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Team that had no money to buy basics inspired Shah Rukh Khan's greatest film; actor was sure it will flop
November 09, 2025 6:45 pm
Chak De! India drew inspiration from the real-life struggles of India’s women’s hockey team and its coach, who won in the face of immense financial hardships and lack of government support. Even Shah Rukh lacked confidence in how the film will do.
Salim-Sulaiman: ‘In today’s landscape, there is no room for a song like O Re Piya’
August 22, 2025 1:58 pm
In an exclusive chat with SCREEN, Salim–Sulaiman lament the current state of Hindi film music, saying today’s songs are created more to appease algorithms than to serve storytelling.
25 years of Jaideep Sahni: From Chak De! India to Khosla ka Ghosla, how the screenwriting genius consistently chronicled a country’s struggle to understand itself
July 15, 2025 10:09 am
In a career spanning 25 years, Jaideep Sahni has written eight films and worked with stars like Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, and Madhuri Dixit.
Khosla Ka Ghosla is 15: Rishi Kapoor was first offered Anupam Kher's role, Dibakar Banerjee did not want Boman Irani as villain
September 23, 2021 8:26 am
Khosla Ka Ghosla released in 2006, three years after being shot. The film, starring Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Ranvir Shorey, Vinay Pathak, Parvin Dabas, Tara Sharma and others, was a noteworthy collaboration of Dibakar Banerjee and Jaideep Sahni.
'Shuddh Desi Romance' is 'random romance' for many
September 13, 2013 12:12 am
The scene of the film had all the makings of a cliché.
Looks Like love
September 02, 2013 4:00 am
Shuddh Desi Romance explores the new confused definitions that the Indian youth gives to relationships
Looks like love
September 02, 2013 1:34 am
Shuddh Desi Romance explores the new confused definitions that Indian youth give relationships today
Looks like love
September 01, 2013 1:59 am
Shuddh Desi Romance explores the new confused definitions that Indian youth give to relationships today
MUSIC REVIEW: Shuddh Desi Romance
August 30, 2013 4:49 am
A readymade exotica,Gulabi is perhaps the most easily likeable song of the album
Chak De! India,Shuddh Desi Romance writer Jaideep Sahni says no to direction
August 19, 2013 2:21 pm
Some of the well-known films on which Jaideep has worked include <i>Bunty aur Babli,Chak De India</i>.
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