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Mumbai, Bollywood actor <keyword id="333" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="saif-ali-khan" source="Orion">Saif Ali Khan</keyword>, recently appeared on the streaming chat show '<keyword id="3779" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Koffee-With-Karan" source="Orion">Koffee With Karan</keyword>' with his mum <keyword id="19924540" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sharmila-tagore" source="keywords">Sharmila Tagore</keyword>. During the course of the episode, the veteran actress revealed that veteran lyricist Gulzar was Saif's guardian in Mumbai. Karan revealed that after the university, Saif did a hair commercial in India and stayed back in Mumbai. This was the time the senior actress requested her friend Gulzar and made Saif stay at writer's house. Sharing that incident Saif said: "I stayed there a couple of days. One day I went out. I was 20-19 at the time. So, I came back a little late or rather a little early in the morning and Gulzar sahab was up and I was horrified to see him. He was in a crisp white kurta pyjama, playing the sitar and doing the riyaz and he was horrified to see me coming home at this time." Saif further mentioned that Gulzar's daughter, Meghna Gulzar, the director of '<keyword id="19900523" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="sam-bahadur" source="keywords">Sam Bahadur</keyword>', was made to move out of his house. Saif said: "There is also this story about how his very beautiful, young daughter who is such a good filmmaker now, Meghna, was moved out of the house when I moved in. There was some kind of warning given that, 'This guy is coming'." 'Koffee With Karan' season 8 streams on Disney+ Hotstar.

Why was Gulzar horrified to see Saif Ali Khan early in the morning?

On October 15th, Shah Rukh Khan will be delivering a lecture at the University of Edinburgh, following which he will be conferred with a PhD, which will be his second doctorate degree. 
 We take a look at some other <keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> celebrities who got conferred with doctorates, and made India proud.

The ‘Doctors’ of Bollywood

<keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> and <keyword id="6354713" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kajol">Kajol</keyword>, who are shooting for <keyword id="22746" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="rohit-shetty">Rohit Shetty</keyword>’s upcoming movie <keyword id="1665132" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dilwale">Dilwale</keyword>, would be seen in a song shot in a single take. The romantic number would be shot at the famous black sand and white surf location in <keyword id="55091" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Iceland">Iceland</keyword>, and we can’t wait to see India’s most loved on-screen jodi to sizzle in this song. 
 
However, director Rohit Shetty is not the first Indian director to have thought of shooting a song in a single go. In the past, there have been songs or sequences where the director didn’t call for a cut and shot it in one go. 
 
Surely, this takes a lot of planning, rehearsal, and retakes, but what comes out in the final cut is spellbinding, and completely worth it. 
Here is a list of the songs and sequences that were shot in a single take. 
 
1. <keyword id="1013107" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="roop-tera-mastana">Roop Tera Mastana</keyword> (Aradhana, 1969) Director <keyword id="328587" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shakti-Samanta">Shakti Samanta</keyword> shot the entire sensual song in one take, with actors <keyword id="20397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajesh-Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</keyword> and <keyword id="1888" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sharmila-Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</keyword>. The song had the magical voice of <keyword id="6378234" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kishore-Kumar">Kishore Kumar</keyword> and S.D Burman composed the music. The song was more than 03:30 minutes long. 
 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenA-OUyo0s">[Source]</a> 
 
2. Chale Jaise Hawaein (Main Hoon Na, 2004) Director <keyword id="3783" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Farah-Khan">Farah Khan</keyword> decided to shoot the opening sequence for this movie in a single take, and it was all the way more difficult because unlike Roop Tera Mastana, this song had a lot of dance steps, extras, background dancers, along with <keyword id="3872" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amrita-rao">Amrita Rao</keyword>, the actress. Farah Khan choreographed the first 02:40 minutes of the song in a single take. 
 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmPfioaW1Tw">[Source]</a> 
 
3. I Wanna Make Love To You (Aitraaz, 2004) The Abbas-Mustan movie starring <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword>, <keyword id="1655" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Priyanka-Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</keyword>, and <keyword id="2165" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</keyword> had this sensual song, which was shot in one room, and in one take. The 03:39-minute song was sung by <keyword id="5293" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sunidhi-Chauhan">Sunidhi Chauhan</keyword>, with music composed by <keyword id="8539" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himesh-Reshammiya">Himesh Reshammiya</keyword>. 
 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLr0jVmGNmY">[Source]</a> 
 
4. <keyword id="3018475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zara-Bach-Ke">Zara Bach Ke</keyword> (Cash, 2007) This song, directed by <keyword id="32859" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anubhav-Sinha">Anubhav Sinha</keyword>, had five actors viz. Riteish Deshmukh, <keyword id="10357" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zayed-Khan">Zayed Khan</keyword>, <keyword id="2807" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shamita-Shetty">Shamita Shetty</keyword>, <keyword id="981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dia-Mirza">Dia Mirza</keyword>, and <keyword id="1952" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Esha-Deol">Esha Deol</keyword>, dancing in what looks like a maze of different corridors. The song is around 03:39-minutes long, and was sung by Anushka Manchanda, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani while the latter two being the music directors. 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q81ymh8vl4Q">[Source]</a> 
 
5. Ek Villain (2014) The movie starring Sidharth Malhotra, <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword> and Riteish Deshmukh had a fight sequence, which was 2-minutes long, and was shot in a single take. The sequence showed Malhota getting onto a ship and fighting with dozens of goons, one by one, in a single take. The scene was brilliantly executed because the fight looked real and the background music added a lot of drama to the scene. 
 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVKBZthBUo">[Source]</a> 
 
6. Gallan Goodiyaan (Dil Dhadakne Do, 2015) 
This song from 2015's comedy-drama had a lot of actors, including Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Ridhuma Sud, Zarina Wahab, Vikrant Massey, Parmeet Sethi, Divya Seth, and Manoj Pahwa dancing with hundreds of background songs. Out of all the songs listed, this one has the most fast-paced beats, and is also the longest one-take song (04:38 minutes). Directed by Zoya Akhtar, this song was sung by ​Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Farhan Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Sukhwinder Singh, with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music and Bosco-Ceaser's choreography. ​Thanks to our reader ​Jahangir Hussain for pointing out that we had missed this song. 
 
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCEdTq3j-0U">[Source]</a>

SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it’s not Bollywood’s first

Kishore ‘legend’ Kumar may not be with us today but his heart warming &amp; peppy <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=songs+">songs</a> still leave us in awe and can feature in anyone’s list of favourite songs. “Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi”, “Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara”, “Mere Sapno Ki Rani”, “Tum Bin Jaaoon Kahan”, “Neele Neele Ambar Par”, "Om Shanthi Om" and “Aise Na Mujhe Tum Dekho” are some of the hits the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=versatile+singer+">versatile singer</a> had given. Fondly called as Kishore da, he has won <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Filmfare+Awards+">Filmfare Awards</a> in the Best <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Male+Playback+Singer+">Male Playback Singer</a> category eight times! On his 86th <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=birth+anniversary">birth anniversary</a>, we bring you his eight top numbers. 
 1) "Roop Tera Mastana": Who can forget this romantic number that features late actor <keyword id="20397" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rajesh-Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</keyword> and veteran actress <keyword id="1888" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sharmila-Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</keyword>. This song from movie ‘Aradhana’, which released in 1969, fetched Kishore da his maiden Filmfare Award in 1969. The song was composed by music director SD Burman and written by <keyword id="605877" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Anand-Bakshi">Anand Bakshi</keyword>. 
 
 
 2) "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera": <keyword id="2984270" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Abhas-Kumar-Ganguly">Abhas Kumar Ganguly</keyword> aka <keyword id="6378234" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kishore-Kumar">Kishore Kumar</keyword> won his second Filmfare Award for this song from the movie ‘Amanush’ released in 1975. The movie features Sharmila Tagore, Uttam Kumar and Utpal Dutt. The song was composed by Shyamal Mitra and written by Indeevar. 
 
 
 3) "Khaike Pan Banaras Wala": The song is the deadly combination of the legendary singer and megastar <keyword id="6357912" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="amitabh-bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</keyword>. This song is from the movie ‘Don’ released in 1978 and fetched Kishore da his 3rd Filmfare Award. The film also stars <keyword id="14505" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Zeenat-Aman">Zeenat Aman</keyword>. Written by lyrists Anjaan, the song is composed by Kalyanji Anandji. 
 
 
4) "Hazaar Raahen Mudke Dekheen": He won his 4th Filmfare Award for this song from the movie ‘Thodisi Bewafaii’ that hit theatres in 1980. The song was composed by legendry musician <keyword id="237367" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Khayyam">Khayyam</keyword> and penned by Gulzar. The movie features superstar Rajesh Khanna and veteran actress <keyword id="19" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Shabana-Azmi">Shabana Azmi</keyword>. 
 
 
 5) "Pag Ghungroo Baandh": We don’t know what will happen to ‘Meera’, but this song can make us dance. Again it is a lethal combo of Kishore and Amitabh from the film <keyword id="287514" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Namak-Halaal">Namak Halaal</keyword>, released in 1982. The song, composed by Bappi Lahiri and written by Anjaan, fetched Kishore da his 5th Filmfare award. 
 
 
 
6) "Agar Tum Na Hote": Kishore da, along with RD Burman, formed a formidable team which ensured a chartbuster every time they came together. This song from the movie ‘Agar Tum Na Hote’ is the proof. The film was released in 1983. The song, which got him another Filmfare Award, was written by Gulshan Bawra. 
 
 
 
7) "Manzilein Apni Jagah Hain": Kishore da can make you cry by this song from the movie Sharaabi that hit theatres in 1984. This song, composed by Bappi Lahiri and written by Anjaan, fetched the legendry singer his 7th Filmfare Award. The movie features Amitabh Bachchan and <keyword id="42690" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jaya-prada">Jaya Prada</keyword> in lead roles. 
 
 
 8) "Saagar Kinaare": The <keyword id="235444" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="versatile-singer">versatile singer</keyword> won his 8th Filmfare award for this romantic song from the movie ‘Saagar’. The movie released in 1985 and stars <keyword id="6357910" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Rishi-Kapoor">Rishi Kapoor</keyword>, Kamal Haasan and <keyword id="2665" type="PERSON" weightage="80" keywordseo="Dimple-Kapadia">Dimple Kapadia</keyword>. The song was composed by RD Burman and written by <keyword id="10355" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Javed-Akhtar">Javed Akhtar</keyword>. 
 
 
(Image: Indiatimes/YouTube)

Eight songs that ensured Kishore Kumar became a legend

Actor <keyword id="333" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Saif-Ali-Khan">Saif Ali Khan</keyword> would have never thought that a brawl with a commoner at a posh restaurant in Delhi might cost him the coveted civic honour he was facilitated a few years back. 
 
If reports are to be believed, the Union Home Ministry has asked the Mumbai Police to fasten up the process of sending a report on the alleged brawl involving the actor and a South African businessman Iqbal Sharma. 
 
An RTI activist, Subhash Agrawal, had demanded that Khan be stripped off the honour since he has been framed of serious charges in the case. 
 
"As regard to Saif Ali Khan, no response to this Ministry's letter No 1/3112014-Public dated August 20, 2014 has been received from Mumbai Police. Mumbai Police has been reminded to expedite the matter...," the Ministry said in the RTI response. 
 
Agrawal has demanded that such civic honours should be taken back from everyone who is facing controversial charges. 
 
There have been controversies about the award ever since the actor was honoured in 2010. The reasons range from his contribution to the cinema to the pending court cases against him for killing two black bucks. While the actor had first said that he felt undeserving on being awarded the honour, he later said that a look at the past couple of winners tells that you don’t need to have invented a nuclear bomb to get the award. 
 Whatever his reaction to the award was, the fact that he got into a brawl with a businessman barely two years after the honour did not go too well with some people. Moreover, people also said he received the honour because his mother and former actress <keyword id="1888" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sharmila-Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</keyword> was serving as the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification when he was awarded the honour. 
 
Image courtesy Indiatimes

The ‘Unsaif’ Padma Shri

<keyword id="143" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Bollywood">Bollywood</keyword> beauties and <keyword id="6356028" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sports">sports</keyword> stars have always been fascinated by each other! Their paths often cross; they fall for each other at times and also part ways. Here’s a look back at some of the most talked-about link-ups when Bollywood divas clean bowled the sports stars. 
 
1. <keyword id="6357860" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Anushka-Sharma">Anushka Sharma</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="6354486" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Virat-Kohli">Virat Kohli</keyword> This is the hottest talk of the town right now! Of late, the two have been spotted together on many occasions. From walking hand in hand in <keyword id="22501" type="COUNTRY" weightage="40" keywordseo="New-Zealand">New Zealand</keyword> to Virat coming to Anushka’s place after the last series – there are plenty of incidents to hit the headlines recently. While Anushka prefers to call Virat ‘just a friend,’ the <keyword id="1520" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cricketer">cricketer</keyword> proves there’s more to it by coming to her rescue on the recent lip surgery issue. Will they <keyword id="15263" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Seal">seal</keyword> this relationship with matrimony? Let’s wait and watch. 
 
2. Anushka Sharma &amp; <keyword id="14587" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Suresh-Raina">Suresh Raina</keyword> 
Apparently, leggy beauty Anushka Sharma has a thing or two for cricketers. Before dating Virat, she was seen with another cricketer, Suresh Raina. But even then, Anushka maintained they were ‘just friends.’ 
 
3. <keyword id="1037" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lara-Dutta">Lara Dutta</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="6394569" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mahesh-Bhupathi">Mahesh Bhupathi</keyword> Another Bollywood beauty who got smitten by sport stars. Before marrying tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi, Lara dated American <keyword id="218011" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="baseball-player">baseball player</keyword> <keyword id="199138" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Derek-Jeter">Derek Jeter</keyword> for a short time. However, things ended quickly and we saw the former <keyword id="6381672" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Miss-Universe">Miss Universe</keyword> tie the knot with Bhupathi in 2011. 
 
4. <keyword id="12953" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Chitrangada-Singh">Chitrangada Singh</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="6327" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Jyoti-Randhawa">Jyoti Randhawa</keyword> Before she made it to the silver screen, Chitrangada was married to <keyword id="5573" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Golfer">golfer</keyword> Jyoti Randhawa and the couple had a son named Zorawar Randhawa. But there was a rift in the marriage soon after and the two parted ways in 2013. Was it her film career that caused the break-up? Only they can tell. 
 
5. <keyword id="4052" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Isha-Sharvani">Isha Sharvani</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="12644" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Zaheer-Khan">Zaheer Khan</keyword> 
They were seeing each other for eight long years and even marriage was on the cards. But things seem to have changed now between these two. Isha and Zaheer haven’t disclosed the reason behind the split but sources claim that it was ‘distance’ that axed this relationship. 
 
6. <keyword id="598" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Deepika-Padukone">Deepika Padukone</keyword> and <keyword id="351" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Yuvraj-Singh">Yuvraj Singh</keyword> The lover boy of the cricket world had been the favourite of a couple of Bollywood beauties. First, he was in a relationship with <keyword id="6135" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Kim-Sharma">Kim Sharma</keyword> and then it was Deepika. But it was a short-lived love affair with DP, just before she started dating Ranbir. 
 
7. <keyword id="29649" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Geeta-Basra">Geeta Basra</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="368" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Harbhajan-Singh">Harbhajan Singh</keyword> Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been dating <keyword id="6355604" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="actress">actress</keyword> Geeta Basra for quite some now. She has been often spotted cheering Bhajji at various matches while the man keeps her happy by retweeting all that she posts on the micro-blogging site. The two were supposed to get married in 2012. That hasn’t happened yet but the two are still a couple. 
 
8. <keyword id="668529" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Naghma">Naghma</keyword> &amp; Saurav Ganguly 
Dada was happily married to Donna and steered clear of any controversy that could link him to Bollywood actress Naghma. But Naghma went on record saying there was something more than friendship between the two. Of course, the two never ended up together but all the hullaballoo definitely took a toll on Saurav and his career. 
 
9. Sangeeta Bijlani &amp; <keyword id="6463421" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mohammad-Azharuddin">Mohammad Azharuddin</keyword> This relationship had everything Bollywood movies are made of. She was the country’s hottest <keyword id="6355606" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="model">model</keyword> while he was the cricketing ace. He was married with kids but still fell madly in love with her. What next? Azhar divorced his wife and married Sangeeta. 
 
10. <keyword id="133768" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Reena-Roy">Reena Roy</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="6372882" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mohsin-Khan">Mohsin Khan</keyword> 
The Bollywood-cricket link-up had always been there. Way back in 1983, charming Reena Roy was smitten by Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan and she gave up her flourishing career to marry him. However, Mohsin’s family played the baddie and the marriage ended in divorce. 
 
11. <keyword id="1888" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sharmila-Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="1896" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mansoor-Ali-Khan-Pataudi">Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi</keyword> 
By far, this has been the most successful Bolly-cricket union. She was at the peak of her career when the two got married. And she was so much in love with the handsome Mansoor that she converted to Islam without the least hassle. They had a happy married life that lasted over four decades. 
 
12. <keyword id="1813" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="neena-gupta">Neena Gupta</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="84393" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vivian-Richards">Vivian Richards</keyword> He was already married, but she loved him. Bollywood actress Neena Gupta and <keyword id="343995" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="West-Indies-cricketer">West Indies cricketer</keyword> Sir Vivian Richards also have a love child named Masaba. They were in a serious relationship but never tied the knot. Neena finally married <keyword id="26457" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Vivek-Mehra">Vivek Mehra</keyword>, a Delhi-based <keyword id="6358896" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Chartered-Accountant">chartered accountant</keyword> and <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="finance">finance</keyword> professional. 
 
13. <keyword id="14505" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Zeenat-Aman">Zeenat Aman</keyword> &amp; <keyword id="14676" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Imran-Khan">Imran Khan</keyword> 
Together, they made one of the most good-looking couples! The world spoke about their chemistry and expected the relationship to culminate into marriage. But that didn’t happen and the two parted ways. 
 
Image: Indiatimes

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Veteran star <keyword id="9281" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="dharmendra" source="Orion">Dharmendra</keyword>, who was admitted to the hospital after he strained his back, shared a fond memory put up by his fan on social media to feel better. Dharmendra took to Twitter to share a video of the song 'Duniya Mein Aisa Kaha Sab Ka' from the 1966 film 'Devar' featuring him and actress Sharmila Tagore. Alongside the video he wrote: "Just to feel better, I started seeing the posts of my well wishers and i found this most beautiful memory." According to reports, Dharmendra went to the <keyword id="104175" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="breach-candy-hospital" source="Orion">Breach Candy Hospital</keyword> earlier this week in Mumbai for a routine check-up but was not admitted to the <keyword id="47851" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="icu" source="Orion">ICU</keyword>. He returned home and then shared a video talking about his "big muscle pull". The star said: "Friends, don't do anything over. I did it and I suffered. A big muscle pull at the back. So I had to visit the hospital. Had great difficulty these past four days. Anyway, I am back with your good wishes and blessings. So, don't worry. Now I will be very careful." Dharmendra will next be seen in Karan Johar-directed 'Rocky Aur Rani Ki <keyword id="41172" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="prem-kahani" source="Orion">Prem Kahani</keyword>', alongside <keyword id="6354745" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jaya-bachchan" source="Orion">Jaya Bachchan</keyword>, Shabana Azmi, Alia Bhatt and <keyword id="106133" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="ranveer-singh" source="Orion">Ranveer Singh</keyword>. He will also be seen in the sequel to 2007 release 'Apne', which will reunite him with his sons -- Sunny Deol and <keyword id="9279" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="bobby-deol" source="Orion">Bobby Deol</keyword>.

Veteran star Dharmendra takes to Twitter while recovering in the hospital, shares 'most beautiful memory' to 'feel better'

<ul><li><keyword id="12610293" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PVR-theatres" source="Orion">PVR theatres</keyword> will screen some handpicked old classics of <keyword id="2217" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Big-B" source="Orion">Big B</keyword> across 22 cinemas in 17 cities.</li><li>The Blockbuster festival will release 11 movies from October 8 to 11 in theatres.</li><li>The concept of re-releasing movies in India is relatively less popular.</li></ul>To celebrate the 80th birthday of legendary actor <keyword id="6357912" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amitabh-Bachchan" source="Orion">Amitabh Bachchan</keyword>, PVR theatres will screen a few of his classics across 22 cinemas in 17 cities, announced the <keyword id="2670358" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Film-Heritage-Foundation" source="Orion">Film Heritage Foundation</keyword> (FHF). <div type="twitter" handle="FHF_Official" handlename="Film Heritage Foundation" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/532145161661206528/wQgqjSOO_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="365" retweetcount="65" status="To celebrate the 80th birthday of the biggest icon of Indian cinema, FHF and @_PVRCinemas proud to present “Bachcha… https://t.co/d9w3Uzr7Px" createdat="1664520736000" id="1575740292178710528"></div> The Blockbuster festival — Bachchan back to the beginning — will release 11 movies from October 8-11 in theatres for the Indian audience. PVR has also rolled out a movie pass for all Big B fans to enjoy and cherish all the films on the silver screen once again. However, the list excludes one of the most loved films, which made a remarkable impact on the audience in the old days of 1975, Sholay. Netizens showcased their disappointment on Twitter in replies to the official announcement made by the FHF. <div type="twitter" handle="Hari_Priya81" handlename="DontMessWithTheABCDEFG" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1572418659712401410/Hwz-0aeh_normal.jpg" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" status="@FHF_Official @_PVRCinemas @SrBachchan @roykapurfilms @smmausaja @ZEECorporate Sholay yaada ra Howle😪" createdat="1664531839000" id="1575786864174211072"></div> In the era before satellite television, it was common for theatres to re-release old movies. But with multiple movie channels, their appeal waned. However, a few movie buffs who enjoy the big screen impact had been missing them. Here are all the Big B movies that will hit silver screens again — 1. Kaala Patthar Amitabh Bachchan, along with Shatrughan Sinha and Shashi Kapoor were a part of this critically-acclaimed movie. The movie was based on the tragic Chasnala mining disaster where flooding in the mines had taken the lives of over 300 miners. Bachchan plays the role of a tortured merchant navy captain who becomes a miner to forget his tragic past. 2. Kaalia Written and directed by Tinnu Anand, this movie is yet another memorable movie from Bachchan’s angry-young-man era. It’s the story of a happy-go-lucky young man who gets pulled into the world of crime after a life-changing incident. 3. Silsila Widely popular for its hit track Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum, the triangular love story was a casting coup pulled off by producer-director Yash Chopra. While the lead actors Bachchan and Rekha were rumoured to be real-life lovers, the movie also stars his wife, Jaya Bachchan. 4. Amar Akbar Anthony Bachchan plays the second brother of this divided-at-birth brothers’ story that also stars Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Parveen Babi, Shabana Azmi and Nitu Singh. Cleverly bringing in religious unity, the movie is about brothers finding their way back to each other even as their worlds clash. Khanna plays a police officer, Bachchan a petty thief and Rishi Kapoor is a musician. 5. Namak Halaal It was one of the biggest comedy blockbuster movies of 1982. The masala film is about Arjun (Bachchan) who moves to the city in search of a job and ends up befriending the man whom his mother raised as his own son. 6. Abhimaan The popular musical is about two musicians who are husband and wife. Jealousy overtakes Bachchan who realises that his talented wife, played by Jaya Bachchan, is becoming more popular than him. 7. Don The movie, which had the third-highest box office revenue collections in 1978, revolves around the life of gangster named Don, played by Bachchan. Even though it was remade by Farhan Akhtar starring Shah Rukh Khan in two parts, the original with Pran and other actors is a movie worth watching. 8. Satte Pe Satta The movie embodies the concept of an ensemble cast as it has six actors who play the brothers of Bachchan, who is of course the eldest. It stars Hema Malini, Amjad Khan, Ranjeeta Kaur and Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shakti Kapoor and more in lead roles. 9. Mili Released in 1975, the movie revolves around a girl who suffers from pernicious anaemia and a depressed alcoholic, who eventually fall in love with each other. The film was later remade in Telugu in 1976 as Jyothi starring Jayasudha in the title role. 10. Chupke Chupke The family comedy starring Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Jaya Bachchan and Big B has come to be known as a masterpiece. The story is an elaborate prank played on a self-assured lawyer and businessman who is Dharmendra’s brother-in-law Om Prakash. 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Though anticipated, when it became official that the Melody Queen of India, <keyword id="31278" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lata-Mangeshkar" source="Orion">Lata Mangeshkar</keyword>, is no longer among us, it hit the collective consciousness of the nation like a sledgehammer. The only consolation was that she may have passed on, but her voice, which moved our hearts and provided succour to our souls for more than seven decades, will forever be with us. Like all inspirational stories, Lataji's early struggle to establish herself in the 1940s is one that we cannot ever forget. In those days, she would take a BEST bus and travel from her south Mumbai home regularly to meet Naushad Ali at his Khar West bungalow or in the studios, hoping for a 'singing break' under the legendary music maker's baton. In the vicious Mumbai monsoon, she would come to Naushad's home, wearing her trademark sari, carrying an umbrella but totally drenched, shivering and barely able to speak, let alone sing. The music director would offer her piping hot tea and cookies to soothe her, but no songs ... yet ... . "I felt her voice was not yet 'ripe' for my style of music," said Naushad, the perfectionist, in a conversation with this writer. He was trying to justify not giving her an early break. "To improve her diction and control over words, I advised her to learn and practice Urdu, which she did ... and finally, she was ready to record for me." The first choices of Naushad were the reigning stalwarts -- Noorjehan, Suraiya, Shamshad Begum, Zohra Ambalewali, to name a few. With time, trained by her father, Dinananth Mangeshkar, Lataji grasped the maestro's advice and got her first major hit -- 'Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam' ('Andaz', 1949) -- composed by her mentor Naushad. With it, she 'arrived' in the film industry. Thereafter, top music directors of the era wooed her, and they included Sachin Dev Burman, Husan Lal-Bhagat Ram (brothers), Ghulam Haider, Sardar Malik, Ghulam Mohammed, Jaidev, Salil Chowdhary, C. Ramchandra, Shankar-Jaikishan (partners), Roshan, Madan Mohan, M. Zahur Khayyam, Kalyanji-Anandji (brothers), Laxmikant-Pyarelal (partners), Sonik-Omi (uncle-nephew), Ravi Kumar Sharma or 'Ravi', Sudhir Phadke, Sajjad Hussain, Usha Khanna, and even A.R. Rahman, Anu Malik, Rajesh Roshan, Anand-Milind and Jatin-Lalit, among the younger crop of baton wielders. Producers and directors vied for Lataji's unique voice and style for their top heroines, especially because she could 'mould' her voice to suit most heroines. Without doubt, she had become the first among women singers, a position that Mohammed Rafi enjoyed among the men. Yet, there was a music director who remained aloof from Lataji -- with haughty pride -- and yet rose to the top echelons of the music industry -- the incomparable O.P. Nayyar. "I found Lata's voice too thin, too shrill, which did not suit my compositions," Nayyar had once said, claiming he was "the only music director who succeeded in Bollywood without Lata's voice". He added: "I needed a more vivacious, richer, healthier voice of, say, Shamshad Begum, Geeta Ghosh-Dutt, Asha Bhosale." One woman singer, Suman Kalyanpur, was blessed with a voice rivalling that of Lataji's, but she was content being in the shadows, yet she thrived on enduring masterpieces composed by some of the music directors. As Lataji's singing style matured under master music directors, her voice helped heroines who acted or danced to her tunes catapult to stardom, such as Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Nargis, Ameeta, Beena Rai, Waheeda Rehman, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Tanuja, Sharmila Tagore, Asha Parekh, Nutan, Saira Bano, Sadhana Shivdasani, Babita Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Parveen Babi, Hema Malini, Rekha, Sridevi, Neetu Singh, Madhuri Dixit, and many others in the post-1980s, right down to the youngsters, notably, Kajol, Rani Mukherjee and Karisma Kapoor. After the exit of Noorjehan from India and the fading away of other stalwart female singers, by the late 1950s/early 1960s, Lataji was firmly perched on the top of the heap and brooked no nonsense from anyone -- producers, directors, composers, siblings or contemporaries -- attempting to clamber anywhere close to her roost. Bollywood is full of stories of how Lataji ring-fenced her position till the very end, often raising the hackles of her female peers, although male singers, such as Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor and Manna Dey (all deceased) and others, chose to maintain a professional rapport with her. Nevertheless, there were tales of how Rafi once bore the brunt of her "other side", or certain composers quivering as she gently declined to sing for them after they allegedly dared to commission some other female singers, for whatever reason. Of course, powerful filmmakers such as Mehboob Khan, Raj Kapoor, Kamal Amrohi, Dev Anand, Shakti Samanta, B.R. Chopra, Yash Chopra and the likes had no time for tantrums. Born on September 28, 1929, as the oldest child of a musically inclined family in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) -- comprising father Dinanath, Lataji, Meena (Khadilkar), Asha (Bhosale), Usha and sole brother Hridaynath -- she was tutored by her dad from the age of five and also acted in his musical stage plays, till death in 1942. Helped by a close family friend, Master Vinayak D. Karnataki, she got a foothold in singing and acting that year with a first Marathi song and a maiden Hindi song in 1943 before shifting to the film industry capital in 1945. In Bombay (now, Mumbai), she learnt classical music and continued singing the odd songs, till her big break with 'Dil Mera Toda, Mujhe Kahinka Na Chhoda' ('Majboor', 1948), with full help from Ghulam Haider, whom she later described as her "godfather". With a colossus such as Noorjehan still around, Lataji continued her with a few more hits -- 'Aayega Aanewala' ('Mahal', 1949) and 'Uthaye Ja Unke Sitam' ('Andaz', 1949), heralding her entry with a bang in big-time Bollywood. Simultaneously, she sang in different Indian languages with aplomb, non-film songs, with her range encompassing classical, tragic, melodious, erotic, melancholic, light, mischievous, depending on the composer, or the heroine, or the song situation. After the seniors passed away or faded out, Lataji sang expertly and easily with the gen next of male singers such as S.P. Balasubramaniam, Amit Kumar, Shabbir Kumar, Nitin Mukesh, Anwar, Udit Narayan and Sonu Nigam, and astounded her listeners with the seemingly "undying" power and youthfulness of her golden voice. Over the decades, she was decorated with a multitude of rewards and honours -- three Padma awards, five Filmfare Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award -- capped by the Bharat Ratna in 2001. More than that, state governments named awards and institutions after her. Lataji sang at prestigious live concerts or charitable events, enthralling global audiences, picked up more overseas accolades, such as France's highest civilian honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, in 2007, briefly dabbled in high-end merchandise, such as signature jewellery and perfumes, launched a production and music house, and entered into international music collaborations. Death has only removed her physically. The legacies she leaves behind will outlive her for decades. 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Lata Mangeshkar's over 70-year journey from travelling in BEST bus for singing break in the industry to melody queen of India

He was the alt superstar of Bangla cinema in its glory years, the affable Bhadralok icon who crafted a towering stature ironically banking on down-to-earth, believable characters that represented middle-class Bengal. The brand of stardom was in stark contrast to the other shining luminary of contemporary cinema in the state -- Uttam Kumar -- whose position as Mahanayak in the Bengali psyche was primarily cemented in idol worship and mass hysteria. Soumitra Chattopadhyay -- Chatterjee to anglicised India -- answers to the term ‘phenomenon' as absolutely as few actors do, for the sheer ease with which he defied the cliches of image. His stardom was sensational, and yet born out of realism. He was the mascot of the peerless <keyword id="14969" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Satyajit-Ray">Satyajit Ray</keyword>'s oeuvre, having worked with the maestro in 14 films, and yet he scored with the same assuredness in works of contemporary commercial powerhouses as Ajoy Kar and Tarun Mazumdar. He is the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2012) and Padma Bhushan (2004) recipient who was also honoured with the Legion d'Honneur (2018) in France for his contribution to world cinema. Importantly, Soumitra Chattopadhyay's greatness as a screen icon will survive the test of time in Bengali pop lore because he had something for everyone. For, he was not just Satyajit Ray's Apu. Beyond such a nuanced portrayal, he could also simply become Ray's Feluda and reach out to every audience, eight to 80. It took a Ray to bring to life Soumitra's greatness, and yet the account of their first meeting is a well-known story in Bengal. Ray was looking for his adult Apu in "Apur Sansar", final part of the Apu trilogy that started with "Pather Panchali". A friend introduced Soumitra to the master filmmaker who promptly declared the budding actor looked too old to be Apu, a college student according to his script. Soumitra would eventually bag the role opposite Sharmila Tagore, of course, and the rest is history. Soumitra's cinematic fate is overwhelmingly dictated by the great cinema of Satyajit Ray, so much so the maestro's filmography through his most important phase outlines the actor's career graph. Soumitra made his debut with "Apur Sansar" (1959) and, over the next three decades, would work in Ray projects as "Devi" (1960), "Teen Kanya" (1961), "Abhijan" (1962), "Charulata" (1964), "Kapurush O Mahapurush" (1965), "Aranyer Din Ratri" (1969), "Ashani Sanket" (1973), "Sonar Kella" (1974), "Joy Baba Felunath" (1978), "Hirak Rajar Deshe" (1980), "Ghare Baire" (1984), "Ganashatru" (1989) and "Shakha Proshakha" (1990). It was a filmography that Ray, one of the world's greatest filmmakers ever, shared with his chosen on-screen emissary. But if Ray worked with Soumitra 14 times, almost every major filmmaker the actor collaborated with also tended to repeat him. If anything, beyond underlining his credential as an artiste that fact stands a testimony to his professionalism and disposition as a human being. Consider a few other diversely prolific filmmakers beyond Ray who worked with Soumitra, and you get the picture. Mrinal Sen, another global icon of Bangla cinema of the era, directed Soumitra for the first time in "Punascha" (1961), and then again returned to collaborate with the actor in "Pratinidhi" (1964), "Akash Kusum" (1965), and "Mahaprithibi" (1991). The iconic Tapan Sinha directed him in projects as "Kshudhita Pashan" (1960), "Jhinder Bandi" (1961), "Atanka" (1984) and "Antardhan" (1992). Mainstream titans of his era loved working with the affable Soumitra, too. Asit Sen directed him in "Swayambara" (1961) and Swaralipi (1961), while Ajoy Kar made "Otol Joler Ahoban" (1962), "Saat Pake Baandha" (1963), "Barnali" (1963), "Kaanch Kata Heere" (1965) and "Parineeta" (1969). Tarun Mazumdar directed the actor over the years in "Ektuku Baasha" (1965), "Sansar Simante" (1975), "Ganadevata" (1978), "Agomon" (1988) and "Path O Prasad" (1991). Most of his directors have often spoken about the insatiable passion he had for his craft. It was something that ensured he would stay busy as ever till his last days, essaying character roles with the same enthusiasm with which he executed starring roles in his heydays. His 300-plus film career probably can be explained by his highly adaptable quality as an actor. He was at home working with new-age Bengali filmmakers as Atanu Ghosh ("Mayurakshi"), Suman Ghosh ("Podokkhep", "Peace Haven", "Dwando", "Basu Paribar"), Partha Chakraborty ("Samantaral") and Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee ("Posto"). He did move outside Bengal into Bollywood domain twice. In 1986, he acted opposite Roopa Ganguly in the Hindi short film "Nirupama", based on Tagore's story "Dena Paona". He also had a role in the 2002 release, "Hindustani Sipahi", based on Utpal Dutt's renowned Bangla play "Pherari Fauj". These though were temporary departures. For most parts, his staggering career is based on his Bengali filmography. It is a body of work that has given him recognition beyond the National Award as Best Actor ("Podokkhep"). He also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998. Although his greatness lies in his body of work before the camera, Soumitra did try his hand at filmmaking, too. His directorial effort "Stree Ki Patra", a telefilm based on Rabindranath Tagore's "Streer Patra" released in 1986. The film starred Roopa Ganguly and Usha Ganguly. That the legacy of Bangla cinema's Grand Old Man was established in his lifetime is obvious from the number of GenNow actors who have followed in his footsteps. Young talents in the Bengali film industry of today such as Parambrata Chattopadhyay and Abir Chatterjee have fashioned their careers in the lines of Soumitra, seeking stardom without losing connect with Bengali middle-class realities. These are actors who have carved a niche in what is today known as the multiplex cinema circuit, catering content-driven entertainment of refinement, removed from the cliches of kitsch. It is something Soumitra relished doing all those decades ago.

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