Amol Palekar

Bollywood’s bard Basu Chatterjee dies at 90

Bollywood’s bard Basu Chatterjee dies at 90

June 5, 2020

Along with his fellow Bengali filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee had firmly established himself in Bollywood despite dealing with offbeat subjects and without any superstar in the cast. His secret was to make films that dealt with the common man's life and its challe...

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Policing of Plays: Curtain goes down on Censorship?

Policing of Plays: Curtain goes down on Censorship?

October 3, 2016

An artist’s struggle with censorship is a long and seemingly unending one. In 2016, a number of states in the country are still practicing the archaic Dramatic Performances Act (DPA) of 1876. Preceded by the Madras High Court ruling, the Maharashtra government informed the Bomb...

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Why Google India dedicated its doodle to Indian singer Mukesh?

Why Google India dedicated its doodle to Indian singer Mukesh?

July 25, 2016

It is the 93rd birth anniversary of the Indian legendary Bollywood Hindi movie singer Mukesh who died in 1976. His unique style of singing has earned him the title a man with golden voice and Google India honoured this legend by a doodle on its home page.

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