Born and raised in Byculla, Bombay, daughter of a cop who used to be responsible for Mahatma Gandhi’s security bandobast, and adopted for life by Calcutta, Usha Uthup is the voice and spirit of the Swinging Sixties that the eastern metropolis was synonymous with till the Bangladesh War and the red shadow of Naxalism changed it forever.
Now, honoured with the Padma Bhushan, along with her ‘Disco Dancer’ star Mithun Chakraborty, 12 years after she was conferred the Padma Shri, Usha Uthup (formerly Iyer), the Queen of Indian Pop famous for her husky voice, boundless energy, distinctive red bindi and tastefully selected Kanjivarams, sang herself into popular imagination with two anthemic numbers of Hindi cinema’s disco era — Hari Om Hari and Aha Nache Nache.
Not formally trained in music, Uthup got her first singing break in a nightclub in Madras before she moved to Trincas, the Mecca of Park...
Now, honoured with the Padma Bhushan, along with her ‘Disco Dancer’ star Mithun Chakraborty, 12 years after she was conferred the Padma Shri, Usha Uthup (formerly Iyer), the Queen of Indian Pop famous for her husky voice, boundless energy, distinctive red bindi and tastefully selected Kanjivarams, sang herself into popular imagination with two anthemic numbers of Hindi cinema’s disco era — Hari Om Hari and Aha Nache Nache.
Not formally trained in music, Uthup got her first singing break in a nightclub in Madras before she moved to Trincas, the Mecca of Park...
- 1/26/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, Aug 8 (Ians) Veteran actress Zeenat Aman shared throwback pictures with co-star Dharmendra, on Tuesday and said he was “strikingly handsome”, and with “no pretences or airs” which made her most comfortable while working with him.
One of the top actresses during the 1970s and the 1980s, Zeenat, 71, shared pictures of two films with Dharmendra (87) of the 1981 film ‘Katilon ke Katil’, and ‘Jagir’ (1984).
Zeenat, who often posts throwback pictures on her Instagram account and also stylish ones of herself with her silver hair, reminisced about their shooting for the 1978 film ‘Shalimar’. Since the film was shot in English and Hindi, Dharmendra required assistance with his English dialogues, while she required help with her Hindi lines. Both actors would sit with their language tutors and practise their lines.
In the picture from ‘Katilon ke Katil’, Dharmendra is seen wooing her while wearing a full length lace dress, complete with earstuds and a floppy ladies hat,...
One of the top actresses during the 1970s and the 1980s, Zeenat, 71, shared pictures of two films with Dharmendra (87) of the 1981 film ‘Katilon ke Katil’, and ‘Jagir’ (1984).
Zeenat, who often posts throwback pictures on her Instagram account and also stylish ones of herself with her silver hair, reminisced about their shooting for the 1978 film ‘Shalimar’. Since the film was shot in English and Hindi, Dharmendra required assistance with his English dialogues, while she required help with her Hindi lines. Both actors would sit with their language tutors and practise their lines.
In the picture from ‘Katilon ke Katil’, Dharmendra is seen wooing her while wearing a full length lace dress, complete with earstuds and a floppy ladies hat,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Tony Sokol Jun 12, 2019
Sylvia Miles was the original Sally on the Dick van Dyke Show, and a fixture of New York's entertainment world.
Iconic New York stage and screen scene-stealer Sylvia Miles died at age 94, according to Variety. Miles created a string of incredibly memorable, very New York characters, often with very little screen time. She was on the screen for six minutes in Midnight Cowboy (1969), about five and a half minutes in Farewell, My Lovely (1975), and she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for both. She only sold two apartments in Wall Street and its sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Miles had three short scenes selling Amy Irving to the pickle guy in Crossing Delancey.
Her starring role in Andy Warhol's Heat, is no less memorable, though criminally under-watched. A take on the classic Sunset Boulevard, as if any of Warhol's movies weren't, Miles played the Gloria Swanson...
Sylvia Miles was the original Sally on the Dick van Dyke Show, and a fixture of New York's entertainment world.
Iconic New York stage and screen scene-stealer Sylvia Miles died at age 94, according to Variety. Miles created a string of incredibly memorable, very New York characters, often with very little screen time. She was on the screen for six minutes in Midnight Cowboy (1969), about five and a half minutes in Farewell, My Lovely (1975), and she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for both. She only sold two apartments in Wall Street and its sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Miles had three short scenes selling Amy Irving to the pickle guy in Crossing Delancey.
Her starring role in Andy Warhol's Heat, is no less memorable, though criminally under-watched. A take on the classic Sunset Boulevard, as if any of Warhol's movies weren't, Miles played the Gloria Swanson...
- 6/13/2019
- Den of Geek
Mumbai, Oct 19: Veteran actress Zeenat Aman remembers her "Shalimar" director Krishna Shah, who died Oct 13, as a warm and hospitable man, who loved cinema and was always excited about his new projects.
"I met Krishna Shah for the last time about eight to nine months ago at his home in Juhu where he had a get-together for close friends. He was his usual friendly effusive self, looking after all his guests personally, making sure everyone was comfortable," recalls Zeenat.
"Krishna Shah was a very warm and hospitable man. I had great fun shooting 'Shalimar' with him. My god, that was 35 years ago. It seems like yesterday,".
"I met Krishna Shah for the last time about eight to nine months ago at his home in Juhu where he had a get-together for close friends. He was his usual friendly effusive self, looking after all his guests personally, making sure everyone was comfortable," recalls Zeenat.
"Krishna Shah was a very warm and hospitable man. I had great fun shooting 'Shalimar' with him. My god, that was 35 years ago. It seems like yesterday,".
- 10/19/2013
- by Leon David
- RealBollywood.com
Not many may know Krishna Shah by his name, but his contribution to the Indian cinema will always be etched in gold. He is the man who made the Dharmendra- Zeenat Aman starrer Shalimar (which also marked the Bollywood debut of English actor Rex Harrison), India's first international film. The sad news is that the 75 year old man has now set for heavenly abode on October 13 in Los Angeles. Besides Shalimar, this UCLA and Yale graduate also made Hard Rock Zombies and was also a member of the Director's Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, USA. Shah, who had been keeping ill after suffering a stroke last year, was busy planning a biopic on the late Indira Gandhi. He is survived by his wife and son. Bollywood Hungama offers its whole hearted condolences to the departed soul's family and pray that his soul rest in eternal peace.
- 10/18/2013
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Asian-American filmmaker Krishna Shah will direct a movie named Mother: The Indira Gandhi Story. Madhuri Dixit will play the lead role, that of Indira Gandhi.
Krishna Shah elaborated during a press release: "I have followed Indira Gandhi's life through media, books and critics. It's such an exciting and dramatic story. I want the future generation to know her story. A whole new generation has grown and matured since her assassination and through this film I hope to connect people with their history and legacy."
Apart from Madhuri, who tops the charts whenever she hits the screen, actors Dharmendra, Abhay Deol and Nana Patekar have been approached to play Motilal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and politician Jayaprakash Narayan respectively.
Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones have also been reportedly approached for the roles of Us presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Nixon.
This movie will be made in two...
Krishna Shah elaborated during a press release: "I have followed Indira Gandhi's life through media, books and critics. It's such an exciting and dramatic story. I want the future generation to know her story. A whole new generation has grown and matured since her assassination and through this film I hope to connect people with their history and legacy."
Apart from Madhuri, who tops the charts whenever she hits the screen, actors Dharmendra, Abhay Deol and Nana Patekar have been approached to play Motilal Nehru, Rajiv Gandhi and politician Jayaprakash Narayan respectively.
Hollywood stars Tom Hanks and Tommy Lee Jones have also been reportedly approached for the roles of Us presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Nixon.
This movie will be made in two...
- 1/18/2010
- by Ajit
- BollywoodBuzz
At the moment Madhuri Dixit is more bothered with her son's upset tummy than playing Mrs. Gandhi For the last two days we've been hearing about Madhuri playing Mrs Indira Gandhi in a 2-part bio-pic. But Madhuri has not given her consent as yet. Far from it. Speaking from her home in Colorado Madhuri says, "The thing is, Krishna Shah approached me for the role. He's very keen that I do it. He came home, met me and showed me all the research that he had done. I was impressed by his preparation. But nothing has been finalised. We're still in negotiation." The ever-cautious actress was last seen in Yash Raj Films lukewarmly received Aaja Nachle. The director Krishna Shah's enthusiasm is understandable. But so is Madhuri's guardedness. Playing Mrs. Gandhi won't be easy even for an actress of Madhuri Dixit's stature. And we aren't talking about...
- 11/21/2009
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
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