Balraj Sahni

"The paradox is that acting standards have clearly improved as compared to previous times. The hamming evident is absent today. Some positive developments have happened but this is also true that you don't have another Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar or Balraj Sahni," said Javed Akhtar

Late actor Farooq Sheikh's acting has captivated the audience again with the re-release of his debut film Garam Hawa on November 14

Films about Indian cinema's legendary personalities are still a rarity. And one of those rare attempts is being made by Deepti Naval - she is keenly interested in making a non-fictional film on the life and times of that amazingly naturalistic actor Balraj Sahni, but facing certain problems.

Late musical icon Bhupen Hazarika's decision to move out of his native state Assam in the late 1950s proved to be career-defining point, his close associate Kamal Kataki says.

A tailor by profession, A K Hangal was an active participant in the freedom struggle and spent three years in prison in his native Pakistan. Moving to Mumbai soon after Partition, he joined Indian People's Theatre Association along with Balraj Sahni and Kaifi Azmi.

Actor Balraj Sahni was very fond of the hills and now his son Parikshit Sahni is paying him a tribute by setting his first production film in Shimla

Yesteryear actress Achala Sachdev has died in Pune following a prolonged illness. She was 88.

"The paradox is that acting standards have clearly improved as compared to previous times. The hamming evident is absent today. Some positive developments have happened but this is also true that you don't have another Amitabh Bachchan, Dilip Kumar or Balraj Sahni," said Javed Akhtar

Late actor Farooq Sheikh's acting has captivated the audience again with the re-release of his debut film Garam Hawa on November 14

Films about Indian cinema's legendary personalities are still a rarity. And one of those rare attempts is being made by Deepti Naval - she is keenly interested in making a non-fictional film on the life and times of that amazingly naturalistic actor Balraj Sahni, but facing certain problems.

Late musical icon Bhupen Hazarika's decision to move out of his native state Assam in the late 1950s proved to be career-defining point, his close associate Kamal Kataki says.

A tailor by profession, A K Hangal was an active participant in the freedom struggle and spent three years in prison in his native Pakistan. Moving to Mumbai soon after Partition, he joined Indian People's Theatre Association along with Balraj Sahni and Kaifi Azmi.

Actor Balraj Sahni was very fond of the hills and now his son Parikshit Sahni is paying him a tribute by setting his first production film in Shimla

Yesteryear actress Achala Sachdev has died in Pune following a prolonged illness. She was 88.