New Delhi: Our lives are replete with stories from our childhood, and on the eve of the Children's Day, we walk down the memory lane with some of the best children's films made in the country. IANS lists seven such critically-acclaimed films.
Masoom: Based on Erich Segal's novel 'Man, Woman and Child', Sekhar Kapur's directorial debut was about a family man, his illegitimate son, and its repercussions on his family. It was lauded for the performances of child actors Jugal Hansraj, Urmila Matondkar and Aradhana. The 1983 release won eight Filmfare Awards.
Anjali: Mani Ratnam's heart-warming tale, released in 1990, was about a dying child born with deformity and the emotional trauma of her family. Revolving around a protagonist played by Shamili, the film also focused on the deceiving nature of society and its perspective on disability. It won three National Awards.
Halo: The 1996 National Award winning film by cinematographer-filmmaker Santosh Sivan brilliantly captured the innocence of seven-year-old girl Sasha, played by TV artist Benaf Dadachandji, who embarks on a quest to find her lost puppy through the streets of Mumbai....
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11:24 AM, Nov 14, 2012
New Delhi: For the first time after Rajesh Khanna's death, his estranged wife Dimple Kapadia opened up about the time she spent with him. She said he was special and destined to be a superstar. "I spent my life with him as I was 16 when I got married. He was not a normal man, he was a very special man," Dimple said on the sidelines of the inauguration of...
06:48 PM, Aug 18, 2012
New Delhi: Rajesh Khanna's classic movies 'Aradhana' and 'Haathi Mere Saathi' emerged as the late superstar's most popular films among online users during the month of July, when he breathed his last. Rajesh Khanna died on July 18 after battling health problems. Last month when the news of Rajesh Khanna's poor health came out, internet buffs tuned in to his movies and 'Aradhana', which paved the actor's stardom, topped the...
05:55 PM, Aug 07, 2012
New Delhi: "I hope you are not a very expensive heart surgeon, I may need your services some day!" This was Rajesh Khanna's prayer to cardiologist Mukesh Hariawala when the superstar called on legendary composer R.D. Burman after the latter had been operated upon in a London hospital. It was the fifth day after the now US-based Hariawala's bypass surgery of Burman at London's Princess Grace Hospital. Rajesh Khanna trooped...
06:09 PM, Jul 25, 2012
New Delhi: What is stardom? The great Marlon Brando defined it best as something that runs counter to great acting. They demand different and contradictory attributes. An actors most priceless gift is range. A stars, an identifiable niche in the public mind; an image, persona to which the audience can forever relate. Thus, an Actor-Star is a constant conflict, a two-front war. As the actor stretches, the star retracts. Rajesh...
04:28 PM, Jul 21, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood's first superstar Rajesh Khanna, who charmed audiences with hits like 'Aradhana', 'Do Raaste' and 'Amar Prem' in the 1970s, died Wednesday afternoon after prolonged illness. He passed away at his residence here. He was 69. Fondly known as Kaka, Khanna worked in about 160 films. Here is his filmography: 1960s 1966 Akhri khat 1967 Raaz 1967 Baharo Ke sapne 1967 Woman 1968 Shrimanji 1969 Khamoshi 1969 Doli...
07:16 PM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Hindi film industry has produced many stars in the past, some were good at romance, some had a penchant for action scenes and some were simply brilliant at dancing. The audience liked them portraying all sorts of characters without leaving the screen; however there was one actor who redefined the death scenes. There are very few actors in Bollywood who are liked more when they die than...
04:37 PM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: Born on December 29, 1942, as Jatin Khanna, Rajesh Khanna was raised by the relatives of his biological parents. He attended St. Sebestian's Goan High School along with his childhood friend Ravi Kapoor, who later adopted the screen name Jeetendra. Always high on confidence, Khanna was the other name for style. He approached filmmakers in his own MG sports car during his struggling days. Destined to be an...
02:17 PM, Jul 18, 2012
New Delhi: Ailing Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna is reportedly critical. He is currently at his Mumbai residence. The veteran actor was admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital last week following reports of low blood pressure but was discharged on Tuesday and has been at his Mumbai residence since then. Earlier on June 24, he was admitted to a hospital following kidney problems. The actor is hailed as India's first superstar after...
01:23 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Betul (MP): Aradhana, who was separated from her conjoined sister Stuti, died on Thursday night after struggling for life for over two weeks. According to doctors, Aradhana suffered cardiac arrest twice on Thursday and died at 9.20 pm. All attempts to revive her proved futile, a release by Padhar Mission Hospital, where the complicated surgery was performed, said. Aradhana developed seticemia (infection in her blood) after the surgery was performed...
11:12 PM, Jul 05, 2012
Mumbai: Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna, admitted to a private hospital here since last week, is undergoing some medical tests but his condition is 'stable', hospital sources said today. "He is in the hospital and doing fine. He is stable and undergoing some tests. He is taking rest. He is not in ICU but in a special room, where visitors are not allowed," hospital sources told PTI. Last night, there were...
01:41 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Mumbai: Yesteryears superstar Rajesh Khanna is much better but would have to stay in the hospital for 'a couple of days', said his estranged wife, actress Dimple Kapadia, who is taking care of him. "He is much better today (Tuesday). He is not getting discharged today. He will be back home in a couple of days," Dimple told IANS. The 69-year-old was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here Saturday. It...
01:40 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Mumbai: Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna, who was yesterday admitted to a private hospital here, is recovering fast and likely to be discharged in a couple of days. The 69-year-old actor, who was not keeping well of late, was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra due to 'exhaustion' and 'weakness'. "He (Rajesh) is fine...He is much better today. He should get discharged in a day or two," Khanna's estranged wife...
12:59 PM, Jun 25, 2012
It is very rare to see Puneeth Rajkumar getting furious. But recently, he was reportedly enraged with distributor Prasad at a recent press meet of 'Kannadada Kotyadipathi'. According to Puneeth, Prasad was making a fool of himself with unnecessary remarks about the Rajkumar family. He said, "I dont care about his comments as we have produced around 80 films under our banner and have given employment to lots of people....
06:42 PM, Jun 10, 2012
Chandigarh: The family of Ruchika Girhotra, who committed suicide after being molested by former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, has raised no objection to CBI's closure reports dropping torture charges against the cop. The reports filed by the investigating agency say there's no evidence to prove that Ruchika' brother Ashu Girhotra was tortured while in police custody or that the signatures of her father, S C Girhotra, had been forged on...
02:16 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Here's a look at the work of evergreen actor Rajesh Khanna through the years. ...
12:39 PM, May 12, 2012
New Delhi: 'Anand', one of Rajesh Khanna's most memorable performances, needs a remake, feel Twitter users as the veteran Bollywood actor and the reigning king of the 70s celebrates his 69th birthday on Thursday. There is a series of remakes lined up in 2012 including that of 'Agneepath', starring actors Hrithik Roshan as Vijay Dinanath Chouhan and Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena. 'Anand' tells the story of a reticent and...
05:11 PM, Dec 29, 2011
Chandigarh: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) bench in Chandigarh has ordered restoration of former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore's pension, which was stopped after his conviction in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case. Sixty-nine-year-old Rathore was awarded six months' rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 1,000 by the Chandigarh CBI court in December 2009 for molesting the 14-year-old tennis player on August 12, 1990. The girl committed suicide three years later. A division...
10:09 AM, Dec 17, 2011
The 1969 movie 'Aradhana', starring Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna, helped both the actors become an instant phenomenon. ...
03:42 PM, Oct 29, 2011
