Retrospective

3,213 08.10 Farah Khan’s BTS quiz arrives before Lock Upp’s 5 billion return Farah Khan shared rare behind-the-scenes photos with Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Manisha Koirala, and turned them into a film quiz. 2 min read 3,208 08.10 100 years of Raaj Kumar: Ultra Play sets October slate Ultra Play marks Raaj Kumar's 100th birth anniversary with an October festival spanning Mother India to God and Gun, and the dialogue that made him iconic. 3 min read 3,207 08.10 17 David Dhawan films, a mortgage and Govinda’s comeback Govinda's 1990s stardom gave way to a mortgaged house, a career slowdown and a comeback built on Bhagam Bhag, Salaam-e-Ishq and Partner. 3 min read 3,199 07.10 Jackie Shroff and Ayesha: A School Bus, a Letter, a 1987 Wedding Before their 1987 wedding, Ayesha Dutt wrote to Jackie Shroff's ex-girlfriend in the US offering to share him. The couple retold it to Simi Garewal. 2 min read 3,198 07.10 Saiyami Kher Marks 10 Years Since Mirzya Debut The actor reflects on being written off, the three-month workshop that changed her approach, and why a decade in Hindi cinema still feels like preparation. 3 min read 3,197 07.10 Ayesha Takia: The Wanted Star Who Left at Her Peak Before she faded from view, Ayesha Takia built a career on Taarzan, Dor and Wanted, married at 22 and left at her peak. 2 min read 3,193 07.10 Shehzad Khan recalls Ajit Khan’s no-recommendations rule Shehzad Khan remembers the three conditions Ajit Khan set before he could try acting — no film, no references, not even the family name, and only hard work opened the way. 3 min read 3,192 07.10 Salim Khan’s 14-film acting career ended before Salim-Javed Shehzad Khan recounts how Ajit brought Salim Khan to Bombay and housed him like a brother, years before the Salim-Javed era reshaped Hindi cinema. 3 min read 3,189 07.10 How Hamid Ali Khan Became Ajit on Hindi Screens Shehzad Khan recalls how K Amarnath proposed the shorter name Ajit after Hamid Ali Khan felt too long for Hindi film credits. 2 min read