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  • Katrina Kaif refuses three item numbers!

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    Despite showing disinterest in item numbers after Sheila Ki Jawani in 2010, actor Katrina Kaif, 28, went ahead with Chikni Chameli for Karan Johar’s Agneepath in 2011.

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  • Bollywood's iconic films mark their silver jubilee this year

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    This year marks the 100 years of Indian cinema and it’s going to be a double whammy for some stars, as their big releases complete 25 years at the same time.

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  • As Zohra Segal turns 101, Bollywood has as many reasons to love her!

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    She of the twinkling eyes, exuberant energy and bounties of warmth. Veteran Bollywood actor Zohra Segal turned 101 on Saturday.

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  • Dadasaheb Phalke's family wants Bharat Ratna for him

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    A hundred years after 'Lights, Camera, Action' were uttered for the first time in India by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke - Dadasaheb Phalke, known as the Father of Indian Cinema - his descendents have sought a befitting recognition of his contribution by posthumously conferring him the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.

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  • Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: Power Play!

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    Come July, and every time you are at a multiplex to see a film, you will be singing the National Anthem along with the biggest names in Indian sports.

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  • Dadasaheb Phalke: Saheb of Indian films

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    A new book The Silent Film by Sharayu Phalke Summanwar and play The Forgotten Film provide a peep into Dadasaheb Phalke’s life; his struggles to make his first film, and getting an indigenous film industry to stand on its feet, Abhijit Patnaik reports.

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  • Indian film worlds unite for centenary celebrations

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    If it was Ramesh Sippy and Vishal Bhardwaj from Bollywood, there were Nagarjuna Akkineni and Rana Daggubati from down south. In a show of solidarity and unity, representatives from India's multi-billion dollar, dynamic cinema world came together for the inauguration of the Centenary Film Festival here Thursday evening.

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  • Critics' review: Aashiqui 2 misses the quintessential romance

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    The treatment and story of Aashiqui 2 has little new or fresh to offer. However, Aditya Roy Kapur's intense acting skills are widely being appreciated. Read for yourself what the critics think of the film.

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  • Love and compassion missing from our industry: Karan Johar

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    The Hindi film industry has become disciplined and structured, says director Karan Johar, but feels that love and compassion that used to bind people together in olden days have disappeared.

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  • Shamshad Begum: A singer who could elicit a smile and a grin

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    Shamshad, who died on Wednesday, excelled in pre-passion, frothy love songs. Gwalior gharana vocalist and writer Amarendra Dhaneshwar remembers the legendary singer. Amarendra Dhaneshwar writes.

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  • 100 years on, picture abhi baqi hai

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    Cinema lovers can continue their romance with Indian movies at a centenary film festival in Delhi. The festival, which will run from April 25 to April 30 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi, will be inaugurated by I&B minister Manish Tewari. Zehra Kazmi writes.

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