Retrospective

4,156 05.11 A Shoulder Bump on Maidan-E-Jung Sets, Recalled by KC Bokadia KC Bokadia recalls a tense moment on Maidan-E-Jung when Manoj Kumar bumped Dharmendra, and why the 1995 set memory now hits differently. 3 min read 4,143 05.11 Nitesh Tiwari: IIT to a Rs 2,000-Crore Directing Record How Ramayana director Nitesh Tiwari left a four-month software job to build a Rs 2,000-crore career with three National Awards. 2 min read 4,141 05.11 Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Poo doubts that became eight more roles Kareena Kapoor Khan nearly mistrusted the high-camp role that would define her career. Karan Johar recalls the risk and its eight-film echo. 3 min read 4,139 04.11 Anu Malik and Kumar Sanu Revisit Baazigar on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Anu Malik returned to Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2026 as a special judge and, with Kumar Sanu, revisited the 1990s: early struggles, a 100-piece orchestra and Baazigar. 2 min read 4,132 04.11 KC Bokadia recalls Manoj Kumar accidentally hitting Dharmendra KC Bokadia recalls the day Manoj Kumar accidentally hit Dharmendra on the Maidaan-E-Jung set, a memory that now outlives both legends. 2 min read 4,126 04.11 Danny Denzongpa’s Rs 40-crore move to defend his brewery The veteran actor built Yuksom Breweries into the Northeast's biggest beer business and used a Rs 40-crore deal to keep United Breweries out. 3 min read 4,124 04.11 Rekha Fell Before 50,000, Then Asked for Another Take KC Bokadia recalls Rekha's horse fall during Phool Bane Angaray's 1991 Udaipur climax, and the fearless retake that followed. 2 min read 4,117 04.11 Why Prithviraj Kapoor Never Praised Raj Kapoor: Kasar Rahi Ranbir Kapoor recounts the family story behind Prithviraj Kapoor's refusal to praise Raj Kapoor, and the phrase that kept a star hungry. 3 min read 4,112 04.11 Tabu at 55: Single, Self-Defined and Still Evolving On her 55th birthday, a look at how Tabu turned family rupture and relationship headlines into one of Hindi cinema's most durable careers. 3 min read