It was a surreal moment for the audience at the Maquinez Palace auditorium in Panaji when the 1971 film ‘Kati Patang’ was screened at the 53rd International Film Festival of India. The film brought back the late icon Rajesh Khanna once again to the big screen, and the evergreen track ‘Pyaar Deewana Hota Hai’ brought along the late legendary singer …
There is a strange connection between the French fabulist Jean de La Fontaine and Shakti Samanta’s Amar Prem, which turns fifty this year. For the film that gave the superstar his trademark line, “Pushpa, I hate tears”, Khanna nearly didn’t feature in Amar Prem as Samanta felt that Khanna’s busy schedule might not allow him to play. Samanta wasn’t entirely …
Veteran Bollywood actor Asha Parekh who turns 78 on October 2 has many memorable movies to her name. Na Koi Umang Hai The melancholic song from Kati Patang which came out in 1971 was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by RD Burman. O Haseena Zulfonwale Jane Jahan Another fun track from Parekh’s Teesri Manzil, the song was an instant …
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