Mughal-E-Azam
As Mughal-e-Azam Turned 63 On August 5, Here Is Looking At Lataji’s Iconic Song Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya
K Asif’s Mughal-e-Azam featured one of composer Naushad’s most accomplished music scores of all times. The indomitable Lata Mangeshkar toplined the soundtrack with imperishable songs like Beqas pe karam kijiye, Mohe panghat pe nandlal, Mohabbat ki jhoothi kahaani pe roye, Humein kaash tumse mohabbat na hoti, Khuda nigehban, and others. But Pyar kiya toh darna kya was Lataji’s piece de resistance. Recalled Lataji, “The response to this particular song was beyond anything we had imagined. Naushad Saab had composed some other very beautiful songs for me in Mughal-e-Azam . | Click Here...
#HappyValentinesDay: Romantic Hindi Movies That You Must Watch Today
1. Bobby(1973) : Every generation has its love-defining film. Mine was Raj Kapoor’s Bobby. With a dew-drop fresh pair Dimple Kapadia and Rishi Kapoor,so much in love and such innocence(they apparently didn’t even know about sex!) that it would seem laughable today. But that was the 1970s when Raj Kapoor wove a mystical magic around his modernday tale of a naïve Romeo and a saucy Juliet. By the time they eloped, we were out of our seats cheering for that thing called love. 2. Pakeezah(1972): “Chalte chalte yuhi koi mila gaya ttha” | Click Here...
61 Years Of Mughal-e-Azam: Some Unknown Facts About The Movie
There were stampedes outside theatres; people clamoured to catch a glimpse of the poster of Dilip Kumar stroking Madhubala’s face with a feather. K Asif’s pseudo-historical epic which was nine years in the making, was indeed something people were looking forward to.The sheer opulence and magnitude of the epic, Naushad's magical score, the enduring charm of the Salim-Anarkali story and the star power represented by Dilip Kumar and Madhubala’s real life romance, took Mughal-e-Azam to the peak even before its release. Kamal Haasan A diehard Mughal-e-Azam fan says, “They said Mughal-e-A | Click Here...
Valentine’s Week Special: The 10 Most Romantic Hindi Films Of All Times
Valentine’s Week Special: The 10 Most Romantic Hindi Films Of All Times 1. Amar Prem (1971): The underrated director Shakti Samanta created two timeless odes to love Aradhana and Amar Prem both featuring the charismatic couple Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore. My Valentinian pick is Amar Prem. There is not even an embrace between the lead pair. He, a married man seeking comfort in his loneliness. She, a prostitute mothering him, nurturing his heart as though he were her child. Never seen love so sublime in any film.Never felt more happy to know love lives. | Click Here...
Mughal-E-Azam: The movie with one of the best soundtrack in Bollywood
It is the story of a doomed affair between Prince Salim and courtesan Anarkali, which captured hearts all over the world and in 2006 it became the first Bollywood film to get a release in Pakistan after a gap of 41 years. Everything about the film was superlative – its lavish production, awesome battle scenes with thousands of camels, horses and soldiers (there was no computer-generated imaging those days), great acting by all the lead players Prithviraj Kapur (Akbar), Dilip Kumar (Salim) and Madhubala (Anarkali), grand ornate dialogues, and above all its timeless music composed by | Click Here...
Review of Colors’ Dastaan-E-Mohabbat Salim Anarkali: Visually brilliant with a free-flowing narrative
The love story of Salim and Anarkali has always been a subject matter of great interest. No wonder, Colors and Producer Anirudh Pathak (Writers Galaxy), have decided to reprise K Asif’s Mughal E Azam for the small screen. Given the lack of enough historical references for long-running daily sagas, most genre writers add a lot of fiction to the original source matter to make a complete cohesive story that also runs in tune with contemporary political realities. As with all mythos and historicals, he | Click Here...
Aspiring actors need to be patient and stay positive: Casting Director Adityoa Suranna
Casting Director Adityoa Suranna loves to accept challenges and take up something unique as his next task on hand. Hailing from a Rajput family from Rajasthan, Aditya completed his studies but found his calling into the entertainment world. When IWMBuzz got in touch with Adityoa, he spoke at length about his journey and provided a lot of insight into the TV industry. Talking about how he started his journey as a casting director, he said, “I was initially assisting Harry Parmar, who is a brother to me. Later, in 2010, I started taking up shows independently. I have done 53 | Click Here...
Uzair Bashar to play ‘young’ Salim in Colors’ Mughal-E-Azam
Anirudh Pathak’s upcoming magnum-opus historical, Mughal-E-Azam has been in the headlines for quite sometime now. The series on the love story of Salim and Anarkali will air on Colors. The makers of shows Prithvi Vallabh and Chandrakshekar have been working on the locations as of now, and the show will go on floor very soon!! As we know, actors Shaheer Sheikh and Sonarika Bhadoria will play the central roles of Salim and Anarkali. IWMBuzz.com has already reported exclusively about actors Shahbaz Khan, Parvati Sehgal and Nivedita Bhattacharya playing pivotal rol | Click Here...
Nivedita Bhattacharya joins Gurdeep and Parvati in Colors’ Mughal-E-Azam
Nivedita Bhattacharya, the seasoned film and TV actress is the next to join the cast of Anirudh Pathak’s upcoming historical saga, Mughal-E-Azam on Colors. Yes, you heard it right!! IWMBuzz.com has earlier in the day reported excusively about Parvati Sehgal playing the role of Salima, one of the three wives of Akbar. We now have information about Nivedita getting finalized to play the role of Ruqaiya Begum, another wife of Akbar. She was last seen in the TV show, Koi Laut Ke Aaya Hai. As per reports in media, popular actress Gudeep Kohli has been roped in for t | Click Here...
Parvati Sehgal joins the cast of Colors’ Mughal-E-Azam
Talented actress Parvati Sehgal who came into the spotlight with Man Ki Awaaz – Pratigya has bagged her next meaty role!! The actress who enjoyed being part of the historical show Sher-E-Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh has now taken up yet another historical with Writers’ Galaxy’s upcoming mega-budget show Mughal-E-Azam for Colors. Yes, you heard it right!! Parvati will play the role of Salima, one of the wives of Akbar in the series. As we know, popular actor Shaheer Sheikh has been finalized for the role of Salim while Sonarika Bhadoria is slated to be the | Click Here...
Shahbaz Khan to play Akbar in Anirudh Pathak’s Mughal-E-Azam for Colors
Writers’ Galaxy, helmed by Anirudh Pathak will soon come up with the magnum opus historical saga Mughal-E-Azam for Colors. The production house is presently enthralling audiences with the fabulously captured tales of Prithvi Vallabh (Sony TV) and Chandra Shekhar Azad (Star Bharat). IWMBuzz.com has heard of versatile senior actor Shahbaz Khan being part of the show. Yes, you heard it right!! Shahbaz who has played lot many memorable characters in his vast career in both films and TV has been roped in to play the role of King Akbar. A credible source states, “T | Click Here...