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‘Bhed Chaal’ is a Hindi proverb very much used in relation to the Hindi film industry. It means that one huge success is followed by numerous other attempts. Original ideas are at a premium in the Hindi film industry. The makers either depend on a foreign film, or a novel, or a South Indian film for a subject.

Filmmakers always want to play safe because the risk factor is always high. The distributor, while being wined and dined, gets a sales pitch, like “Zanjeer se kam nahi hamari picture…” and such. Many smaller-budget imitations of ‘Sholay’, ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Deewaar’ and other such films flooded the market. That is to say, if one action film worked, many more were certain to follow.

With the introduction of the video format followed by CDs, the trend changed to copying Hollywood films. A star was sent two videos or discs to watch, and they were...

Tips Industries is set to make a biopic on the legendary Marathi cinema actor Nilu Phule. The feature film will trace his journey as an actor and social activist. He began his career with a Marathi folk play ‘Katha Aklechya Kandyachi’ and went on to become a popular star in the Marathi film industry. The luminary has acted in over 130 films and contributed to Hindi cinema alongside Amitabh Bachchan in ‘Coolie’, Anil Kapoor in ‘Woh 7 Din’ and Dilip Kumar in ‘Mashal’, among others.

Known for his negative roles, now the audience will get a chance to see and be a part of his personal journey only to understand the life of an actor, the ups and downs, and the sacrifices he made only to pursue the thing he loved – entertaining the audiences. This biopic gives a perspective as to how he got stardom by playing grey roles while playing...

Mumbai, Nov 1 (Ians) On the occasion of her birthday on Sunday, veteran actress Padmini Kolhapure announced that she is all set to launch her own music label.

The "Prem Rog" fame actressA will soon unveil the first song under her music label called Dhamaka Records.

"I am extremely happy that I am celebrating my birthday with my nearest and dearest ones.I am also excited to announce that my record label Dhamaka records will be launching very soon with our first song! I am very thrilled to embark on this musical journey and look forward to working with all the great talent out there," she shared.

For the unversed, Padmini started her career as a playback singer, singing for songs in movies like" Yaadon Ki Baaraat", " Kitaab" andA "Burning Train".

Wishing her on her birthday, veteran actor Anil Kapoor took to Instagram Story and thanked her for doing "Woh Saat Din" film with him.

Veteran actress Ashalata Wabgaonkar, who was reportedly suffering from Covid-19, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a four-day battle with her illness at a private hospital in Satara.

She was 79 and had been hospitalized in a critical condition last weekend. The end came at the hospital.

Former Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat, confirmed the news in a tweet, paying tribute to the Goa-born actress.

"Deeply pained by the passing away of acclaimed Goan Artist Ashalata Wabgaonkar. Her splendid performances in theatre & films will keep inspiring the generations to come. My condolences to her family & fans. May her soul rest in peace," Kamat tweeted.

Ashalata worked in over 100 Hindi and Marathi films. Her notable Hindi films include "Apne Paraye", "Ankush", "Woh 7 Din", "Ahista Ahista", "Shaukeen", and "Namak Halal". Her Marathi films include "Umbartha", "Sutradhar", and "Vahinichi Maya".

Ashalata had acted in theatre too, notably the Marathi plays...

It surely has been a tough and challenging period for Bollywood. In the recent past, lot of big names from the industry such as Shammi Kapoor, Gautam Rajadhyaksha, Samir Chanda and Jag Mundhra left us for eternal abode. Now one of the most well known film producers Surinder Kapoor (father of Anil, Boney and Sanjay Kapoor) passed away earlier today. Surinder was 84 years old and suffered a cardiac arrest resulting in his death. In his illustrious career, Surinder has produced memorable films such as Hum Paanch, Woh 7 Din, Judaai, Pukar and No Entry. We at Bollywood Hungama offer our heartfelt condolences to the Kapoor family.

Click above for more movie stills Padmini Kolhapure returns to the silver screen, after a sabbatical. The actress, who reigned supreme in the 80s, returns to Hindi films with Bolo Raam, which co-stars Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri in stellar roles, besides introducing a new talent - new-find Rishi Bhutani. In fact, Padmini and Naseer were last seen together in the immensely likable Woh 7 Din more than two decades ago. "But we don't have scenes together in Bolo Raam," Padmini clarifies, "We feature in separate portions of the film." However, Padmini did star in some significant Marathi films in the intervening period. "The roles appealed to me, that's why I took them up. I didn't feel like accepting anything and everything that came my way in Hindi films. I wanted to accept roles that I could relate to. I took up Bolo Raam because the story really excited me,...

Padmini Kolhapure returns to the silver screen, after a sabbatical. The actress, who reigned supreme in the 80s, returns to Hindi films with Bolo Raam, which co-stars Naseeruddin Shah and Om Puri in stellar roles, besides introducing a new talent - new-find Rishi Bhutani. In fact, Padmini and Naseer were last seen together in the immensely likable Woh 7 Din more than two decades ago. "But we don't have scenes together in Bolo Raam," Padmini clarifies, "We feature in separate portions of the film." However, Padmini did star in some significant Marathi films in the intervening period. "The roles appealed to me, that's why I took them up. I didn't feel like accepting anything and everything that came my way in Hindi films. I wanted to accept roles that I could relate to. I took up Bolo Raam because the story really excited me," the talented actress states. Bolo Raam...