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3,791 Ra.One at 15: The goon whose hair flew for G.One Charanpreet Siingh, the long-haired goon in Ra.One’s airport fight, recalls a 15-day shoot, Shah Rukh Khan’s advice and how one close-up was noticed. Retrospective 3,789 Raveena Tandon’s arc: 1994’s Mast Mast to OTT From Patthar Ke Phool and Mohra to television and OTT, Raveena Tandon's career tracks Hindi cinema's format shifts. Retrospective 3,731 Bhansali Scolded Salman for an Unplanned Touch, Recalls Co-Star Smita Jayakar recalls the Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam song shoot where Salman Khan touched Aishwarya Rai's arm outside the plan, and Bhansali asked why. Retrospective 3,716 Amit Trivedi: I never saw myself as a music director Amit Trivedi recounts how Shilpa Rao's ambition turned an independent track into a meeting with Anurag Kashyap, and how he overcame his fear of film music. Retrospective 3,675 Kader Khan at 89: Revisiting a Son’s Govinda Question On Kader Khan's 89th birth anniversary, we revisit the January 2019 exchange when his son Sarfaraz questioned Govinda's father-figure tribute. Retrospective 3,662 Kader Khan: 250+ dialogue credits, one graveyard start On his birth anniversary, revisit Kader Khan's route from begging outside a mosque to 250+ dialogue credits and the pen behind Amitabh Bachchan. Retrospective 3,630 Amitabh Bachchan: Taxi fallback, Rs 90 crore debt, KBC rescue A resurfaced 1997 BBC interview shows Amitabh Bachchan arrived in Bombay with a taxi-driver fallback, then faced nearly Rs 90 crore in debt before KBC. Retrospective 3,564 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. Retrospective 3,556 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. Retrospective

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