Mithun Chakraborty started from scratch in bit roles and had no Godfather backing him. Yet, remarkably, his career now straddles six decades and he continues to win acclaim, observes Dinesh Raheja.

With music in his genes, renowned percussionist, composer, and singer Mithun Chakra started playing the tabla and singing at the age of two and a half. Born to parents Avijit Chakraborty, a prominent ...

Smita Patil was one of the finest actresses of Hindi cinema and stage. In a career that spanned just over a decade, the actress appeared in over 80 films in both Hindi and Marathi languages. Patil ...