Sadashiv Amrapurkar

Born into an affluent Brahmin business family. His father was a wellknown personality in Ahmednagar. Sadashiv, fondly known as Tatya in his family and friend circle, grew up in Ahmednagar in a loving family with his parents and a younger brother. He was an active child with lot of friends from all walks of life. … Read more

Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani was one of the undisputed queens of the item dance. With Helen and Bindu, Aruna ruled the Bollywood femme fatale roost playing the ‘bad girl’ as counterpoint to the movie’s demure heroine. As such Aruna could always be expected to provide a cleavage shot or two and at least one spicy item dance. … Read more

Dharmendra

Dharmendra remained a top Hindi film star for three decades creating an influential image as a markedly North Indian (Punjabi) macho man devoted to his mother and committed to upholding the honour of his family or the village. He was born Dharam Singh Deol in Phagwara, Punjab and was fascinated with films right from childhood, … Read more

Dev Anand

Dev was born Devdutt Pishorimal Anand in Gurdaspur in undivided Punjab to a well-to-do advocate, Pishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore (now in Pakistan). His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military … Read more