Amrita Prasad

Aug 13, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Amrita Prasad

Sridevi’s reticence is perhaps as popular as her stardom — the coy, shrinking woman who would bloom into a screen goddess once the camera switched on and the world faded away. She was India’s first female superstar, a woman who not only outshone and outearned her male contemporaries, but also created a legacy that refuses to fade.

Aug 12, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Amrita Prasad

Deepak Tijori says Mukesh Bhatt torpedoed his chance of becoming a hero: ‘Mahesh Bhatt signed me as the lead actor but…’Long before the lead actors’ best friends such as Circuit (Arshad Warsi) in Munna Bhai MBBS, Bittu (Aparshakti Khurana) in Stree and Stree 2, Kamli (Vicky Kaushal) in Sanju, and Avi (Aditya Roy Kapur) in Yeh Jawaani Hai Dewaani, Deepak Tijori carved out a niche for himself as Hindi cinema’s quintessential “best friend”.

Aug 5, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Amrita Prasad

Not too long ago, I fell in love with The 52-year-old plays Simi Sinha, a complex character with shades of grey, effortlessly switching between being charming and ruthless, who kills to shield herself. While her performance stood out in a not-so-perfect Sriram Raghavan’s noir, it is hard to hate Tabu’s Simi for her actions.

Aug 3, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Amrita Prasad

Kishore Kumar is my soul, I am his body….. In picturesque Darjeeling, amid the whistling toy train, the scenic beauty of the lush green hills and the quaint winding tracks, a young and handsome Rajesh Khanna, accompanied by his friend (Sujit Kumar), appears in an open jeep singing, “Mere Sapnon Ki Rani Kab Ayegi Tu?”, determined to woo his lady love, Sharmila Tagore (seated in the toy train).

Jul 24, 2024 | indianexpress.com | Amrita Prasad

On Independence Day and Republic Day, neatly dressed in school uniforms, we would stand in attention, with bustling excitement. As soon as the Indian Tricolour fluttered gracefully in the gentle breeze against a clear blue sky and we sang the National Anthem, I waited for the loudspeakers to echo “Mere Desh Ki Dharti.” I didn’t know who sang the song or who featured in this patriotic number but it gave me goosebumps everytime I heard it, twice a year to be precise.