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45 years of Chhoti Si Baat: A nostalgic trip back to Bombay

Basu Chatterji did not believe in presenting evil characters in his films and this comes across in Chhoti Si Baat as well. There are no larger-than-life characters and the love stories are simple and sweet.

Jan 10 2021 — Shoma A Chatterji

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Shreyas Talpade, Sanjay Mishra, Ashish Vidyarthi join Disney's The Lion King Hindi voice cast

Vidyarthi will voice the villainous Scar, while Shreyas Talpade and Sanjai Mishra will voice the comic duo of Timon and Pumbaa respectively. 

Jun 21 2019 — Our Correspondent

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Asrani to re-enact classic scene from Sholay on stage

Makhichoos — an adaptation of the French classic The Miser — is an 80-minute Hindi play centered on the parsimony of protagonist Topan Lal, and has Asrani play the lead.

Sep 20 2018 — IANS

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When Ritwik Ghatak teamed up with Asrani and Subhash Ghai

Known for his incisive depiction of reality, Ritwik Ghatak was far from the glitz of commercial cinema. Yet, under his tutelage emerged two of the more successful commercial names Hindi cinema has known — Asrani and Subhash Ghai. On Ghatak's 41st death anniversary today (6 February), we look at how this happened.

Feb 06 2017 — Shriram Iyengar