The basic reason for that was because cinema was the only source of entertainment those days and, more often than not, its content was taken seriously by serious viewers," Dilip Kumar said. The veteran actor, who was supposed to attend the book launch of "The Dialogue of Devdas", penned by Nasreen Munni Kabir on Wednesday, could not do so because of his health.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who played Devdas in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 flick of the same name, read out the letter written by the thespian to the audience at the event. Among many remarkable characters he played on screen, the thespian is credited for immortalising the incarnation of Devdas in the 1955 flick, based on the novel of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

"I am speaking about this to emphasise the responsibility the director shouldered in our times when he chose to make a film that had deep emotional appeal for audience. Dialogues of Devdas are replete with a haunting sensitivity and spontaneity that came from the pen of Rajinder Singh Bedi, one of those rare writers whose syntax was so perfect that simple lines he wrote inspired actors to build up deep emotions in their rendering," the veteran actor said.

"I appreciated the precision and brevity of the lines he wrote for Devdas . They were lines of profound meaning at times but they were so simply and sensitively worded that generations of viewers have found pleasure in repeating them lovingly," the 89-year-old actor said.

The actor, who won the best actor award for Devdas, said in the letter that he had not read the novel before Bimal Roy approached him. "When Bimalda approached me with the idea of playing Devdas, I had neither seen the earlier films nor read Sarat Babu's famous novel.

He did not tell me that his intention was to discuss the film. After some pleasant conversation, he let our mutual friend Hiten Choudhury, who accompanied him, to bring up the subject.

It was something I had not anticipated, so I asked for a few days to think it over," he said. Reminiscing about how the melancholy of the novel moved the actor within him, the veteran said, "It was poignancy of the novel and the possibility of an intense rendering of the character of Devdas that spurred me to say Yes".

The veteran actor, who was honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1994, said he could recall how he shaped the script of the flick. "I think Bimalda knew from his own sources that I was a stickler for strong film scripts.

So he made it comfortable for me to participate in writing and shaping the script that was being handled by him and his formidable team led by Rajinder Singh Bedi," he said. Dilip Kumar's letter offers a rare glimpse into making of one of the most memorable and critically-acclaimed movies of the Indian cinema.

"Dialogues for Devdas as well as for two women who love him were written and rewritten with care, keeping the situations and audience's empathy in mind. In the making of 'Devdas', his aim was to convey the sense of hopelessness that pervades the relationship between Devdas and the two women and others who are a part of his doomed life without leading ardent viewers to cynicism and despondence," he added.

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The basic reason for that was because cinema was the only source of entertainment those days and, more often than not, its content was taken seriously by serious viewers," Dilip Kumar said. The veteran actor, who was supposed to attend the book launch of "The Dialogue of Devdas", penned by Nasreen Munni Kabir on Wednesday, could not do so because of his health.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, who played Devdas in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2002 flick of the same name, read out the letter written by the thespian to the audience at the event. Among many remarkable characters he played on screen, the thespian is credited for immortalising the incarnation of Devdas in the 1955 flick, based on the novel of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay.

"I am speaking about this to emphasise the responsibility the director shouldered in our times when he chose to make a film that had deep emotional appeal for audience. Dialogues of Devdas are replete with a haunting sensitivity and spontaneity that came from the pen of Rajinder Singh Bedi, one of those rare writers whose syntax was so perfect that simple lines he wrote inspired actors to build up deep emotions in their rendering," the veteran actor said.

"I appreciated the precision and brevity of the lines he wrote for Devdas . They were lines of profound meaning at times but they were so simply and sensitively worded that generations of viewers have found pleasure in repeating them lovingly," the 89-year-old actor said.

The actor, who won the best actor award for Devdas, said in the letter that he had not read the novel before Bimal Roy approached him. "When Bimalda approached me with the idea of playing Devdas, I had neither seen the earlier films nor read Sarat Babu's famous novel.

He did not tell me that his intention was to discuss the film. After some pleasant conversation, he let our mutual friend Hiten Choudhury, who accompanied him, to bring up the subject.

It was something I had not anticipated, so I asked for a few days to think it over," he said. Reminiscing about how the melancholy of the novel moved the actor within him, the veteran said, "It was poignancy of the novel and the possibility of an intense rendering of the character of Devdas that spurred me to say Yes".

The veteran actor, who was honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke award in 1994, said he could recall how he shaped the script of the flick. "I think Bimalda knew from his own sources that I was a stickler for strong film scripts.

So he made it comfortable for me to participate in writing and shaping the script that was being handled by him and his formidable team led by Rajinder Singh Bedi," he said. Dilip Kumar's letter offers a rare glimpse into making of one of the most memorable and critically-acclaimed movies of the Indian cinema.

"Dialogues for Devdas as well as for two women who love him were written and rewritten with care, keeping the situations and audience's empathy in mind. In the making of 'Devdas', his aim was to convey the sense of hopelessness that pervades the relationship between Devdas and the two women and others who are a part of his doomed life without leading ardent viewers to cynicism and despondence," he added.

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Jointly sponsored by Maharashtra government with Pune Film Foundation, PIFF also saw the felcitation of eminent musician Khayyam who was conferred the Sachin Dev Burman international award for his music. Renowned film maker Subhash Ghai too was honoured with a "special award" for his contribution to Bollywood.

"The highlights of this year's PIFF are celebration of '50 years of the landmark film Mughal-e-Azam' and movies based on literature of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. "Tagore's cinematic legacy continues to grow and acquire unique resonances in the 21st century," said Jabbar Patel, Director of PIFF, in an interaction to focus the nuances of the weeklong fixture from January 6-13 in the presence of international jury.

He said, "about 70 award winning films from more than 40 countries will be screened under global cinema cateogry and the country specific focus this year will be on Japan." Among the films based on Tagore's literature to be screened at the festival for which 8,000 delegates are expected, are 'Kabuliwallah', immortalised by the acting of Balraj Sahani, 'Teen Kanya' and 'Chokher Bali' (less)

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"It took only a quarter of an hour for the team to get the mixture ready and get our hands imprinted on the mould which I am told will be imaged on metal for display in the museum. It is Riteish's brain child and it is his way of telling those of us who spent the best years of our lives entertaining and, hopefully, impacting people's minds through our films, that our hard work and contributions to the growth of the medium have not been in vain," he further posted.

Riteish is set to tie the knot with his long time girlfriend Genelia D'souza on Friday and the 89-year-old wished them saying, "I have heard from my family about Riteish's gift for excelling in comedy. I have known him for some years now as a well bred young man doing his parents proud.

I hope to be at his wedding on February 3 and share the Deshmukh family's happiness on the occasion." Riteish, who is set to launch a Legends Walk in Mumbai soon, has already got the handprints of as many as 25 legendary actors of the Hindi film industry including the likes of Shashi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sadhana and megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

"Thank you all for being a part of #LegendsWalk- @srbachchan sir, Jaya aunty (bachchah), Rajesh Khannaji, Dharamji, WaheedaJi, Sadhanaji, Manoj Kumarji, Vinod Khannaji, Salim (khan) uncle, Mithun Da, Shashi Kapoor saab, Rishi Kapoor sir, @iamsrk @akshaykumar @beingSalmankhan, Jeetuji (Jeetendra), Asha Bhosaleji, Asha Parekhji. #LegendsWalk thank you guys," Riteish had previously posted.

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"It took only a quarter of an hour for the team to get the mixture ready and get our hands imprinted on the mould which I am told will be imaged on metal for display in the museum. It is Riteish's brain child and it is his way of telling those of us who spent the best years of our lives entertaining and, hopefully, impacting people's minds through our films, that our hard work and contributions to the growth of the medium have not been in vain," he further posted.

Riteish is set to tie the knot with his long time girlfriend Genelia D'souza on Friday and the 89-year-old wished them saying, "I have heard from my family about Riteish's gift for excelling in comedy. I have known him for some years now as a well bred young man doing his parents proud.

I hope to be at his wedding on February 3 and share the Deshmukh family's happiness on the occasion." Riteish, who is set to launch a Legends Walk in Mumbai soon, has already got the handprints of as many as 25 legendary actors of the Hindi film industry including the likes of Shashi Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Sadhana and megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

"Thank you all for being a part of #LegendsWalk- @srbachchan sir, Jaya aunty (bachchah), Rajesh Khannaji, Dharamji, WaheedaJi, Sadhanaji, Manoj Kumarji, Vinod Khannaji, Salim (khan) uncle, Mithun Da, Shashi Kapoor saab, Rishi Kapoor sir, @iamsrk @akshaykumar @beingSalmankhan, Jeetuji (Jeetendra), Asha Bhosaleji, Asha Parekhji. #LegendsWalk thank you guys," Riteish had previously posted.

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Jointly sponsored by Maharashtra government with Pune Film Foundation, PIFF also saw the felcitation of eminent musician Khayyam who was conferred the Sachin Dev Burman international award for his music. Renowned film maker Subhash Ghai too was honoured with a "special award" for his contribution to Bollywood.

"The highlights of this year's PIFF are celebration of '50 years of the landmark film Mughal-e-Azam' and movies based on literature of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary. "Tagore's cinematic legacy continues to grow and acquire unique resonances in the 21st century," said Jabbar Patel, Director of PIFF, in an interaction to focus the nuances of the weeklong fixture from January 6-13 in the presence of international jury.

He said, "about 70 award winning films from more than 40 countries will be screened under global cinema cateogry and the country specific focus this year will be on Japan." Among the films based on Tagore's literature to be screened at the festival for which 8,000 delegates are expected, are 'Kabuliwallah', immortalised by the acting of Balraj Sahani, 'Teen Kanya' and 'Chokher Bali' (less)

However, Saira Banu and Jyothi denied their involvement in any sex racket running in the area and advocated their innocence. In fact, the actresses said that they had gone to meet a filmmaker for a story narration session in the apartment and were victim of a conspiracy.

Later, they were granted bail by a city court while others were sent to judicial custody till September 3. The arrest of actresses is shocking news for the entire Telugu film industry and nobody was ready to speak on the issue.

The whole issue has become more tragic as it comes after the arrest of two Teja brothers over the issue of drug deal with a Nigerian national. Hardly had the industry recovered from that shock that another in the form of prostitution is staring in its face now.

While Saira Banu acted in several films like ?Simha? ?Inkosari?, etc, in a lead capacity, Jyothi was seen in supporting roles in movies like ?Andaru Dongale?, ?Hungama? etc. Now, the acting careers of both the actress will come under severe threat and scrutiny.

Let us see how the Telugu film industry recovers from this shock. While Saira Banu acted in several films like ?Simha? ?Inkosari?, etc, in a lead capacity, Jyothi was seen in supporting roles in movies like ?Andaru Dongale?, ?Hungama? etc.

Now, the acting careers of both the actress will come under severe threat and scrutiny. Let us see how the Telugu film industry recovers from this shock.

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The food is home-made and that is what makes the Eid special. We do not like to order food from outside as has become a trend with everyone in festivals.

I prefer light mutton Biryani which has lesser oil and masala. Korma (chicken palan), home-made dahi adds to the flavour of Biryani.

We use khubani (dried apricot) in Biryani which gives it a special sweet n sour flavour. We distribute food to around 70-80 homes every year.

Feeding the underprivileged is what gives us immense pleasure. They come to our house, sit and have lunch with us.

Our entire family, close friends too visit us. Our celebrations are 'open house', like it happens in Diwali.

We don't go out as we want everybody to come see us." Dilip sahab and Saira Banu signed off wishing all their fans 'Eid Mubarak' (less)

When Vidya walked up to Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu at an event, Saira said, “Bachhe kal raat to tumne humko darra diya.” Apparently the couple had watched Bhool Bhulaiya the previous night, and Vidya’s act impressed them a lot.

An onlooker said, “Saira complimented Vidya on her dancing talent and was surprised when Vidya told her that she isn’t a trained dancer at all. She even said that if Guide is remade then Vidya would be perfect for Waheeda Rahman’s role in it.

” Now that was a compliment, Vidya still hasn’t been able to get over. Vidya Balan is on cloud nine these days.

No, not because she’s bagged another great project, but the actress was thrilled that Saira Banu praised her for her performance in Bhool Bhulaiya when they met recently. When Vidya walked up to Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu at an event, Saira said, “Bachhe kal raat to tumne humko darra diya.

” Apparently the couple had watched Bhool Bhulaiya the previous night, and Vidya’s act impressed them a lot. An onlooker said, “Saira complimented Vidya on her dancing talent and was surprised when Vidya told her that she isn’t a trained dancer at all.

She even said that if Guide is remade then Vidya would be perfect for Waheeda Rahman’s role in it.” Now that was a compliment, Vidya still hasn’t been able to get over.

Vidya Balan is on cloud nine these days. No, not because she’s bagged another great project, but the actress was thrilled that Saira Banu praised her for her performance in Bhool Bhulaiya when they met recently.

When Vidya walked up to Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu at an event, Saira said, “Bachhe kal raat to tumne humko darra diya.” Apparently the couple had watched Bhool Bhulaiya the previous night, and Vidya’s act impressed them a lot.

An onlooker said, “Saira complimented Vidya on her dancing talent and was surprised when Vidya told her that she isn’t a trained dancer at all. She even said that if Guide is remade then Vidya would be perfect for Waheeda Rahman’s role in it.

” Now that was a compliment, Vidya still hasn’t been able to get over. What`s obsessing Vidya Balan? Awful Bollywood photo-shoots (less)