

When Parveen had passed away, Mr. Bachchan in an uncharacteristically candid moment spoke exclusively to me about her. Parveen Babi and Mr B worked together in several films – Majboor, Deewaar, Amar Akbar Anthony, Namak Halal, Shaan, Kaalia, Mahaan, Do Aur Do Paanch, Kala Patthar… He did the maximum number of films with Parveen after Jaya, followed by Raakhee and Rekha.

Mr. Bachchan was all praise for Parveen’s stardom.

Parveen Babi Starred In Super Hit movies like Namak Halal, Kaalia, Shaan, Deewar, and More. (Photo Credit – IMDb/Instagram)

The late 70s and 80s superstar Parveen Babi is a star whose loss is a remnant in Hindi Cinema. Her charm and ability to translate emotions through subtlety and grace made the movies she starred in more affluent. Multiple heartbreaks, a bout with schizophrenia, and an untimely death at the age of 50 marked the end of the starlet’s life. But did you know she once ran behind Mahesh Bhatt without stopping him after they broke up? She also ended up in a mental hospital in New York.

Parveen Babi‘s life stories are no less than a saga; it had everything: love, heartbreak, sadness, and tragedy. Amar Akbar Anthony, Namak Halal, Shaan, and The Burning Train are just a few of the classic Hindi films she starred in. And while...

Mithun Chakraborty’s Box Office Score Card From 1997 – 2000 ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

Mithun Chakraborty is one of the most loved superstars in the country. But do you know that he probably was one of the ‘most working’ superstars? While going through some of the data and facts, we found that the Og Disco Dancer of India had done 50 films in a span of only four years! That number just popped into our eyes, and our brains froze!

But it is a fact. While going through Mithun’s filmography, we discovered that from 1997 – 2000, in a span of four years, the superstar did 50 whopping films. Looking at the list, two things were very clear – A. He was a hustler, you say why? Because all of these films flopped except for two. B. He wasn’t bothered much about what people said!

In 1997, Mithun Chakraborty was featured in eight films, followed by 17 films in...

When Amitabh Bachchan Was Told “Laanat Hai Tumpe, Harivansh Rai Bachchan Ke Bete Ho Tum,” By A Filmmaker ( Photo Credit – Instagram; Facebook )

Amitabh Bachchan has witnessed such stardom and fan following that anyone else probably has. After ruling the industry for over 50 years, he has given his fans some cult classic films. He has also ruled Television by hosting the quiz-based show Kaun Banega Crorepati, which recently ended its 15th edition. Recently, Kaalia director Tinnu Anand shared an interesting anecdote of a time when his father, Inder Raj Anand, shamed Big B in front of 200 people.

The story goes back to the time when he was shooting for Kaalia and Inder Raj Anand had penned an Urdu dialogue for Big B. However, when he fumbled over and over again, he bashed him and shamed him in front of the whole unit. Scroll down for details.

During his latest interview with...

Mumbai, Sep 30 (Ians) Ahead of his 81st birthday (October 11), Bollywood’s evergreen emperor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with ‘Bachchanalia’ – an auction of over 300 memorabilia, spanning his 55 years’ looming presence and contributions to the film industry.

The auction by deRivaz & Ives will take place October 5-7, as a tribute to his long and illustrious career and affords his fans and collectors a chance to own a ‘historic piece’ of his stupendous cinematic journey since 1969.

Up for grabs will be iconic film posters, photographs, lobby cards, showcards, film booklets and original artworks of several of his epochal movies that contributed to his metamorphoses – from a struggler to an actor, star, heart-throb, a superstar, a legend and the veteran of 200-plus films now acknowledged as a ‘Yug Purush’.

Going under the hammer shall be a rare set of two showcards of his blockbuster “Zanjeer” (1973), an original, hand-made collage crafted from silver gelatin photographic prints,...

Mumbai, Sep 30 (Ians) Ahead of his 81st birthday (October 11), Bollywood’s evergreen emperor Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with ‘Bachchanalia’ – an auction of over 300 memorabilia, spanning his 55 years’ looming presence and contributions to the film industry.

The auction by deRivaz & Ives will take place October 5-7, as a tribute to his long and illustrious career and affords his fans and collectors a chance to own a ‘historic piece’ of his stupendous cinematic journey since 1969.

Up for grabs will be iconic film posters, photographs, lobby cards, showcards, film booklets and original artworks of several of his epochal movies that contributed to his metamorphoses – from a struggler to an actor, star, heart-throb, a superstar, a legend and the veteran of 200-plus films now acknowledged as a ‘Yug Purush’.

Going under the hammer shall be a rare set of two showcards of his blockbuster “Zanjeer” (1973), an original, hand-made collage crafted from silver gelatin photographic prints,...

He did not need any appurtenances to portray his evil nature onscreen – just a glare from his remarkable eyes, along with his steely voice, and a sneer – where enough.

Pran, however, sought to imbue each performance – whether as villain or supporting actor – with something different, be it mannerisms, make-up, and proper accents. Remember his outings as a Pathan, a Nepali, a Bhopali, and a Goan, or the ones in which he modelled his appearance on Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, Abraham Lincoln, or Sam Pitroda?

Born on this day (February 12) in Delhi in 1920, Pran may not have been a "method actor" but he had natural talent and acute powers of observation of different types of people that he artfully incorporated into his performances.

In the process, he transformed the Hindi film villain from a stereotype to a well-delineated character, who did not even require the willing suspension of disbelief needed for most cinematic performances.

Article by Archit Mishra (Tweets @architmishra_06)

“Hum jahan khade hote hain line wahin se shuru hoti hai”

This iconic dialogue from Mr. Amitabh Bachchan’s Kaalia holds very true for all the biggest superstars in Bollywood, for they have been the trend setters, youth icons and most importantly the Atm’s of the industry. It’s now time for us to implement the concept of our newly introduced ‘Star Power model’ and find out the leading actors of our country. This piece will evaluate the Top 5 Superstars of 2014. Before proceeding, let us clarify on a few vital points.Read More...

Mumbai, April 14: Contrary to his big screen image of a villain, in real life Pran is a "gentleman" with an immense attitude to "professional behaviour", says Amitabh Bachchan and adds that he is happy that the 93-year-old has been named for the Dadasaheb Phalke award.

Besides working together in the 1973 blockbuster "Zanjeer", Big B and Pran teamed up in "Don", "Amar Akbar Anthony", "Kaalia" and "Sharaabi".

Sharing his experience of working with Pran, Big B wrote on his blog: "A gentleman to the core, who had great respect for his colleagues, and an immense attitude to professional behaviour. Never late on the sets, despite.

Chennai, Sep 9: Rajat Rawail, producer and director, has purchased all the rights for the remaking of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 1981 hit movie "Kaalia". He has got all the rights from Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. by paying 3 crore of rupees to them. Rawail is a highly successful film maker as he has given blockbuster like "Ready" which starred Salman Khan. He acknowledges the important role of Salman in.

Producer –director Rajat Rawail has bagged the right to remake Amitabh Bachchan’s movie ‘Kaalia’. He has reportedly paid 3 crores to Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd. for the movie rights. Rawail’s last film ‘Ready’ with Salman Khan was a huge hit. Rajat also acknowledges that and says, “I'm indebted to Salman Bhai because whatever I'm today is after his association with my film, Ready.” However he hasn’t quite decided on the actor, he would like to play the role of Kaalia. Though Salman remains as the top option, the filmmaker is also thinking about Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar. Speaking about the movie Rawail said, “Once I...

Author: Bob Christo (Foreword by Tom Alter)

Publisher: Penguin Books India

Pages: 280

Price: Rs 399/-

Isbn: 9780143414629

I distinctly remember that fight sequence from the movie Kaalia where everybody is standing in line while food is being distributed and Michael (actor Bob Christo) decides to spoil the decorum and breaks the queue. While one of his crippled inmates gathers courage and decides to retaliate against this brawny white guy, Michael shouts back, “Hum jahaan khade hote hain line waheen se shuroo hotee hai”(The line always starts behind me). Immediately after that all the other prisoners in the queue go and stand behind Michael.

The most I knew about Bob Christo then was he was an actor from Australia renowned within the Indian Film Industry as the “bad man” of Indian Cinema who played either the role of collaborator, hostile prisoner or British Officer.

The septuagenarian Robert John Christo whom the...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

Actor Deepika Padukone was embarrassed when she couldn’t make a roti for a cooking scene in upcoming film, Aarakshan, while her co-star Saif Ali Khan was amused and said it reminded him of a scene in Kaalia where Amitabh Bachchan helped Parveen Babi make an egg.While breezing through one of the most difficult scenes with Big B in Aarakshan, Deepika froze when she had to make perfectly rounded rotis. Apparently she asked director Prakash Jha to change the menu, but he was adamant. “I was so embarrassed, I can totally cook, but roti is a challenge. As with life, the ...

New Delhi, April 23 – Fame is fickle. Sadhana, Nanda and Nimmi, who were the toast of Hindi cinema, are long forgotten now and lead secluded lives in a city that once worshipped them. Others like Parveen Babi, Nadira and Suraiya died lonely and unloved.

Parveen was considered one of the most glamorous actresses in the 1970s and was often seen playing modern, unconventional women in films like ‘Deewaar’, ‘Amar Akbar Anthony’, ‘Shaan’ and ‘Kaalia’.

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Fame is fickle. Sadhana, Nanda and Nimmi, who were the toast of Hindi cinema, are long forgotten now and lead secluded lives in a city that once worshipped them. Others like Parveen Babi, Nadira and Suraiya died lonely and unloved.Parveen was considered one of the most glamorous actresses in the 1970s and was often seen playing modern, unconventional women in films like 'Deewaar', 'Amar Akbar Anthony', 'Shaan' and 'Kaalia'.The actress had much talked about affairs with Kabir Bedi and Mahesh Bhatt but never married. She was said to be suffering from a delusional disorder and in her last days, addiction to drugs and alcohol left her to lead a secluded life. She was found dead in her apartment in 2005 due to complications from diabetes.Something similar happened to Nadira. Often cast as a vamp, she made her name with '...

He is a living legend who has entertained us for four decades and still continues to do so. He was rightly anointed the 'Superstar of the Millennium' for it's indeed rare to find a complete actor like him. He is none other than the one and only Amitabh Bachchan. Big B, as he is addressed by his fans world over, has shown his incredible flair for acting in countless films be it Saat Hindustani or Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony or Deewar, Sholay or Mr. Natwarlal, Laawaris or Kaalia, and more recently Black or Sarkar. Now he is all set to don a completely new avatar and play a 13 year old boy in the forthcoming film Paa. If the promos of this film are anything to go by, this one promises to be yet another power packed performance from Big B. And here's a big surprise coming your way! For the first time ever,...

He is a living legend who has entertained us for four decades and still continues to do so. He was rightly anointed the 'Superstar of the Millennium' for it's indeed rare to find a complete actor like him. He is none other than the one and only Amitabh Bachchan. Big B, as he is addressed by his fans world over, has shown his incredible flair for acting in countless films be it Saat Hindustani or Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony or Deewar, Sholay or Mr. Natwarlal, Laawaris or Kaalia, and more recently Black or Sarkar. Now he is all set to don a completely new avatar and play a 13 year old boy in the forthcoming film Paa. If the promos of this film are anything to go by, this one promises to be yet another power packed performance from Big B. And here's a big surprise coming your way! For the first time ever,...

He is a living legend who has entertained us for four decades and still continues to do so. He was rightly anointed the 'Superstar of the Millennium' for it's indeed rare to find a complete actor like him. He is none other than the one and only Amitabh Bachchan. Big B, as he is addressed by his fans world over, has shown his incredible flair for acting in countless films be it Saat Hindustani or Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony or Deewar, Sholay or Mr. Natwarlal, Laawaris or Kaalia, and more recently Black or Sarkar. Now he is all set to entertain his fans once again through his portrayal of 'Genius-the Genie' in Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin. Bollywood Hungama gives you all an opportunity of a lifetime to get up, close and personal with one of the greatest actors this country has ever seen- Mr. Amitabh Bachchan only on Celeb Chat on Tuesday,...

He is a living legend who has entertained us for four decades and still continues to do so. He was rightly anointed the 'Superstar of the Millennium' for it's indeed rare to find a complete actor like him. He is none other than the one and only Amitabh Bachchan. Big B, as he is addressed by his fans world over, has shown his incredible flair for acting in countless films be it Saat Hindustani or Zanjeer, Amar Akbar Anthony or Deewar, Sholay or Mr. Natwarlal, Laawaris or Kaalia, and more recently Black or Sarkar. Now he is all set to entertain his fans once again through his portrayal of 'Genius-the Genie' in Sujoy Ghosh's Aladin. Bollywood Hungama gives you all an opportunity of a lifetime to get up, close and personal with one of the greatest actors this country has ever seen- Mr. Amitabh Bachchan only on Celeb Chat on Tuesday,...

After her controversial nude sequence in Shekhar Kapur's Bandit Queen, Seema Biswas will once again go topless in Amjad Khan's film, Tomorrow, which is based on people from the underworld. Seema Biswas has shot for a vital sequence in which her entire body from the back has been shown explicitly.Amjad Khan, director of the film, said, "Yes, this scene was a high-charged emotional scene where the cops are following a character called Kaalia played by Raj Arjun.He hides behind Seema and when the cops reach them, they think that Seema is making love with someone else. They get embarrassed and leave because of which Kaalia gets saved."Commenting on Seema's opinion on the scene, Amjad Khan said, "The script demanded this scene. Although Seemaji was not ready initially, she did realise the importance of the sequence eventually.We managed to convince her and...