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Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryFebruary 24, 2014 0

Akshay Kumar’s first modelling assignment

Before becoming an actor, Akshay Kumar did only one modelling assignment and it was for a gym called Perfect 10. And from the money that he earned from his first…Continue Reading →

Bollywood

Shammi Kapoor’s unrealised desire

One of Shammi Kapoor’s unfulfilled desires was to be a horse-riding tea garden manager in Assam. [tbpspa]

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 11, 2014
Bollywood

Guru Dutt the reluctant actor

Shammi Kapoor was to be the hero in Aar Paar (1954) and Dilip Kumar was the choice for the role…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0February 3, 2014
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryJanuary 19, 2014 0

Revealed! The secret of Manoj Kumar’s trademark facepalm

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Et tu, Dadamoni? How Ashok Kumar fell from grace in Suraiya’s eyes

There are a lot of distractions while reading eBooks on the phone and Twitter is one. As I was swiping…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0November 28, 2013
Pran (1920-2013), a hero of a villain - Unofficial Google doodle
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Pran (1920-2013) – a hero of a villain: Unofficial Google doodle

The obits call him Bollywood’s most feared villain. Not for me. To me Pran Saheb was the most hero-like of…

Soumyadip Choudhury 1July 13, 2013
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 139-second long Bollywood debut in Sarfarosh (1999)
Bollywood Soumyadip ChoudhuryMarch 20, 2013 0

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s 139-second long Bollywood debut in Sarfarosh (1999)

Mereko kuch nahi pata, mein to kal hi mulk se aaya. Bol na be ~ Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s first lines in Hindi cinema Even a glimpse is enough to know a…Continue Reading →

Bizarre

With due apologies: Naseeruddin Shah in a swimsuit

Naseeruddin Shah fans, please allow me the privilege of ruining your day. Men in drag is not always a pretty…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0January 27, 2013
Bollywood

Dara Singh beats Blonde Tiger: 60-year-old news clippings from the late wrestler’s heyday

In the final bout, death got more points but Dara Singh won. The loveable wrestler turned actor died today aged…

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Ashok Kumar in Ambika King suitings ad
Advertising Soumyadip ChoudhuryJuly 10, 2012 3

Ambiking Suitings ad: Ashok Kumar’s five fabric purchase tips

Ashok Kumar might have started as a reluctant actor, but Dadamoni soon transformed into one of the biggest stars of his time and Indian cinema’s first superhit Kismet (1943) had…Continue Reading →

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Why Kulbhushan Kharbanda was sacked

In 1974 Kulbhushan Kharbanda was sacked from his job for playing the lead role in Vijay Tendulkar’s play ‘Sakharam Binder’.…

Soumyadip Choudhury 0March 27, 2012
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Salman Khan in his 20s in a 1980s ad for Hero Honda CD100

The Salman Khan in this advertisement for Hero Honda CD100 is about 25 years younger than the superstar Salman of…

Soumyadip Choudhury 2March 11, 2012

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