Madhuri is just like legendary actress Madhubala, says Jackie Shroff
by IANS
Mumbai: Jackie Shroff says nobody in filmdom can match Madhuri Dixit's grace.

"The grace she has, I don't think I have seen in any other actress. She is a legendary artist," said the 53-year-old who was paired with her in 'Khalnayak' and '100 Days'.

"She (Madhuri) is just like the (late) legendary actress Madhubala, whom people liked a lot. She is a very beautiful dancer and has a beautiful smile," he added.

Jackie and Madhuri also featured together in the cast of films like 'Ram Lakhan', 'Tridev', 'Parinda', 'Sangeet', and 'Devdas'....more    
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by IANS
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04:57 PM, Feb 21, 2013

'Sundattam' Music Review: This Tamil film is melodious
by IANS
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11:19 AM, Nov 27, 2012

Birthday playlist: Best of Lata Mangeshkar New Delhi: If there is someone whose name can be mentioned in the same breath as the playback singing in India, its Lata Mangeshkar. Today, the nightingale of India has turned 83; she was born on September 29, 1929. Lata has not many wishes that have remained unfulfilled but the melody queen says she will always regret not giving classical music enough time. "I feel really lucky that people still...  
03:09 PM, Sep 28, 2012

Ranbir Kapoor to play Kishore Kumar in his biopic Mumbai: Legendary singer-actor Kishore Kumar has become a source of inspiration for director Anurag Basu, who is making a colourful and entertaining biopic on him with Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. "Ranbir, UTV and I, all three of us are committed to make this film. Ranbir is busy, he is doing two films in between. After 'Barfi', Ranbir and I will come together again for this movie," Basu told PTI....  
01:56 PM, Sep 21, 2012

'Madhubala': AK Hangal's last curtain call 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

Actor AK Hangal critical, admitted to hospital 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

Kalaya Thasmai Namaha: audio launch Tamil: Director Chandrasekhar Srivatsav for his second film 'Kalaya Thasmai Namaha' audio release made accurate arrangements and showed the right respect deserved by the music director for the event. Audio release event hero is music director. Accordingly AM Neel was given prominence at the event held at GM Rejoyce in malleswaram on Thursday night. For inaugural song on Lord Ganapathi the making of the film 'KTN' was shown in black...  
01:49 PM, Jul 14, 2012

AK Hangal does a cameo in TV show 'Madhubala' 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

Watch: AK Hangal's single take shot in Madhubala Mumbai: Veteran actor AK Hangal came out of retirement at the age of 97 to shoot for the television serial Madhubala. The veteran actor stepped out of his house for the first time in five months for the shooting of an episode of Madhubala in which he has done a cameo. Hangal pulled off his part in a single-take shot. Hangal has been active in filmdom since 1967 and played...  
05:31 PM, Jun 01, 2012

AK Hangal pulls off Madhubala role in single take New Delhi: He takes tentative steps towards a cluster of people, guided purely by his senses, and the oppressive silence that warns him that something is not right here. The gentle timbre of his voice rings through the air heavy with mourning "yaha itna sannata kyu hai bhai"? Thirty-seven years after AK Hangal shot that iconic scene from 'Sholay', the silence at the studio where the television serial Madhubala was...  
03:47 PM, May 31, 2012

At 97, AK Hangal returns to TV with 'Madhubala'
by IANS
Mumbai: Once an actor always an actor. Quite true for 97-year-old A.K. Hangal, who wears grease paint despite the ripe age in a role in the television show 'Madhubala'. He is excited and says work knows no age limit. "I believe there is no age limit to work. But these days I'm not keeping well," Hangal told IANS. Talking about the show, he said: "I am feeling great about it....  
04:50 PM, May 29, 2012

Sushmita Mukherjee to feature in 'Madhubala'
by IANS
New Delhi: Actress Sushmita Mukherjee, fondly remembered as the Kitty of the 1980s show "Karamchand", is set to feature in "Madhubala - Ek Ishq, Ek Junoon" that will go on air on Colors May 28. Her character, Daima, will be that of a lady, who in the olden days, was a substitute to a doctor or nurse. She makes an entry when she is called to predict the gender of...  
11:40 AM, May 19, 2012

Madhubala's sister miffed over TV show on her Mumbai: The late actress Madhubala's Bandra-based kin are objecting to the telecast of a television show based on her life and times. The show apparently focusses on the personal relationship between Dilip Kumar and Madhubala " especially her torn state between her love and her father Ataullah Khan " which led her to part ways with him. Promos of the show went on air recently and it is due to...  
11:18 AM, May 10, 2012