Indian Artists & Celebrities
Ray introduced Sharmila Tagore in Apur Sansar, the final film of the Apu Trilogy. She played the young wife Aparna. She was just a fourteen-year-old then, with no previous acting experience. As the shooting began, Ray had to shout instructions to Sharmila during the takes. None of this, however, is reflected on the screen. Ray … Read more
Kulbhushan Kharbanda is an Indian actor who debuted as Shakal in Shaan (film) inspired by the character of Blofeld from James Bond movies. He later appeared in all three parts of Deepa Mehta’s Elements trilogy, Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005). Kharbanda is a critically acclaimed actor who has also worked in mainstream cinema. … Read more
Beena Banerjee was born Beena Batabyal, the daughter of the noted film actor Pradeep Kumar. She is married to Mr. Banerjee and has a son, Siddharth Banerjee, who has worked as assistant director to Sajid Khan in two films, namely Housefull 2 (2012) and Himmatwala (2013). Beena has two sisters (Reena and Meena) and a … Read more
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s for films such as Zanjeer, Deewaar and Sholay, and was dubbed India’s “angry young man” for his on-screen roles in Bollywood. Amitabh Bachchan been the lifeline of bollywood for over … Read more
The acting, fighting, singing, dancing Hindi film hero is the sum of many parts. Jeetendra may not have won the critics, but he managed to be a producers’ pet for 25 years thanks to his indisputable commercial appeal. Jeetendra has done nearly 200 films as hero, a feat matched by just a handful of his … Read more