Retrospective

3,568 19.10 Anupam Kher: The 80s and 90s Were Hindi Cinema’s Golden Period Anupam Kher shares a London rehearsal clip with Amitabh Bachchan and reflects on why the 1980s and 90s felt like Hindi cinema’s golden period. 2 min read 3,565 19.10 Sunny Deol revisits 1993 Darr feud with Shah Rukh Khan On his 69th birthday, Sunny Deol revisits the 1993 Darr tensions, his anger at himself on set, and the changed equation with Shah Rukh Khan. 3 min read 3,564 19.10 Why Shefali Shah Took Waqt Despite Vipul’s Advice Amitabh Bachchan recommended Shefali Shah for Waqt even as director Vipul Shah advised against it. The role then reshaped her offers. 3 min read 3,556 19.10 Sunny Deol at 69: ₹150 cr property, one enduring screen image Sunny Deol turns 69 with a four-decade career that argues consistency can be a franchise. From Ghayal to Gadar 2, the persona still works. 3 min read 3,554 19.10 Mithun Chakraborty and the first Rs 100 crore Indian hit Mithun Chakraborty slept on footpaths after a National Award debut, then led Disco Dancer, the first Indian film reported to gross Rs 100 crore worldwide. 3 min read 3,544 18.10 Five earlier assassination attempts on Bollywood figures What the record shows about extortion, warnings and gang threats against Hindi film personalities, from Rajiv Rai to Rohit Shetty. 3 min read 3,528 18.10 Amit Trivedi: Lootera’s Zinda Was a Private Song Amit Trivedi says Lootera's Zinda began as a private song written in personal distress, not as a film brief; Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu was the opposite. 2 min read 3,526 18.10 Amit Trivedi on No Smoking and His Reluctant Bollywood Start Amit Trivedi recalls Shilpa Rao pushing him toward Anurag Kashyap, and watching a raw cut of No Smoking he didn't understand. 3 min read 3,524 18.10 Six Songs, Six Months: The Hold Before Dev D Amit Trivedi recalls composing six songs in six months for Anurag Kashyap's Dev D, only for the film to go on hold before Aamir became his debut. 3 min read