Khushwant Singh : The Man In Bulb
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA APRIL 02, 2014 00.15 A.M. Khushwant Singh’s Iconic Image on Editor’s Page of The Illustrated Weekly of India This obituary is a much delayed blog...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – March 2014
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA APRIL 04, 2014 11.55 P.M. March 2014 was a disastrous month for the Hindi film industry . Out of 13 films released this month , only 2 films ; ” Queen...
View ArticleNarendra Modi & Mamata Banerjee’s One Crore painting
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA APRIL 30 , 2014 11.55 P.M. I am not writing blogs these days because of my pack schedule. Classes and ongoing Lok Sabha elections are keeping me...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – April 2014
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA MAY 24, 2014 05.55 P.M. Since I started writing my blogs, this is the first month when posting a blog, specially the Film Diary, is so delayed. It...
View ArticleMy Association With ” O Teri “
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JUNE 01 , 2014 11.45 A.M. I thought to write this blog and post it on March 28, 2014, when Atul Agnihotri produced film ” O Teri “ got released....
View ArticleRemembering Sudhir
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JUNE 03, 2014 11.50 P.M. Bhagwandas Mulchand Luthria aka Sudhir 1944 – 12 May 2014 Noted character artiste of yesteryear Bhagwandas Mulchand...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – May 2014
[contact-form] MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JUNE 06, 2014 08.05 P.M. This is the 61st edition of Vidur’s Film Diary. 5 long, momentous and eventful years have passed since I...
View ArticleSunset Boulevard ( 9 ) : ” A Streetcar Named Ambassador “
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JUNE 17, 2014 00.20 A.M. AMBASSADOR 1958 – 25 May 2014 It pains me a lot and saddens me to no end as I write this blog about the demise of Ambassador...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – June 2014
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 05, 2014 02.25 P.M. लो आज हम ने तोड़ दिया रिश्ता -ए -उमीद ; लो अब कभी गिला न करेंगे किसी से हम ॥ After a dull May 2014, June 2014 also ended as a...
View ArticleVidur’s Open Letter – 8 : To Armaan Jain
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 17, 2014 00.15 A.M. Hi Armaan, It is nice to get in touch with you at the time when you have made your debut and your first film has been...
View ArticleMost Promising Newcomers of 2013 & Me
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA JULY 28, 2014 00.30 A.M. Two days back, on July 26, 2014 in the Mumbai edition of Times of India, I read about an on-line poll conducted by Times of...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – July 2014
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 01, 2014 08.15 P.M. [ DECLARATION : After May, 2014, I have started mentioning names of only those students in my diary, who respect me and...
View ArticleMy 25-Year-Long Journey : From Kareena Kapoor to Alia Bhatt
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 08, 2014 08.50 P.M. My fascination with Hindi film heroines started in mid 60s. In the dark environs of Amar Jyoti Talkies, Deoria, my...
View ArticleChacha Choudhary Is No More !
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 13, 2014 11.55 P.M. If I mention that Pran Kumar Sharma died on August 05, 2014, only few will take notice. But if I mention that creator of...
View ArticleRemembering Sushilarani Patel
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 15, 2014 11.45 P.M. Sushilarani Patel, a classical singer par excellence, but an almost forgotten classical singer, died on July 24, 2014 in...
View ArticleElizabeth Taylor First , Lauren Bacall Now
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 18, 2014 00.05 A.M. Lauren Bacall September 16, 1924 – August 12, 2014 Lauren Bacall in Her Iconic Pose When Elizabeth Taylor died on March 23,...
View ArticleAdieu Sir Richard Attenborough !
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA AUGUST 26, 2014 11.55 P.M. Sir Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014 Last night when I was watching the...
View ArticleVidur’s Film Diary – August 2014
MUMBAI – MAHARASHTRA – INDIA SEPTEMBER 02, 2014 01.15 A.M. [ DECLARATION : In my diary, since May 2014, I have started mentioning names of only those students, who respect me as...
View ArticleA Tribute To J. V. Raman, Doordarshan’s News Reader
DEORIA – UTTAR PRADESH – INDIA SEPTEMBER 19, 2014 11.45 P. M. Doordarshan News Reader J. V. Raman It is sad that news of the demise of J. V. Raman reached me late. For numerous...
View ArticleMahamana Malaviya – A Giant Among Dwarfs
DEORIA – UTTAR PRADESH – INDIA SEPTEMBER 20, 2014 11.55 P.M. MAHAMANA PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALAVIYA Born December 25 , 1861 , Allahabad , India Died November 12 , 1946 , Allahabad...
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