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Angry boys surrounded Shekhar Kapoor after Masoom flopped on day 1: They lost all their money, told me not to make 'Article films'

February 09, 2026 11:49 am

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur recalls the rocky start of his debut Masoom, when theatres were empty and distributors gave up, before it became a hit. The director recalls getting pity, and advice, from black marketers.

Shabana Azmi didn't talk to Jugal Hansraj when he worked as a child actor on Masoom: 'She didn't want us to become too close'

December 27, 2025 12:47 pm

Jugal Hansraj recalled that during the shooting of Masoom, Shabana Azmi maintained her distance from him to authentically portray the on-screen tension between their characters.

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Kishore Kumar was ‘busy clowning’ during Mr India recording, says Alisha Chinai: ‘He gave me a look…left without a word’

November 30, 2025 10:12 am

Alisha was barely 21 or 22 when she stepped into the studio to record the duet with Kishore Kumar, who was more than twice her age and already an icon.

'Dharmendra cried, hid face so no one could see': Jugal Hansraj recalls biggest fan of Masoom, reveals why he turned down Shekhar Kapur's film

October 31, 2025 1:13 pm

Jugal Hansraj also recalled how Dharmendra was so impressed by his performance in Masoom that he went on to cast him as his on-screen son in several of his subsequent films.

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Sohaila Kapur on life, bond with brother Shekhar, and mental health: 'Have experienced depression in my youth'

September 11, 2025 7:54 am

Sohaila Kapur says while the men in her family freely joined films, women were held back — a contrast she overcame to build her own identity on stage and screen.

Shekhar Kapur says he had a huge crush on Sridevi during Mr. India: 'Mr. India is her'

August 18, 2025 10:18 pm

In a recent conversation, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur revealed just how much actor Sridevi’s professionalism and talent defined Mr. India.

Shekhar Kapur shared that Sridevi's contributions to Mr India went beyond her performance, as she also threw her weight behind him when the film faced hurdles.

Shekhar Kapur reveals how Sridevi 'protected' him when their film ran into trouble: 'Behind her stardom and incredible talent lay...'

August 17, 2025 7:50 pm

Shekhar Kapur shared that Sridevi's contributions to Mr India went beyond her performance, as she also threw her weight behind him when the film faced hurdles.

Shekhar Kapur claims he was 'fired' from Bobby Deol's Barsaat because he 'didn't understand Dharmendra's ideas': 'I didn't walk out'

August 10, 2025 7:44 am

Shekhar Kapur said that he wasn’t on the same page as Dharmendra about Barsaat and was later fired.

National Award-winning director was supposed to meet Heath Ledger the day he died: 'Call me at 9'

August 09, 2025 6:54 pm

The director avoided calling Heath Ledger, thinking that he shouldn't disturb him in the morning. He would soon find out that Ledger had died.

Dev Anand lost all his money after his most ambitious movie with Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman failed: 'In 15 minutes, he knew it was all gone'

August 10, 2025 1:38 pm

Director Shekhar Kapur recalls how the film Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974) failed miserably at the box-office and how exactly did Dev Anand deal with the huge monetary loss.

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10 must watch films that were submitted to Oscars by India

September 25, 2017 1:53 pm

Rajkummar Rao's 'Newton' is India's latest entry to Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The trend was started in independent India in 1957 with Mehboob Khan directorial 'Mother India'. Over the years, there have been only three films that have actually made to the final Oscar nominations list. Scroll through for a list of top movies that were submitted to Oscars by India.