Retrospective

3,312 11.10 Amitabh Bachchan at 84: A Career in Three Acts From a National Award debut to the 1990s slump and the KBC-led comeback, Amitabh Bachchan's 84th birthday maps Hindi cinema's most instructive second act. 2 min read 3,309 11.10 Nana Patekar, 75, and the monologue that became memory Nana Patekar has died at 75. The Krantiveer climax, improvised after a heart scare, helps explain why his voice still commands Hindi cinema. 3 min read 3,306 11.10 Why Amitabh Bachchan’s first film salary was for his parents Amitabh Bachchan recalled on KBC 15 that his first thought after his debut film was to give his earnings to his parents and bring them to live with him. 3 min read 3,303 11.10 20 Bollywood films that defined the 2000s From Hrithik Roshan's arrival to Aamir Khan's first Rs 100 crore hit, a new list revisits 20 Hindi films that shaped the 2000s. 3 min read 3,297 10.10 Nana Patekar: the many shades of the common man Nana Patekar built a career around the common man's interior life, from Gaman to Krantiveer and Welcome. A look at the range he leaves behind. 3 min read 3,282 10.10 Nana Patekar dies at 75; Hindi cinema loses an original Nana Patekar, three-time National Award winner of Parinda, Krantiveer and Welcome, has died at 75 in Goa. A look at his singular career. 2 min read 3,280 10.10 Amitabh Bachchan’s archive tribute to Nana Patekar Archival clips, Kohram footage and a preserved letter show Nana Patekar crediting Amitabh Bachchan with changing commercial Hindi cinema's grammar. 2 min read 3,272 09.10 Nana Patekar’s Other Life Was Built on Classical Music Beyond the screen, Nana Patekar was a serious rasik of Hindustani and Carnatic music, a host of Pune baithaks, and a quiet force behind Vasantotsav. 3 min read 3,264 09.10 Nana Patekar dies at 75: a life from hunger to National Awards The actor once recalled a childhood without two meals a day; his death at 75 closes a nearly five-decade career from poster painting to Parinda. 3 min read