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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Subhash Ghai opens up about his friendship with Shatrughan Sinha
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai cherishes his 60-year friendship with veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, stemming from their Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) days and first film, Kalicharan, which released in 1976. Filmmaker Subhash Ghai cherishes his 60-year friendship with veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, stemming from their Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) days and first film, Kalicharan, which released in 1976. Subhash went on to reflect on a joyful dinner at Shatrughan's home, where his son, Luv, took their picture, highlighting their continued bond despite their differing career paths. Subhash wrote: "It was a happy moment for me last night when LUV SINHA son of our dear poonam sinha n SHATRUGHAN SINHA clicked our picture at my home during dinner with friends (sic). SHATRUGHAN SINHA my old friend since our FTII days - struggling years in show business- n made our first film KALICHARAN N created own space of success-. We became a close family till date Tho his passion led him to politics n my passion to film making n as an educationist. But we meet at all occasions till date since 60 years with our wonderful families (sic). " The filmmaker concluded: "Last night We really enjoyed laughed spoke like old college good friends with promising luv n Kush n our jovial good friends shashi ranjan n rumy jaffery "Shatrughan is gold by heart but iron rod by his mind as always. If I know him (sic)." Talking about "Kalicharan," it is an action thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, Premnath, Ajit, Madan Puri and Danny Denzongpa . The film was the directorial debut of Subhash Ghai and was the breakthrough role for stars Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy. It was later remade into the Telugu film Khaidi Kalidasu, the Kannada film Kaalinga, the Tamil film Sangil and the Malayalam film Pathamudayam. Last month, Subhash spoke about introducing Jackie Shroff with Hero, which was released 42 years ago. Ghai penned on his Instagram, "You need to have a courage to produce a FILM with NEW HERO on big scale with creative freedom to make a block buster like HERO which ran for 75 weeks n its music is still haunting. After 43 years." The director added, "Thanks to my team my actors n distributors n financier who supported me to establish MUKTA ARTS in 1982. Post HERO mukta arts groomed many stars who are legends today n produced 42 films under blessed." Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Indian Express
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
This Bollywood villain warned son not to tell people they were related, refused to help him become an actor: ‘He was insecure that…'
Born Hamid Ali Khan, actor Ajit is one of the most well-known villains from the golden period of Bollywood. Appearing in films like Kalicharan (1976), Zanjeer (1973), and Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), he was famously the 'Lion' who was the bad guy in many films of the era. Soon it was his son Shehzad Khan's turn to walk in the footsteps of his father, who even mimicked his father's unique cadence in a couple of roles. But according to Shehzad, his father was not very supportive of his decision to become an actor and refused to help him in any way. One can only imagine the sway an actor like Ajit must have in the industry, yet he was determined that his son would have to make it on his own. While talking to Lehren Retro, Shehzad talked about his father's decision and said, 'I never got any support from my father regarding my acting career. When I told him that I want to be an actor, he told me that he is never going to make a film in order to launch me. He also told me that he was never going to refer me to any producer or director and would prefer if I kept my relationship with him under wraps.' ALSO READ: Amitabh Bachchan's bungalow Prateeksha didn't have windows or curtains when he first moved in with Jaya Bachchan: 'He was hardly ever there' He added, 'I think my father was a little insecure about me becoming an actor. He must have been afraid that if I don't perform to the standards set by him, it might ruin his name in the industry.' Shehzad said that he respected his father's wishes and would keep his relation with him a secret, unless someone guessed it from his name and address. He ultimately broke through the barrier and worked in films like Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Qayamat se Qayamat tak (1988) and Bharat (2019). The actor also talked about the boom of the southern films and shared his two cents about why Bollywood wasn't working as well as them. He said, 'It's all because of this corporate culture. It has seeped deep into the industry, and people are only concerned with the economics of a project rather than the story. A director in Bollywood has to answer to 100 people before making a decision, people who have never gone to a film school or assisted someone on the set. It's sad, but it is the truth.' He appreciated filmmakers and producers from the south and credited their recent success to the amount of freedom they have while working on a project. 'Directors from the south are free to do whatever they want. The corporate thinking has not cemented itself in the filmmaking process over there, and though we are all part of the same country, they are doing much better than us.'
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Indian Express
Passengers stranded as 135 flights cancelled at Delhi Airport following Op Sindoor
Hours after the Indian armed forces struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as they launched Operation Sindoor, flight operations across North India were impacted on Wednesday, including at Delhi Airport, which witnessed at least 135 flights being cancelled. As many as 65 arriving and 66 departing flights at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), the country's largest and busiest airport, have been cancelled, a source said. Two departing and two arriving international flights were also cancelled. The foreign carriers that cancelled some of their services from the airport included American Airlines. 'All operations across terminals and all 4 runways at Delhi airport, continue to function normally. However, there have been impact on some flights due to changing airspace,' Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates the IGIA, said in a post on X. Flight tracking data also showed no civilian aircraft activity north of Delhi, where some of the sensitive airports close to the Pakistan border are located. IndiGo and Air India cancelled all their flights scheduled to and from airports in North India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, and Dharamshala till May 10. Air India also cancelled all its flights to and from Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot till May 10. Air India further said that two international flights to Kashmir were diverted to Delhi. India's strikes also led to most international flights overflying Pakistan around that time diverting away and steering clear of the Pakistani airspace. The cancellations and delays left many passengers stranded at the airport. Adnan Manzoor (18) was on his way home to Srinagar on Wednesday morning after a gruelling three years of NEET preparation in Kota, Rajasthan's examination coaching hub. 'I reached the airport at 7 am for my flight to Srinagar, which was scheduled for 2 pm. Only then did they inform me that the flight was cancelled, but they said there is a flight in the evening,' Manzoor said. Kalicharan (45) has been at the airport with his wife and two children since 5 pm on Tuesday. 'We reached Delhi early Tuesday by train from Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. Spent as much time as we could have at the train station and then came to the airport in the evening. Since then, we have been tossing and turning and trying to sleep here,' said Kalicharan, who was going to Leh to work at a construction site. 'They are saying there might be a flight tomorrow afternoon, so we will wait for that,' said his son Karan Neherwal (18), as he lay on a bedsheet spread on the floor outside Terminal 1. Nirmal Rai (38) is also on his way to Leh. 'We have been here since midnight… We don't have any choice, we don't have anywhere to stay,' said Rai, who is with a group of 13 labourers heading to Leh for the construction of a road. The group hails from Dumka in Jharkhand. 'I am just concerned about getting a refund,' said Chhiga Ahirwar (48), also from Chhatarpur in MP. He, too, is travelling to Leh with another group of 15 labourers. Param Lal (50), one of the members of his group, is making frantic calls to contractors he knows in Delhi to find a place to stay. 'How will I find a place for 15 people to stay? If it is a family of three to four, then it is fine, but who will keep 15 people in their house?' Lal asked.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Indian Express
Passengers stuck at Delhi airport as multiple flights get cancelled after Operation Sindoor
Adnan Manzoor, 18, was finally about to head back home to Srinagar from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport on Wednesday morning after a gruelling three years of NEET preparation in Kota, Rajasthan's examination coaching hub. But he would have to wait a little longer. Flights to and from almost all major airports north of Delhi have been cancelled after Indian armed forces struck nine sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as part of Operation Sindoor launched early on Wednesday. 'I reached the airport at 7 am for my flight to Srinagar which was scheduled for 2 pm. Only then did they inform me that the flight was cancelled, but they said there is a flight in the evening,' Manzoor said, hoping to reach home as quickly as possible after the teenager appeared for what he felt was a particularly tough exam, especially the Physics section. India's largest carrier IndiGo has cancelled all its flights scheduled to airports in North India, including Srinagar, Jammu, Amritsar, Leh, Chandigarh, Bikaner, Jodhpur, and Dharamshala, for the day, while Tata group carrier Air India has announced similar cancellation of flights to airports in the north till May 10. By 7.42 am, 20 flights had already been cancelled at the Delhi airport, according to a source. As many as 76 departing flights and 46 arriving flights were also delayed, according to live flight tracking website Flightradar24. 'Kindly note, due to changing airspace conditions, some flights have been impacted at Delhi Airport. For updated flight information, passengers are advised to contact their respective airlines or may visit our official website,' Delhi Airport said in a post on X early Wednesday. Kalicharan, 45, has been at the airport with his wife and two kids since 5 pm on Tuesday. 'We reached Delhi early on Tuesday morning by train from Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. Spent as much time as we could have at the train station and then came to the airport in the evening. Since then, we have been tossing and turning and trying to sleep here,' said Kalicharan, who was going to Leh to work at a construction site. 'They are saying there might be a flight tomorrow afternoon, so we will wait for that. Where will we go,' asked his son Karan Neherwal, 18, as he lay on a bedsheet they had spread on the floor outside Terminal 1 at the IGI Airport. Nirmal Rai, 38, is sitting on a bench outside the airport, waiting for instructions from the airlines and wondering what he will do as his 6 am flight to Leh was cancelled. 'We have been here since midnight. Now we have to wait more. We don't have any choice, we don't have anywhere to stay,' says Rai, who is with a group of 13 labourers heading to Leh for the construction of a road. The group, hailing from Dumka in Jharkhand, generally goes to the mountain region in early May and works till Diwali, when work stops and they return home. 'I am just concerned about getting a refund,' said Chhiga Ahirwar, 48, who also hails from Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. He too is travelling to Leh with another group of 15 labourers. Param Lal, 50, one of the people in the group, is making frantic calls to contractors he knows in the city to find a place to stay. 'How will I find a place for 15 people to stay? If it is a family of three to four, then it is fine, but who will keep 15 people in their house,' Lal said. Air India said that two international flights to Kashmir are diverted to Delhi. 'In view of the prevailing situation, Air India has cancelled all its flights to and from the following stations – Jammu, Srinagar, Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Chandigarh and Rajkot – till 12 noon on 7 May, pending further updates from authorities. Two international flights en route to Amritsar are being diverted to Delhi. We regret the inconvenience caused due to this unforeseen disruption,' it said. Flight tracking data also showed no civilian aircraft activity north of Delhi, where some of the sensitive airports close to the Pakistan border are located.
India.com
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
Meet actress who got betrayed in love, then married star cricketer, quit Bollywood forever, now works as…, she is…
Many actress from the 70s and 80s especially, were hot topics in every household, apart from their films, their personal life grabbed the headlines. Today we will unfold a story of an actress who had an with veteran actor Shatrughan Singh, despite accepting her relationship in public, they never got back together. This actress's life was nothing else than a thrilling movie, and today she is living a single life. Let us know about her. The actress we are talking about is none other than Reena Roy. Born on 7 January 1957 in Mumbai, Reena started her Bollywood career with the film 'Zaroorat' (1972). After this, Reena worked as a lead actress in films like 'Zakhmi' (1975) and then 'Kalicharan' (1978). Both these films were blockbusters at the box office. Reena Roy and Shatrughan Sinha's affair Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy first met on film set. After this, both of them fell in love and dated each other for nearly 7 years. The duo planned to tie knot but something happened in life that separated them. According to media reports, Shatrughan Sinha married Poonam Sinha but he continued his relationship with Reena Roy despite being married, then the couple ended everything on their own. Reena Roy's marriage and divorce In 1983, Reena Roy married Pakistani cricketer Mohsin Khan and distanced herself from the film industry. Later, Reena Roy and Mohsin welcomed daughter, Sana Khan. In 1992, Reena Roy got divorced from Mohsin Khan, and Reena returned to India. Today, she is settled in Mumbai with her daughter. Reena Roy stays away from social media, and her daughter Sana Khan is also away from the film industry. The veteran actress very rarely appears in a reality show. Reena Roy was once asked why she is not active on social media. She responded, 'No, I will not be able to do it. I am very scared of it, if I write something wrong, then I cannot bear the trouble. If you say something true sometimes, then the other person also feels bad; that is why I decided not to use social media.' After returning from the neighbouring country Reena looked to get back on track, Reena struggled to find work in the film industry and faced multiple challenges. After failing multiple times, Reena decided never to return on big screens and started to live a private life without any limelight. Today, Reena teaches acting in Mumbai with her daughter.
