He was the sexy sanyasi with a swagger. With that unforgettable cleft chin, those delicious good looks, solid screen presence and earnest acting, movie punters of yore were convinced that Vinod Khanna was Amitabh Bachchan's only real competition. Khanna himself was pragmatic about it and didn't think much of that analogy. He was at… Continue reading Goodbye Vinod Khanna
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Goodbye Om Puri
"You would fall in love with him. He has this wonderful warmth. He was the guy who would have the big feasts. He would cook Indian food for everyone, and make a family feeling on the set... His nature is fun, funny and unbelievably warm. I hate to use the word teddy bear, but he… Continue reading Goodbye Om Puri
Goodbye Sadhana
Her ethereal, graceful presence mesmerised on the silver screen. Sadhana was an actress who made one fall in love with her in a moment. No questions asked. She left her stamp in Hindi cinema with only a handful of films between 1960 and 1967 before thyroid took over: Love in Simla, Parakh, Hum Dono, Prem… Continue reading Goodbye Sadhana
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