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Savitri Biography: Early Life, Mahanati, Telugu and Tamil Films, Gemini Ganesan, Decline and Legacy
Savitri biography: born in 1935, the actress known as Mahanati was the greatest star of Telugu and Tamil cinema in the 1950s…
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Sharmila Tagore Biography: Age, Early Life, Satyajit Ray Films, Hindi Cinema, Awards, Husband and Family
Sharmila Tagore biography: born in 1944, the actress began in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar, became a top star of Hindi cinema and…
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Sivaji Ganesan Biography: Early Life, Parasakthi, Tamil Cinema, Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Awards and Family
Sivaji Ganesan biography: born in 1928, the actor known as Nadigar Thilagam dominated Tamil cinema for four decades with performances of great…
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Nutan Biography: Early Life, Seema, Sujata, Bandini, Five Filmfare Awards, Family and Legacy
Nutan biography: born in 1936, the actress of Seema, Sujata and Bandini won five Filmfare Awards for Best Actress and is regarded…
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Pran Biography: Early Life, Villain of the Millennium, Upkar, Zanjeer, Films, Awards and Family
Pran biography: born in Delhi in 1920, the actor was Hindi cinema's greatest villain for two decades and then its favourite character…
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Sanjeev Kumar Biography: Early Life, Koshish, Aandhi, Sholay, Awards, Death and Legacy
Sanjeev Kumar biography: born in Surat in 1938, the actor of Koshish, Aandhi and Sholay was among the most versatile performers in…
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Ashok Kumar Biography: Early Life, Bombay Talkies, Kismet, Films, Awards and Family
Ashok Kumar biography: born in 1911, the actor known as Dadamoni was Hindi cinema's first great star and worked in films for…
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Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, Wandering Years, Novels and Legacy
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer biography: born in 1908, the Malayalam writer known as the Beypore Sultan turned a wanderer's life into short novels…
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Kalki Krishnamurthy Biography: Early Life, Freedom Struggle, Ponniyin Selvan, Tamil Journalism and Legacy
Kalki Krishnamurthy biography: born in 1899, the Tamil journalist and freedom fighter wrote Ponniyin Selvan, the most popular historical novel in the…
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Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay Biography: Early Life, Pather Panchali, Aranyak, Novels and Legacy
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay biography: born in 1894, the Bengali novelist wrote Pather Panchali, the story of the boy Apu that Satyajit Ray made…
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Gulzar Biography: Age, Early Life, Poetry, Film Songs, Films as Director, Oscar, Jnanpith Award and Family
Gulzar biography: born in 1934, the poet, lyricist and film-maker has written songs for Hindi cinema for more than sixty years and…
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Sahir Ludhianvi Biography: Early Life, Urdu Poetry, Pyaasa, Famous Film Songs and Legacy
Sahir Ludhianvi biography: born in Ludhiana in 1921, the Urdu poet brought the language of protest and of serious poetry to Hindi…