Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Movies like Laapta Ladies come once in a while. At a time when Bollywood films often rely on excesses of sex and nudity to attract audiences, this film stands apart with its simplicity, warmth and meaningful storytelling. Frankly, I didn’t have very high expectations from Laapta Ladies. The title itself confused me […]Read More
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A tribute to legendary actor Meena Kumari on her 85th birth anniversary Saurabh Tankha My first memory of watching the great Meena Kumari on screen for the maiden occasion was in Pakeezah. I must have seen the 1972 Indian classic cult movie more than a decade after its release and I simply fell in love […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Runki Goswami is both, a singer and a music composer. Apart from doing live concerts and giving music to films down South, she also has albums like Manmarzian, Odhi Chunar Dhaani (both in Hindi) and devotional album Debobeena (in Bengali) to her credit. Recently (September 27) she performed at India Habitat Centre, […]Read More