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Ahsan Khan-Always a Hero
By: Omair Alavi He may have played the role of a villain in Udaari to perfection but in real life, Ahsan Khan continues to be the hero to many. Be it the distribution of stuff to needy people, the idea of Deewar-e-Meherb
MANY VOICES OF WAHEED MURAD
By: Omair Alavi Waheed Murad may have died in 1983, but he lives amongst the hearts and minds of his many fans through his songs. Ahmed Rushdi and Mehdi Hasan are associated with Waheed Murad as they sang countless numbe
Happy Birthday Rekha & Amitabh
By: Omair Alavi From 1976 to 1981, if a film had Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha, it could do no wrong as they were the most loved on-screen pair of that time. Some films flopped and some did extremely well but people thronge
The Many Moods of Vinod Khanna
By Omair Alavi Vinod Khanna was one of the finest and fittest actors Bollywood produced in the last 50 years; he began his career as a villain and slowly graduated to leading roles, becoming one of the few actors who gav
8 Times Sabiha Khanum Wowed her Fans
By Omair Alavi Sabiha Khanum and Santosh Kumar were the Golden Pair of Pakistani films as from the 1950s until the 1970s; they were inseparable as leading man and leading lady. While Santosh had dashing looks, Sabiha had
Veteran TV actor Qazi Wajid is no more
By: Omair Alavi Qazi Wajid was one of the most versatile actors of his generation and his sudden death has created a vacuum that might never be filled. Born in 1944 in the Indian city of Gwalior, the veteran actor migrat
Thor: Ragnarok – God of Thunder makes a Comeback
By Omair Alavi He may not be the strongest avenger in the universe but Thor sure knows how to make a comeback. In Thor Ragnarok, the God of hammer goes through many changes at a personal level but comes back strongly, de
Happy Birthday Raaj Kumar
By Omair Alavi Before there was Amitabh Bachchan, there was Raaj Kumar who with his unique style of dialogue delivery, his ability to blast the opponents with his glance and unorthodox film picturization ruled the screen
Ittefaq – An amateur remake of a mature classic
By Omair Alavi Renowned Indian producer and director B R Chopra’s grandson and director Ravi Chopra’s son Abhay makes his debut as a film director in Bollywood, with the remake of his granddad’s production Ittefaq that Y
Tumhari Sullu – Vidya Balan At Her Best!
By Omair Alavi In an era when social films get a bigger audience, Tumhari Sulu comes out as a breath of fresh air and it takes the audience into the world of happiness and love, where things get better every time after a