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In her long career, Rohini Hattangady has played all sorts of mothers in Hindi films. And while she's excelled at it, the actress admits she was so bored of the role, she wanted to switch it for any other -- including a vamp! In a candid chat with Patcy N, the lady who starred in such films like Gandhi, Saraansh, Arth, Agneepath, Shahenshah and Munnabhai MBBS talks about her long career in the movies. Early years I was born and brought up in Pune. I wanted to study medicine but I ...

In the Indian film industry there are only few actors who are known for their unconventional role and leave a mark for grey character as well. Rohini Hattangadi is one such trendsetter, be it in Bollywood or in the Marathi film industry.

Be it a speech, debate, comedy or a remade film — there is a maa-wali line that goes with every occasion. These maa dialogues have become a part and parcel of showbiz. Some of the tinsel town stars spoke to Deebashree Mohanty about their favourite ...

Alam Ara was the first talkie film in India. The film also introduced songs in films. The one constant in the ten decades of Indian cinema has been change. Right from the release of the first feature film Raja Harishchandra to today's age of digital ...

Bollywood News: Malayalam Superstar Mammootty will play the legendary character Ravanan in the film, which is directed by Byari fame director KP Suveeran. He is one of the the busiest actors in Indian cinema and he has already committed to do six ...

Bollywood News: KOCHI: Kerala Film Chamber banned actress Rima Kallingal on Tuesday from Malayalam films for failing to give an explanation for appearing as an anchor in a TV channel. The Chamber had earlier asked for explanation from Rima for doing ...

Malayalam movie Gangster starring superstar Mammootty in leads, has been creating huge positive buzz ever since director Aashiq Abu announced it. The movie has made it to the headline a few times over its casting. The latest buzz in the film ...

Amitabh Bachchan as Inspector Vijay in Zanjeer. As the Angry Young Man, Amitabh Bachchan created several immortal celluloid moments on-screen. He excelled in playing angst-ridden, wronged, looking-for-revenge characters, often named Vijay. Some ...

In the 100 years of cinema, women have played a myriad of roles but have they been celebrated in a way that is true to their spirit? The Hindi film industry is largely perceived as being male dominated. Although film makers and producers are ...