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Classic Bollywood
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Raaj Kumar’s Rs 500 Cab Ride to a Comeback Mahurat
Raaj Kumar's car broke down before the Marte Dam Tak mahurat. A Rs 500 cab ride and a first-day test set the tone for a golden jubilee comeback.
Retrospective
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At 12, Saira Banu Wished Herself Into Dilip Kumar’s Life
Saira Banu marked her Dilip Kumar wedding anniversary by returning to a wish she made at 12, and wished Amitabh Bachchan on his 84th birthday.
Retrospective
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100 years of Raaj Kumar: Ultra Play sets October slate
Ultra Play marks Raaj Kumar's 100th birth anniversary with an October festival spanning Mother India to God and Gun, and the dialogue that made him iconic.
Retrospective
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How Hamid Ali Khan Became Ajit on Hindi Screens
Shehzad Khan recalls how K Amarnath proposed the shorter name Ajit after Hamid Ali Khan felt too long for Hindi film credits.
Retrospective
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3-4 Bhalla punches never made Andaz Apna Apna, Shehzad says
Shehzad Khan says Rajkumar Santoshi made him imitate Ajit Khan's voice for Bhalla, and recalls the 3-4 comic punches cut from the 1994 film.
Retrospective
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Amitabh Bachchan: The Casting Fears Behind His Iconic Look
On KBC 18, Amitabh Bachchan recalls producers saying his height and small face would cost him heroines—and how that fear produced his signature look.
Retrospective
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20 Hindi Films That Made the 1960s a Turning Point
A DESIblitz retrospective picks 20 films that show how the 1960s moved Hindi cinema into colour, new stardom and the modern blockbuster.
Retrospective