Evergreen Dev Anand passes away

Evergreen star Dev Anand, one of the icons of Indian cinema, died on Sunday after suffering a massive cardiac arrest in London. He was 88.

Dev Anand began his career with ‘Hum Ek Hain’ in 1946. However, he got his first big break with ‘Ziddi’ in 1948.The flamboyant star is also known for giving big hits like ‘Baazi’, ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’, ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘CID’ and ‘Tere Mere Sapne’.
An era of Indian Cinema ended with the death of the legend.

Patiala House

The best thing of this movie is to see Akshay Kumar in a role of a sober boy of 34 years old who plays cricket and runs a small shop. In short, this is a story of a second-generation Sikh in London's South Hall area who gives up his dream to save his father`s reputation until he meets a girl who gives him the strength to stand up for what he believes. 

India today has correctly and precisely reviewed the film which goes like this :  “Bijis, baujis, bhangra. It’s a tried and tested formula that doesn’t always work. But add to it Bollywood’s new favourite Punjabi kudi Anushka Sharma and lots of cricket on the eve of the cricket World Cup and it’s a surprisingly watchable movie.” 

Yes, it is a just watchable movie with family and we should not expect much from it. 

Bina Rai, Bollywood's Anarkali

Yesterday the B-town lost one of its beautiful ladies. Bina Rai, the popular actress of the black and white era, passed away due to cardiac arrest. Bina Rai was a first year student of Arts in the Isabella Theodore College' of Lucknow in 1950, when she came across an advertisement for a talent contest, she participated in the contest where she won along with the 25,000 rupees in prize money a leading role in Kishore Sahu's 'Kali Ghata' (1951), which became her film debut. Bina Rai stepped onto the screen in spite of strict reservations from her family. It is said that the actress had challenged her parents with a hunger strike and after they gave in to her wishes. She is best remembered for her roles in ‘Taj Mahal’, ‘Ghoonghat’ and ‘Anarkali’. Interestingly, Bina Rai had won the Filmfare Best Actress Award, for which Madhubala was also nominated for ‘Mughal-e-Azam’.

Poster of Taj Mahal











Bina Rai

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