Gore Vidal: An American author, playwright, essayist and an occasional actor, who also aspired to be the President. Few litterateurs have made their presence felt in public life as Vidal. He was witty and acerbic and his penchant for sharp, incisive statements put him at loggerheads with his contemporaries like Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. ...
04:28 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Veteran Bollywood actor AK Hangal died at the age of 95 on Sunday. With prayers on their lips, friends and family members bid a tearful adieu to distinguished character actor at his funeral. Last year, his son Vijay said that he had no money to pay his medical bills, which raises a very important question: Do theatre actors get their due in popular cinema? CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose posed...
11:40 AM, Aug 28, 2012
Mumbai: AK Hangal's son Vijay says he was speechless when the veteran actor asked him whether he will live through his ordeal in the hospital. Hangal died on Sunday morning after prolonged illness. He was 95. "I remember when he was to undergo an operation, he asked me if he will live or die. I did not have any answer to that," Vijay, 76, said at a condolence meet organised...
11:29 AM, Aug 28, 2012
AK Hangal represented a generation of film actors who entered cinema through the stage. He is remembered for his roles in 'Sholay', 'Namak Haram', 'Bawarchi' and 'Guddi'. ...
11:58 PM, Aug 27, 2012
"My earliest memory is that of my mother. It was late at night and I was fast asleep. They came and woke me up and dragged me downstairs. I must have been about four or five years-old then. I saw them crying and I looked at my mother lying there. She lay calm and still. As they were all crying, I too cried. That was the last time I saw...
05:21 PM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: AK Hangal had worked with most of Bollywood's top stars during his lifetime; yet after his death, they failed to show up for his last rites. Hangal passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012. The man who immortalised the character of Rahim Chacha in 'Sholay' lived a solitary life of illness and penury up to 2008 when his son Vijay appealed to the industry to help the veteran...
04:59 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Mumbai: Superstar Amitabh Bachchan, a co-star to actor AK Hangal in 'Sholay', had helped him out financially when he was undergoing treatment, one of the few from the industry who came to the rescue of the cash-strapped veteran who died on Sunday at the age of 95. "I had helped Hangal Saheb out financially, with limited means but fate is not guided by rupees," Bachchan tweeted on Sunday. Hangal's son...
11:09 AM, Aug 27, 2012
I have to be honest. My friends and I have often shared harmless laughs over the many jokes about AK Hangal and his age. Many ...
10:11 AM, Aug 27, 2012
Celebrities who attended the last rites of AK Hangal said they will miss the actor a lot as he was an inspiration for them. ...
06:13 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Mumbai: With prayers on their lips, friends and family members bid a tearful adieu to distinguished character actor AK Hangal at his funeral. Incidentally, none of the prominent Bollywood personalities attended Hangal's last rites, performed by his son Vijay at the Pawan Hans crematorium in Vile Parle, Mumbai, at around 1pm. "It's a great loss... I am saddened by his demise. He was very happy and lively about his work...
02:09 PM, Aug 26, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actor AK Hangal was admitted to the Asha Parekh hospital in Santa Cruz in suburban Mumbai on August 16 as he had suffered a fracture on his thigh bone and had been admitted to the hospital in a critical condition. He was put on life support and was too weak to be operated on. "He is on life support system. One of his lungs is not functioning. He...
12:56 PM, Aug 26, 2012
New Delhi: Though Avatar Kishan Hangal was in the show business since 1966 but the one scene that made him famous was of 'Sholay'. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film was about a dreaded dacoit Gabbar Singh who rules the areas adjacent to Ramgarh. One fine day, Gabbar finds that the village which always remained under his thumb, has started to raise its voice against him. He decides to teach...
11:28 AM, Aug 26, 2012
New Delhi: It's a sad day for Indian cinema. AK Hangal, the thespian whose mature take on the plight of the common man in a wide assortment of films delighted and charmed millions over four decades passed away on Sunday at a hospital in Mumbai. Hangal saab's last acting role was in the television serial Madhubala. This is a piece I wrote at the time he wore make-up for the...
11:25 AM, Aug 26, 2012
Mumbai: The grand old man of cinema, veteran actor Avtar Kishen Hangal, passed away on Sunday in Mumbai. He was 95. Hangal, who was in a critical condition, was admitted to the Asha Parekh Hospital in Santacruz in suburban Mumbai on August 16 and kept in the ICU. Hangal was admitted to the hospital after he had a fall on August 13 and had suffered a back injury. Hangal, who...
10:03 AM, Aug 26, 2012
Mumbai: There is no improvement in the condition of veteran actor A.K. Hangal and he is 'still serious', his son said Saturday. Hangal was recently admitted to hospital here following a hip fracture. "His condition is still serious and there is no sign of improvement. He has a breathing problem and is in ICU right now," the 97-year-old's son Vijay told IANS. Hangal, who has been part of the Hindi...
11:57 AM, Aug 25, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actor Avtar Kishen Hangal is in a critical condition, family sources said on Friday evening. "He has been admitted to Asha Parekh Hospital... he is in a critical condition. He is in ICU," Hangal's son Vijay said. AK Hangal, 95, was admitted to Parekh Hospital in Santacruz in suburban Mumbai on August 16. "He had a fall on August 13. On August 16, he was admitted to the...
08:06 AM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: Veteran actor AK Hangal finally made his much awaited appearance in the TV serial 'Madhubala: Ek Ishq Ek Junoon' on June 1. The actor played himself only where he in a way started the real story of the serial. Hangal, 97, put the name of a new born baby in the serial who is going to be the lead heroine of the show in the coming weeks. A...
09:41 PM, Jun 01, 2012
