Photos: Leela Chitnis

He came from a family of priests but when D G Phalke watched a film on the life of Christ, he decided that he was going to turn this new medium into a vehicle for the stories of the subcontinent. And he did exactly that, going to Germany to learn ...

An era of musicians and singers extraordinaire The world recovered from a war and India gained its independence, only to discover that there were many more tasks to complete. This was also the decade of some of the greatest music makers as our ...

Ashok Kumar He didn't want to be an actor. Legend had it that he was conscripted into a film career and, in protest, shaved his head bald. But a wig was found and a career was born and with it another film family. His brother Kishore Kumar would ...

Dhool Ka Phool (1959): This was Yash Chopra's first movie as a director. The film starred Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Leela Chitnis, Jeevan and Ashok Kumar. Legendary actress Mala Sinha who regaled generations of Hindi cineastes with her ...

Marred by the Euro-crisis, slowdown in corporate travel and overcapacity in the metro markets, India's premium hotels are offering discounts of as much as 50 per cent to woo travellers through April, May and June. If a holiday is not on your agenda ...

Cast: Ajay Devgn, Tamanna Bhatia, Tigerji Director: Sajid Khan Rating: One star Such woes, it's one of those a retread which the publicity blast had made you wait for with utter dread. Padmalaya Studios 1983 pots-and-pans pourri has been concocted ...