Sahir

In 'Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar Hun', which opens this year's theatre festival of the National School of Drama, actor-playwright-director Danish Husain gives Sahir Ludhianvi-the man an edge over Sahir-the poet.

A number of priceless handwritten letters, diaries, nazm, and black and white photographs of legendary Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi were found at a scrap shop in Mumbai, and has been bought by an NGO for just Rs 3,000 for preserving it.

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has previously directed the 51-year-old actor in 2002 film Devdas

Deepti Naval's play Ek Mulaqat was staged in an auditorium in Delhi on September 20. She played the role of author Amrita Pritam. The play explored the author's relationship with Urdu poet, Sahir Ludhianvi, whose role was played by actor Shekhar Suman

In the film, Sonakshi will reportedly play Amrita Pritam, the poet and author who shared a long and tumultuous relationship with Ludhianvi while Fawad is reportedly being considered for the part of her husband, renowned artist and writer, Imroze.

After becoming the first movie to make the fastest Rs 100 crore in just three days of its release, Dhoom: 3 has created another history by minting Rs 252.70 crore at the domestic box office within two weeks, including earnings from the Tamil and Telugu versions.

Actress Kareena Kapoor, who is rumoured to have been roped in to play writer Amrita Pritam in a biopic on legendary Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi, says she is still reading the script of the project.

After slipping into the roles of Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad respectively on stage, thespian actor Tom Alter now aspires to enact the roles of two stalwarts of Partition, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Bollywood has finally got a name to helm the reins of the much awaited film on the life and loves of master storyteller Guru Dutt. The biopic will now be made by Dharm fame director Bhavna Talwar.

Shamshad Begum, who died at 94, was among the first playback singers of Bollywood. Many of her hit songs have been remixed for modern listeners but little is known about the reclusive singer herself.

In 'Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shaayar Hun', which opens this year's theatre festival of the National School of Drama, actor-playwright-director Danish Husain gives Sahir Ludhianvi-the man an edge over Sahir-the poet.

A number of priceless handwritten letters, diaries, nazm, and black and white photographs of legendary Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi were found at a scrap shop in Mumbai, and has been bought by an NGO for just Rs 3,000 for preserving it.

Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has previously directed the 51-year-old actor in 2002 film Devdas

Deepti Naval's play Ek Mulaqat was staged in an auditorium in Delhi on September 20. She played the role of author Amrita Pritam. The play explored the author's relationship with Urdu poet, Sahir Ludhianvi, whose role was played by actor Shekhar Suman

In the film, Sonakshi will reportedly play Amrita Pritam, the poet and author who shared a long and tumultuous relationship with Ludhianvi while Fawad is reportedly being considered for the part of her husband, renowned artist and writer, Imroze.

After becoming the first movie to make the fastest Rs 100 crore in just three days of its release, Dhoom: 3 has created another history by minting Rs 252.70 crore at the domestic box office within two weeks, including earnings from the Tamil and Telugu versions.

Actress Kareena Kapoor, who is rumoured to have been roped in to play writer Amrita Pritam in a biopic on legendary Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi, says she is still reading the script of the project.

After slipping into the roles of Urdu poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad respectively on stage, thespian actor Tom Alter now aspires to enact the roles of two stalwarts of Partition, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Bollywood has finally got a name to helm the reins of the much awaited film on the life and loves of master storyteller Guru Dutt. The biopic will now be made by Dharm fame director Bhavna Talwar.

Shamshad Begum, who died at 94, was among the first playback singers of Bollywood. Many of her hit songs have been remixed for modern listeners but little is known about the reclusive singer herself.