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3,565 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. Retrospective 3,554 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. Retrospective 3,504 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. Retrospective 3,478 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. Retrospective 3,454 Shriya Saran’s 25-year run beyond Bollywood Shriya Saran's 25-year career spans Telugu, Tamil and Hindi hits, but Hindi recognition arrived late—with Drishyam and RRR as turning points. Retrospective 3,438 Nana Patekar at 75: The Rage and Reckoning That Defined Him Nana Patekar, 75, leaves behind three National Awards, a redefined anti-hero and a legacy complicated by #MeToo and on-set clashes. Retrospective 3,381 How Zanjeer turned a ₹90 lakh risk into ₹3 crore Before the Angry Young Man era, Zanjeer was refused by Dharmendra, Dilip Kumar and others. A ₹90 lakh risk became a ₹3 crore turning point. Retrospective 3,370 Raza Murad on three RK villain turns that began with Prem Rog Raza Murad remembers how Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog made him a villain, beginning a three-film run as the main antagonist under the RK Films banner. Retrospective 3,323 Nana Patekar’s Theatre-to-Cinema Legacy Recalled in Nagpur Nagpur's artist community gathered to recall Nana Patekar's theatre-to-cinema journey, with a vivid memory of Purush at fourteen. Retrospective

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