Pankaj Kapur went on to feature in various roles which not only challenged his histrionic abilities, but introduced discerning audiences to whole new experiences. And yet, he is perhaps not as celebrated as contemporaries...
Mukul Anand was MAD. It was the name of his company, and it was what his team called him. No filmmaker of his generation had the kind of sweeping, panoramic vision and grandeur that his cinema exhibited. In fact, Bollywood...
Right from Prithviraj Kapoor to Aadar Jain, the Kapoor bloodline has been in films for an unbroken span of 93 years. It was from Peshawar that Prithviraj set sail for Bombay, and landed a job as an actor when he was...
There was a time when Kolkata — then known as Calcutta — was the heart of the Indian cinema industry, churning out stars and blockbusters of a scale the country had never seen before. And behind all of this was the...
Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 'Die Panne' has spawned many adaptations, including HBO’s 'The Deadly Game', Bengali film 'Anusandhan' and Bollywood’s recent release 'Chehre;. But it was Vijay Tendulkar’s 'Shantata! Court...
Part 19 of 'Sands of Time' looks at the growing up of Bengali writer Sarat Chandra and his art, which was deeply influenced by the work of Victorian-era novelists like Charles Dickens, Marie Corelli and Mrs Henry Wood.
Mumbai, once known as Bombay, has been the throbbing nerve centre of Hindi cinema for long. But the real city never found its way to the screen till the late 1970s. Muzaffar Ali’s Gaman was one of the first films to show...
Part 18 of 'Sands of Time' looks at the former beauty queen, dancer and actor Prema Narayan, who won the Femina Miss India World pageant in 1971 and went on to appear in memorable roles in films like 'Umrao Jaan'.
The rumour mills often tried to drive a wedge between the two, but Sandhya Mukherjee and Lata Mangeshkar remained friends. As one passed into oblivion, the...
Amjad Khan’s portrayal of Gabbar Singh showcased a skill nobody had ever seen on Indian screens. But the story of his success is also the story of his...
Throughout his awe-inspiring stint in theatre and cinema, K Balachander has told stories that would be considered brave even by today's standards, but always...
Illustrious actor and theatre personality Ramesh Deo breathed his last this Wednesday. In Part 13 of Sands of Time, we pay a tribute by talking about his...
Bollywood stardom usually conjures images of jealousy and one-upmanship. But it has also witnessed some friendships that survived. In part 12 of Sands of Time,...
Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam might be connected to a forgotten love story. No, not the one you are thinking about. In this part of Sands of Time, Amborish...
Inder Sen Johar was the first Indian to be nominated for the BAFTA Awards. He shared the screen with Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia, and made films on...
When Raj Kiran appeared on screen for the first time, he was sitting at the beach, surrounded by huge question marks carved on the sand. When his girlfriend...
In the eighth part of Outlook Magazine's 'Sands of Time' series, Amborish Roychoudhury takes a look at Kanu Roy and his work. Roy's songs still dominate...
