Pran, the dignified villain

Expectations: Remember those old horror films which use to have a comical track featuring comedians like Mehmood, Jugdeep, Johnny Lever, Rajendernath, Satish Shah and many more. These tracks use to act as a relief in the horror films. Many horror films are ...

sabt jis raah pe hoN satwat-e-shaahii ke nishaaN us pe ulfat bharii ruuhoN kaa safar kyaa maanii (There is no meaning in poor people living in the royal courts. On that way where the signs of royal grandeur are etched, there is no meaning for the ...

India is celebrating 100 years of its cinema this year but before it became all the rage it is the world over today, back then, in its infancy it had already caused an impression in the minds of certain individuals in other parts of the world. With ...

When Vidya Balan and Rani Mukerji turned down Vishal Bhardwaj's offer to star in Ek Thi Daayan , considerable buzz was generated over the reason.Officially, both actresses said they did not find their roles challenging enough but unofficial reports ...

ISLAMABAD: Iqbal Bano, the great Ghazal singer, was remembered on her 4th death anniversary on Sunday. Iqbal Bano was born in Delhi in 1927. She moved to Pakistan in 1952. Her first songs were recorded at All India Radio in Delhi. She was a star by ...

More in: PANAJI: The state legislative Assembly on Tuesday congratulated the eminent nonagenarian character actor of Hindi films, Pran, known for wide range of his roles as a screen villain, for being recently awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb ...

Horror has given Bollywood a dream run!With an audience that just loves to be scared, box office has kept the cash ringing for horror movies. With every new avatar, the genre has reinvented itself. Can it repeat the trick this time over when witches ...

While remaking horror films is an ever-green trend in Hollywood, there are no takers for remakes of Bolly scare-fare. Brian De Palma's horror classic Carrie has been remade for the third time. Sam Raimi's Evil Dead, after spawning several sequels, ...

It was long overdue. Especially since Pran made the audience shudder with his acting finesse when he played those dyed in the wool villains with arched eyebrows. And the decision to confer the Dadasaheb Phalke award on the nonagenarian actor, though belated, ...