Zohara Sehgal–the end of an era:

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Born in 1912, Zohra Sehgal was 102 years old when she breathed her last in the afternoon the other day in a New Delhi hospital. She was a pace setter icon of the Indian film industry and was an era in herself. Before switching over to films she was a theatre artist. But for the problem of blood circulation not regularly reaching the veins of her vital organs during her last days, the cause of her death, she was quite in her form and active till the  end of her life. She was an inspiration that way to all the health conscious people in different age groups. When she entered the theatre followed by films it was rarest of the rare ventures for a woman to join the industry of entertainment but she proved herself bold enough to take the plunge. She played her record roles with Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachhan besides several others of the modern era. Wish peace to the departed soul.

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Pran–A great legend in him is no more!

A legend in Bollywood, Pran, Pran Krishan Sikand, breathed his last at Lilawati Hospital, Mumbai, on Friday the 12th July’2013. He was 94. With his death an era of villainy as an art ends. Right from the days he entered the filmdom in 1940, he never had a parallel to match him. At the initial level, he did act as a hero in some films but what became a hall mark for him in later years was the art of villainy playing his roles with unique excellence. He gave the cinema some character roles too with a brief appearance but there too he exceedingly excelled all. No body can forget his roles in Shaheed, Upkaar, Ram Aur Shyam, Zanjeer and the like. We bow our head in reverence to the great soul.

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Sanjai Dutt not seeking any pardon!

No pardoning Sanjai Dutt as he himself is not seeking it. Emotionally frustrated, he broke down while talking to the media persons the other day. The way things are moving, it appears there is a sort of witch hunting  against him as enumerated in another blog post a few days back through the link If Sanjai Dutt still has any scope to escape the punishment. He is a celebrity in the sense that he is one of the top most actors in the Bollywood with enough of social work to his credit. It is not that he is much above any common man in the eyes of the Law in the country as there are several instances in the past that the criminal cases did become a subject of a review. There have been reviews in similar such cases including even those of the nature of murder, and what is wrong if the same measures are extended to  Sanjai Dutt treating him equally as a common man in the democracy of India. Some of my friends expressed that he should not be the one above Law of the country. Where is the question of treating him above the Law? If he is pardoned, it is very much on the lines of what has already been done in the past in numerous cases. He deserves a reconsideration, a review, by all means.

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They are much more than entertainers

Small stage shows, road site performance and also Nautanki were the routine source of entertainment in olden days and the performers were not the star status people. They were taken so lightly and the society denied them any status worth any recognition. It improved. Silent cinema followed. And then there was voice too. Persons from status families started joining films. The primary requirement for the actors and the actresses was that besides playing their role they should also be singers themselves. This again was followed by play back singing. Now that the total scenario as undergone a sea change. The element of an inbuilt disdain obtaining earlier against the entertainers is left far away behind and they are now respected people, they are the great personalities and many of them the renowned celebrities. Number of them are highly qualified academically as against earlier days when such a feature was something so rare. Dilip Kumar as a graduate and Kamini Kaushal as B.A. (Hons) were considered as a phenomenon of exception. As a group or say as a class they are practically the ones who are acting as friends, philosophers and guides for the society as a whole through their most skilled and powerfull roles covering the multifarious interests of the people. They are a respected lot now deserving all possible recognition.

MOHD RAFI - LIVE - Suhani raat (twice)

Mohd Rafi's was an era in itself. His was an unforgettable performance still ringing in the minds of the people of not only this country but all over the world.

YouTube - Dilip Kumar Ajit - Scene from Mughal-E-Azam

YouTube - Dilip Kumar Ajit - Scene from Mughal-E-Azam

Dilip Kumar, Ajit, Madhubala are the legendary figures which not only the film world but the whole country can never forget. They are the ones who were not only relevant for their roles when they performed it but are equally relevant today. Passage of time can't be relevant to them. Yesterday, today and even tomorrow their relavance is eternally to continue.

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YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

The melody queen of her days, Noor Jahan was a heart throb of millions of people all over the world even after she migrated from India to Pakistan. Unforgettable a performance she always gave both as an actress and a singer continues ringing in the ears of the people. It was great Naushad who played a leading role in bringing her to lime light. She is no more ofcourse but her memories are unerasable from peoples mind.

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