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Thirty years of 'Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the film that invited a subset of urbane women to 'come fall in love'. My qualifications to trace its journey involve being an accidental chronicler of the economics and mathematics of Shah Rukh Khan and his female fans. For fifteen years, I thought I was interviewing women about how they saw Khan. Instead, I discovered how these women saw themselves and their frustrated attempts to find love and livelihoods.Finer minds than mine have dissected every ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) When Salim-Javed envisioned "Sholay", the character to first take shape was that of a dreaded dacoit. Little did they imagine that the role played by a newcomer in an otherwise star-studded film would create cinema history. Gabbar Singh was unlike any antagonist audiences had seen before, portrayed to the T by Amjad Khan in his first major role in the industry -- a sadistic, unpredictable and merciless outlaw who killed without hesitation, mocked fear, and treated cruelt ...Read More >
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