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Ram Gopal Varma Recalls The Sholay 2 Idea Pitched By Sascha Sippy (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Ram Gopal Varma is one of Bollywood’s most famous directors, best known for movies like Rangeela and Satya. However, he was also behind Rgv Ki Aag, a 2007 remake of perhaps the most iconic Indian film, Sholay. Despite the vision of Varma and a star cast of Mohanlal, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, and Sushmita Sen, the film was a commercial and critical flop. However, Varma has now revealed that this was not the only movie in which he would incorporate the elements of Sholay.

Speaking to Galatta India, the maverick filmmaker revealed that Sascha Sippy, nephew of Sholay director Ramesh Sippy, once pitched the idea of a sequel centered around Gabbar Singh’s son. Furthermore, Sippy also wanted to cast Jackie Chan in a role for the movie. However, the concept didn’t sit well with Rgv,...

In his over half-a-century-long Hindi film career, he sang more than a thousand songs, but just three serve to demonstrate his position in the industry’s scheme of things – the madcap “Ek Chatur Naar” where Kishore Kumar beats him; the enchanting qawwali “Na to karvaan ki talash hai” where Mohammed Rafi emerges triumphant eventually; and the classical contest “Ketaki gulab juhi”, where he beats Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

This was part of the misfortune of Prabodh Chandra ‘Manna’ Dey, born on this day (May 1) in 1919 in Calcutta. His classical training, innate talent, and “masculine” voice made him perfect for all shades of songs – romantic (including those for the vintage-aged), folk ballads, philosophical musings, and more, but he was never deemed a top-notch singer.

A nephew of gifted blind singer-composer Krishna Chandra Dey, who paved his way into music and films, Manna Dey’s forte was challenging, classical-based songs, especially those that his contemporaries considered difficult,...

Filmometer & Box Office Worth Of Ajay Devgn (Photo Credit –Instagram)

Ajay Devgn is amongst the veteran superstars of Bollywood, belonging to a league of Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Akshay Kumar. He’s been in the industry for over three decades now and has proved everything – be it his crowd-pulling ability through mass entertainers or winning accolades for his effortless yet convincing performances. Let’s see how Ajay has fared at the box office so far!

How do we calculate the success ratio?

Formula: (Super-Hits/Super-Duper Hit + Hit + Plus + Average)/Total Releases x 100 = Success ratio

Ajay Devgn’s box office success ratio: (11 + 16 + 6 + 14)/101 x 100 = 46.53%

Total Releases – 101 Super-Hit/Super-Duper Hit – 11

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Dilwale

Diljale

Ishq

Pyaar Toh Hona Hi Tha

Raajneeti

Golmaal 3

Singham

Bol Bachchan

Golmaal Again

Drishyam 2

Hit – 16

Jigar

Vijaypath

Suhaag

Jung

Jaan

Kachche Dhaage

Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam

Bhoot

Masti

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The ‘Indian Idol 14’ contestant Menuka Poudel won the heart of singer and actor Amit Kumar, the son of legendary singer Kishore Kumar, as she gave an impactful performance of the songs ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi’ and ‘Zindagi Ke Safar Mein’.

The singing reality show celebrated the life of Kishore Kumar in a special episode titled ‘Hum, Aap Aur Kishore’, in the presence of his son, Amit.

In a humble tribute to Kishore Kumar, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most dynamic singers in the history of Indian music, the contestants sang memorable songs of renowned music composers, who have worked with Kishore Da.

Menuka sang the songs ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi’ from the 1975 classic ‘Aandhi’, followed by ‘Zindagi Ke Safar Mein’ from the classic 1974 movie, ‘Aap Ki Kasam’.

On the request of Amit, Menuka also played the harmonium and sang ‘Mere Naina Sawan Bhadon...

Mumbai, March 6 (Ians) Bollywood’s ‘Dreamgirl’ Hema Malini, who is also an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, has released two devotional tracks, ‘Shyam Rang Mein’ and ‘Achutam Keshavam’ for Holi at Shri Radha Raman Temple in Vrindavan.

Sharing her experience of singing devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna at a temple for the first time, she said: “I wish you all a very happy Holi. On the occasion of Holi, I have sung two songs, which are written by Kavi Narayan Agrawal and the music was composed by Vivek Prakash. I am more than happy to sing these two beautiful songs. Once again, wishing you all a Happy Holi… and please be safe.”

The veteran actress has given a number of hits including ‘Seeta Aur Geeta’, ‘Sanyasi’, ‘Dharmatama’, ‘Pratigya’, ‘Sholay’, ‘Trishul’, ‘Shrafat’, ‘Naya Zamana’, ‘Prem Nagar’, ‘Mehbooba’, and so on.

In 1992, she also produced and directed the film ‘Dil Aashna...