Usha Kiran was a leading actress in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati films in between 1945-1965. She was born in a Maharashtrian Brahmin family on April 22, 1929, in Hyderabad. She accepted acting in stage and theater because her father wanted her to earn money and live an independent livelihood. In the beginning, she disliked acting and wanted to lead a...
Meena Kumari was known as the tragedy queen of Hindi cinema for her superb performances in tragic roles, in film after film during her active career. Unfortunately, her personal life was also a series of tragedies that ultimately resulted in her virtually taking her own life due to excessive and reckless drinking. She died at a relatively young age when...
Bharat Bhushan born in Meerut city of Uttar Pradesh in British India and brought up in Aligarh was an Indian actor. He was not only an actor but a scriptwriter as well as a producer. His performance is remembered for film Baiju Bawra for playing the character of the same name in the year 1952. He is the son of...
Bimal Roy was born on 12 July 1909 in Suapur, Eastern Bengal to a zamindar family. He was the director of Hindi cinema and the well-acclaimed filmmaker of all time Indian film industry. He was known for his realistic approach towards the film. He was the pride of Bengal, who won most of Filmfare award for the Best Director. He was the...
Sachin Dev Burman (S.D. Burman) is a renowned classical Hindi music composer who is known for many melodious songs. He understood the technique ‘hummable’ in music so well that every song that he had composed remained close to music lover’s heart. He was distinguished from other famous Hindi music directors as he was very careful with the understanding of lyrics...