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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
TopicIndian Cinema

Topic: Indian Cinema

The champion of masala films, Manmohan Desai made Bollywood what it is today

Blockbuster director Manmohan Desai's most successful collaborations were with Amitabh Bachchan, who remembers him as a creative genius and a humble star.

Akkineni Nageswara Rao: Nata Samrat of Telugu cinema, for whom every film was like a PhD

In a career spanning more than 250 films in 71 years and three languages, Akkineni Nageswara Rao did every kind of movie possible — from musical and mythology to drama.

Cinema writer with a golden touch, Abrar Alvi was lost in Guru Dutt’s shadow

Often reduced to being Guru Dutt's right-hand man, Abrar Alvi was a visionary writer of plays, screenplays and dialogues — and a director.

Ardeshir Irani, the father of Indian talkies who had many other milestones to his name

Ardeshir Irani's Alam Ara didn't just end India cinema's silent era but also set the song-and-dance template for the future.

Veteran actor Viju Khote, best known for playing Kaalia in Sholay, dies

Viju Khote, who had a career spanning five decades, passed away Monday morning.

Here’s how Indian films of the 1930s and 1940s used Gandhi in their ads

Gandhi watched one Hindi film in his lifetime & hated it. But Indian filmmakers of the time kept publicising their movies under the Mahatma’s name.

On Guru Dutt’s birth anniversary, a look at Pyaasa that continues to leave Indians in awe

Guru Dutt’s magnum opus – second only to Kaagaz Ke Phool – is the perfect example of art-house cinema marrying Bollywood.

Mujhe Jeene Do: When Sunil Dutt shattered inter-faith marriage taboo while playing a dacoit

Written by Sunil Dutt’s closest friend, Aghajani Kashmeri, the script of this 1963 film isn’t black and white, even if the picture was.

Satyajit Ray: Cine maestro & literary genius who could say no to Indira Gandhi, Narasimha Rao

Ray was a true auteur — a director, scriptwriter, editor, he would decide the music, set up the scene and props, design posters, and cast the actors.

B.R. Chopra — the man who shaped our Sunday mornings with Mahabharat

B.R. Chopra had the rare quality of making movies with socially relevant issues while still catering to popular tastes.

On Camera

Telecom is India’s next Atmanirbhar champion—with 4G rollout as a milestone

Fifteen operators across 9 countries have inquired about India's technology, and nations like Kenya, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, and Egypt have shown concrete interest in Indian 4G and 5G stacks.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

In Nepal, young dreams of serving in Indian Army crash as Agnipath halts a centuries-old tradition

Since 1815, Nepali Gorkhas have served in Indian & British Armies, as well as in Bihar, Bengal & Assam Police. Since Agnipath scheme came in, no Nepal-domiciled Gorkha has enlisted.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.