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Monday, November 4, 2024
TopicShashi Kapoor

Topic: Shashi Kapoor

Yash Chopra tackled Partition and Hindu fundamentalism in Dharmputra, long before Garm Hava

Romantic heartthrob Shashi Kapoor and King of Romance Yash Chopra's first collaboration in 1961 sensitively handled Hindu-Muslim differences and religious bigotry.

Pyar Kiye Jaa, classic comedy that got Mehmood his first Filmfare as comedian

In this ensemble 1966 romantic comedy, a remake of Tamil film Kadhalikka Neramillai, Mehmood is hilarious as a wannabe filmmaker.

Vijeta is the war film with a difference that deserves a rewatch this Independence Day

Govind Nihalani’s gentle coming-of-age movie stars Shashi Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Rekha and some great footage of MiGs in the sky.

Shashi Kapoor in Junoon is a masterclass in how to humanise an unlikeable man

Shyam Benegal’s historical drama based on a Ruskin Bond story brings together the very best of Hindi cinema.

Spot boy Salim Shaikh is called ‘Action’ & loved Shashi Kapoor for bringing food for all

Screenwriter and filmmaker Rakesh Anand Bakshi in his new book, Director’s Diaries 2, interviews Salim Shaikh, who has worked for decades as a ‘spotboy’ in Bollywood and earned his own repute.

Kerala court summons Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in Tharoor defamation case

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had filed a defamation case against Prasad in December 2018 for passing derogatory remarks on his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.

Modi needs a fact-checker, Azad’s appeal to voters & Gurugram Police channels ‘Kabir Singh’

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Forever the thespian, Jennifer Kendal gave Indian theatre a lasting legacy

Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre is the breeding ground of all things theatre in India, thanks largely to Jennifer Kendal.

Shashi Kapoor’s New Delhi Times gives a true picture of journalism, warts and all

New Delhi Times conveys the fundamental duality that plagues all journalists — the thrill of chasing a ‘good story’ that is also a human tragedy.

A broken heart after his wife’s death ended Shashi Kapoor’s Bollywood career

Shashi Kapoor has unknowingly been a major influence in my grooming as a journalist. There are many lessons I have learnt from him.

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.