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Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar will be presented the SOA Sahitya Samman for 2025 for his outstanding and lifelong contribution to Indian cinema and literature. File | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar will be presented the SOA Sahitya Samman for 2025 for his outstanding and lifelong contribution to Indian cinema and literature. According to…
Actor Satish Shah. | Photo Credit: PTI Several celebrities, including Kajol, R Madhavan and Karan Johar, remembered late actor Satish Shah, calling him a “legend”. Shah passed away at his residence in Bandra East in the afternoon on Saturday. He was 74. The actor is known for his notable work in films such as Jaane…
Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah was known for his performances in films like “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Main Hoon Na”. Photo credit: Rajeev Bhatt Veteran Bollywood actor Satish Shah, known for his performances in films like “Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro”, “Main Hoon Na” and hit TV show “Sarabhai vs Sarabhai”, died on Saturday (October 25,…
Veteran actor Govardhan Asrani, who endeared himself to the audiences by playing the eccentric jailer in “Sholay” and many other memorable roles in over 300 films, passed away in a hospital on Monday (October 20, 2025). He was 84. The actor, popularly known as Asrani in the industry, was known for his impeccable comic timing…
File photo of Rao Balasaraswati. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran actress and singer Rao Balasaraswati, considered as the first playback singer in Telugu cinema, passed away at her residence due to age-related ailments in Hyderabad on Wednesday (October 15, 2025). She was 97 years old. Rao Balasaraswati made her debut as young as six…
A poster of the Kannada movie ‘Kshameyirali Thande’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Seasoned actor M N Suresha is turning director with Kshameyirali Thande. The veteran theatre artiste, who was recently seen in Niveditha Shivarajkumar’s production, Fire Fly, is also the producer of the upcoming Kannada movie. Known in the film fraternity as Moog Suresh,…
In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo, veteran actor Sandhya Shantaram during a function, in Mumbai. Shantaram passed away on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: – Veteran actor Sandhya Shantaram, wife of late filmmaker V Shantaram, has died due to age-related ailments, her family said on Saturday (October 4). She was 94. Sandhya…
Tamil actor Rajesh | Photo Credit: ASHOK R Veteran Tamil film actor Rajesh passed away in Chennai on Thursday, May 29, following a sudden heart attack. He was 75. He is survived by his daughter Divya and son Deepak. His wife, Joan Sylvia, had passed away earlier. His body has been kept at his residence…
“Kya shakhs tha Ray (What a man Ray was),” says Siddiqui sitting in the study of his house in Mumbai’s Char Bangla area. Once a hub of activity, his study was where creative minds such as M.F. Husain and Yash Chopra met and spent hours. Siddiqui, who left journalism during the Emergency to follow his passion…
Volunteers prepare an ambulance carrying mortal remains of veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar, before leaving for his funeral at Pawan Hans crematorium, Juhu, in Mumbai, Saturday, April 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Manoj Kumar, popularly known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ for his portrayal of patriotic heroes in films such as “Upkar” and “Kranti”, was cremated with…
