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Remembering NARGIS on her 36th Death Anniversary

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Remembering NARGIS on her 36th Death Anniversary

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Nargis, was an Indian film actress. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema, she made her screen debut as a child in Talash-E-Haq in 1935, but her acting career began in 1942 with Tamanna (1942). During a career that spanned from the 1940s to the 1960s,She was born on 1st June 1929 in Calcutta. Her mother was Jaddanbai, a Hindustani classical music singer and one of

11 Gems from Manna De on his 98th Birth Anniversary

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11 Gems from Manna De on his 98th Birth Anniversary

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Born as Prabodh Chandra Dey on 1 May, 1919, and later nicknamed Manna Dey, he was one of those rare singers who sang in a number of languages.His career as a playback singer started with the movie Tamanna in the year 1943. He has sung over 3,500 songs. He has sung with singers of every generation in Indian films from 1940-2005. He has

Remembering DADA SAHEB PHALKE on his 147th Birth Anniversary

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Remembering DADA SAHEB PHALKE on his 147th Birth Anniversary

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 Born on April 30, 1870 at Tryambakeshwar, Maharashtra,The Father of Indian Cinema Dada Saheb Phalke  was artistic in nature and displayed great interest in the creative arts. He pursued arts for completing his graduation and later took up various jobs such as that of a photographer and a draftsman. He also tried setting up his printing business but closed it

Romantic Songs of DEV ANAND-The First Choclate Hero of Bollywood (PART 1)

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Romantic Songs of DEV ANAND-The First Choclate Hero of Bollywood (PART 1)

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Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand; they who ruled the Indian Cinema in the Golden Era of 50s & 60s.There was no doubt that Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand were all very handsome, good-looking men but Dev Anand  was the Choclate Hero. Dev Anand fitted the bill of the romantic hero to perfection So he was

Immortal Songs by Shamshad Begum-A Tribute on her 4th Death Anniversary

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Immortal Songs by Shamshad Begum-A Tribute on her 4th Death Anniversary

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 A distinctive voice and  a versatile artist, singing over 6,000 songs in Hindi and Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil and Punjabi languages and of them 1287 songs were from Hindi films.Shamshad Begum was born on 14 th April 1919 and died on 23 rd April 2013.Her talent was first spotted by her principal when she was in primary school in 1924. Impressed