Happy B’day Madhuri Dixit: Bollywood’s ‘Dhak Dhak’ Girl…
It is Madhuri Dixit's 53rd birthday today and she is celebrating it in the way that she loves most - with her husband and children at home. Although she made her debut with Aboudh in 1984…
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Rishi-Amitabh Movies: A Trip Down Trivia Lane
@chintskap is his Twitter handle and he probably was the most active filmstar on Twitter. Unlike others, he did not prefer to be diplomatic and non-controversial on social media; rather he…
Trivia Journey Of Irrfan’s Top Movies
His full name was Sahabzade Irfan Ali Khan but he preferred to be called simply Irrfan. Originally from Tonk district in Rajasthan, Irrfan was a budding cricketer who was selected for the…
Down Memory Lane: Top Films Of Master Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genius director, editor and writer Hrishikesh Mukherjee gave us many memorable films. He directed 42 movies in his illustrious career. My top Hrishi-da movies are Satyakam, Chupke Chupke,…
Congrats Basant Mohanty On Your 100th First Class Cricket Match
A few years ago, I was watching an Odisha-Mumbai Ranji Trophy match at the Wankhede stadium. Thanks to my friends Debasis Mohanty and Subhashish Bhuyan, who were the coach and manager of the…
Remembering Rajesh Khanna, India’s First Superstar On His Birthday
Seventy seven years back on December 29, 1942, a baby boy, Jatin Arora was born in Amritsar, Punjab. Jatin Arora was renamed Jatin Khanna when he was adopted by Chunnilal and…
Best Teen XI: Cricket’s Wonder Boys Will Make A Hard Team to Beat
When 16-year-old tearaway quick bowler Naseem Shah made his debut for Pakistan versus Australia at Brisbane in November 2019, he became the ninth youngest debutant in Test cricket.…
A Genius Who Moved On Early; Remembering Siddhartha Mishra Fondly
The year was 1992. I was sitting in the common room of International Students House (ISH), a Delhi University (DU) hostel, when I was told that a visitor was waiting. I went out and saw a…
Will Brexit Be A Boon For South African Cricket Against Kolpak Blow?
Amol Muzumdar was waiting and waiting with pads on while schoolboys Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli stitched on their memorable partnership.
Amol is universally accepted as the best…
Its Big B’s Birthday! Down Memory Lane With Amitabh-Kishore Songs
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is known to be a very organised person, with unbelievable discipline and punctuality. An interesting pointer to how organised the Shahenshah is can be…