Retrospective

3,513 17.10 Deva, 75: Tamil music’s third voice falls silent Veteran Tamil composer Deva, who introduced north Madras gaana into film music and gave Rajinikanth his enduring Baashha aura, has died at age 75. 3 min read 3,512 17.10 Deva at 75: The Tamil melodies behind three Hindi songs Tamil composer Deva has died at 75. His tunes reached Hindi audiences through Sirf Tum, Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai and Chachi 420's score. 2 min read 3,504 17.10 Smita Patil at 71: family tributes to a legacy cut short at 31 Raj Babbar, Prateik and Priya Banerjee marked Smita Patil's 71st birth anniversary with tributes; the actor died at 31 in 1986. 2 min read 3,496 17.10 Shivaji Satam: Nana Patekar did more than a brother might Shivaji Satam recalls how Nana Patekar fought for his Yashwant pay and reshaped a shoot schedule during his wife's cancer treatment. 3 min read 3,492 17.10 Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, 94: Pushpak director’s legacy Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, director of the 1987 silent film Pushpak and frequent Kamal Haasan collaborator, has died at 94. His pan-Indian craft outlived language. 2 min read 3,483 16.10 Imran Khan’s Activism Predates the Police Van Imran Khan's police van post after his October 10 detention has a longer backstory: a 2011 PIL, refused endorsements and a quiet civic record. 3 min read 3,478 16.10 Kishore Kumar’s quieter register, 39 years later Thirty-nine years after his death, Kishore Kumar's quieter, close-mic register reveals the control behind the high-energy legend. 3 min read 3,476 16.10 Kajol Revisits Anjali 28 Years After Kuch Kuch Hota Hai On the 28th anniversary of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kajol shares a new picture channelling Anjali and revisits a character that still resonates. 2 min read 3,474 16.10 Kartik Aaryan’s Leap: From Monologue to ₹424 cr Eleven years after Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, Kartik Aaryan's career shows how a breakout monologue became durable, multi-format stardom. 2 min read