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India.com
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This man made Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi superstars, died in extreme poverty, name was..., Amitabh Bachchan was his...
This man made Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi superstars, died in extreme poverty, name was..., Amitabh Bachchan was his... The Hindi film industry has given us numerous evergreen heroes, who have entertained us throughout their careers with impeccable work. However, how can one forget this man who played a pivotal part in building the careers of some of the most prominent stars including, Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Kabir Bedi, as well as, placing his faith in Amitabh Bachchan. We are talking about none other than the legendary producer, director, writer and actor OP Ralhan who made and starred in several hit movies from 1960s to 1980s. He initially started his career as an actor, but soon transitioned to making films like Phool Aur Patthar, Talash, Bande Haath, Hulchul and more. OP Ralhan introduced several new talents in his lifetime. His one of the biggest hits Phool Aur Patthar catapulted Dharmendra to success, because of his iconic shirtless scene in the movie. Following that, Dharmendra gained the title of Bollywood's He-Man, and began receiving opportunities from every leading banner. With Zeenat Aman too, the actress who became a star after Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna, was launched by OP Ralhan in his film Hulchul . Kabir Bedi, who was too launched in the same film as Zeenat, once recalled some fond memories working with Ralhan. He revealed how he refused to share the script with him when he cast him as an actor. 'Arre, mujhe story puchega? Sharm nahi aati? Mane Dharmendra ko star banaya hai. Phool Aur Patthar dekhi hai? Mujhse story maangega? Sign kar. (You will ask me for a story? Don't you have any shame? I turned Dharmendra into a star. Have you seen Phool Aur Patthar? Just sign).' Kabir laughed and recalled. In the same conversation with Filmfare, Kabir recalled OP Ralhan going through a distressful financial time towards the end of his last days. Ralhan has been an instrumental figure in Amitabh Bachchan's career too. During those days, Big B was praised for his punctuality, as many superstars were popular for arriving late to work, which used to discourage filmmakers for signing them. One of the reasons why Amitabh Bachchan make sure to be on time at work was probably a lesson that he learnt when Ralhan 'screamed' at him in front of everyone. The filmmaker, who was very particular about timings, once cancelled the shoot because Big B arrived 30 minutes late. Bachchan once shared in his blog, 'Landed up half an hour late for the shoot at RK Studios for 'Bandhe Haath' .. OP Ralhan the director screamed reprimanded me and shut shop .. shoot cancelled and announced in the open to many listening on .. embarrassed beyond .. early lessons learnt.' After a prolonged illness, OP Ralhan passed away in 1999, from cardiac arrest at the age of 74.
Hindustan Times
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Sonu Nigam schools fan who asked him to sing in Kannada at Bengaluru show: ‘Yahi kaaran hai Pahalgam mein jo hua'
Singer Sonu Nigam recently lost his cool and schooled a boy during his performance at the East Point College in Bengaluru. A video emerged on Instagram in which Sonu was seen telling the crowd that he loves Kannadigas, but still he was 'rudely threatened' by the boy to sing in Kannada. Sonu also spoke about the Pahalgam incident. (Also Read | Sonu Nigam says no stones or bottles were thrown at him during DTU concert: 'I paused show because…') In the clip, Sonu said that he loves to sing Kannada songs and respects people of Karnataka. "I have sung songs in all languages. But the best songs that I have sung in my life are Kannada songs. Main aapke beech mein jabbhi aata hoon bohut pyaar se aata hoon. Shows toh roz karte hain humlog, lekin jab kabhi bhi Karnataka mein kahi bhi shows hote hain hum bohut izzat se aate hai kyuki aap logo nein humien apna pariwaar maan hai (Whenever I come amid you, I come with so much love. We do shows every day, but whenever we do any shows anywhere in Karnataka, we come with respect, because you have made us your family)," he said. Sonu then shared how the fan 'threatened' him to sing in Kannada. "Mujhe accha nahi laga ki waha ek ladka jiski umar, jitni uske umar nahi hogi use pehle toh main Kannada gaane garaha hoon (I didn't like the boy whose age, I have been singing Kannada songs before he was born). He was so rudely threatening me, 'Kannada, Kannada'. Yahi kaaran hai, Pahalgam mein jo hua hai na? Yahi kaaran hai jo karrahe ho, jo kiya tha na abhi? Dekho toh kaun saamne khada hai. I love Kannadigas, I love you guys (This is the reason what happened in Pahalgam. This is the reason, what you did just now. Look at first who is standing in front of you)." A post shared by Namma Bengaluru (@nammabengaluroo) He also talked about how he performs even if one Kannadiga fan is there in the crowd during his performances anywhere in the world. "Main puri duniya mein jaha bhi jata hoon, main humesha bolta hoon main, sabko bolta hoon main...14,000 ki audience hog usme ek awaaz aati hai, 'Kannada'. Toh main unke liye, us ek Kannadiga k liye main kuch line Kannadiga k gaata hoon. Main itni izzat karta hoon aapki, itna pyaar karta hoon. So thoda sa rehna chahiye, aesa nahi karna chahiye aapko (Wherever I go in the world, I tell a crowd of 14,000 there will be one voice, 'Kannada'. So I sing for that one Kannadiga fan. I love and respect you so much. So you shouldn't do like this)." Recently, Sonu had performed at the Delhi Technological University. He began his career with the song Hum To Chhaila Ban Gaye from the TV serial Talash (1992). Sonu began his career as a playback singer in Bollywood in the early 1990s and quickly rose to fame with hit songs such as Sandese Aate Hai (Border) and Yeh Dil Deewana (Pardes). Apart from Hindi and Kannada, he has sung in Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, English, Assamese, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, Nepali, Tulu, Maithili, and Manipuri.
