June 9, 2025
New Delhi
Writers

Bhisham Sahni

Bhisham Sahni was born on 8 August 1915 in Rawalpindi. He earned a master’s degree in English at Government College in Lahore and also attended Khalsa College, Amritsar. He was the younger brother of the one of the greatest Hindi film actor, Balraj Sahni. Under the guidance of Balraj Sahni, later he joined the Indian

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Actors Filmmakers

Dada Kondke

An actor, director, lyricist, writer, and singer, Dada Kondke was a renowned figure in the Marathi film industry, known for his unique style of comedy and his contribution to the genre of slapstick humor. Recently, Dada Kondke was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest number of films (nine) that achieved

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Writers

Wajahat Mirza

Litreray genius Wajahat Mirza was a poet, dialogue writer, screenwriter, story writer, and film director, best known for his work in films like Shaheed (1948), Shikast (1953), the Academy Award nominee, Mother India (1957), Yahudi (1958), Kohinoor (1960), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Gunga Jamuna (1961), Leader (1964), Love and God (1986), and many more. Birth and Early

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Lyricists

Shakeel Badayuni

Whenever we talk about love stories or love songs in Hindi films, the one name that automatically comes to mind is Shakeel Budauni, a poet of ghazal, a genre of poetry dealing largely with love – expressing it, celebrating it, or mourning it. Although Shakeel’s poetry and lyrics are a celebration of love, confining him

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Actors Filmmakers

Bhagwan Dada

Celebrated actor and filmmaker of Hindi and Marathi cinema, Bhagwan Dada was a pioneering figure in Indian cinema who started his journey with silent films and went on to do more than 380 films in his career of more than six decades. Dubbed as Indian cinema’s first dancing star, he was perhaps the first male

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Actresses

Mumtaz

No one was like her; Mumtaz was bold, beautiful, sexy, an exceptionally capable actress, as well as an accomplished dancer. She was not your typical Meek and Bechari heroine from Hindi films; she exuded fierceness, possessed unmatched energy, and had the courage to flaunt her sensuality in a way never seen before. Early Life Mumtaz,

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Singers

K. S. Chithra

A national treasure and a world heritage, K. S. Chithra is undoubtedly one of the greatest singers ever to exist. In her career of over 4 decades, she has sung thousands of songs in almost every Indian language, as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, English, and French. She was Early

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Actors

Amjad Khan

One of the most genuine, honest, and selfless human beings ever to grace the silver screen, Amjad Khan, became synonymous with the iconic villain Gabbar Singh from the legendary film ‘Sholay.‘ But he was much more than a villain, an actor par excellence who could be anything on screen. He can easily be an evil

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Stories

Jugal Hansraj

For a lot of people, Jugal Hansraj is still the light-eyed, shy kid of “Masoom,” who captured many hearts with his innocence and charm. Although he can’t relive his childhood success in adult life, he has always remained a beloved figure among movie lovers. Jugal Hansraj as Child Star Jugal Hansraj was born on July

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Actors

Uttam Kumar

One of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Uttam Kumar, fondly known as Mahanayak, was also a producer, director, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who ruled the Bengali film industry for more than 40 years. Early Life and Education Uttam Kumar was born Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay on September 3, 1926, in Ahiritola,

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