Fitoor
The lafz ‘fitoor’ of Arabic origins (also pronounced futuur), means disorder or unsoundness (typically of mind, colloquially as ‘dimaagh ka …
Category Archives: Urdu & Hindi Cinema
Ek din jab savere savere…
The Yash Chopra directed film Veer-Zaara began with a beautiful, lyrical poem written by Javed Akhtar and recited by Yashji …
Ittefaq
Ittefaq – means by chance, a coincidence. Also a film directed by Yash Chopra in 1969, Ittefaq, is a suspense …
Chopra Brothers
Did you know that Yash Chopra started his career by assisting his brother Baldev Raj Chopra (better known as B.R. …
Yeh Kaha Aa Gaye Hum
The song Yeh kaha aa gaye hum…is from the film Silsila (meaning- chain) directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, …
Zaara
The Urdu lafz ‘Zaara’, most commonly used as a feminine name, is of Arabic origin which means beautiful flower. In …
Chopra Lake
Did you know that the renowned filmmaker Yash Chopra had shot in Switzerland so many times that a lake in …
Kaifi Azmi’s Tribute To Guru Dutt
Kaifi Azmi recited a ghazal as a tribute to Filmmaker/ Actor Guru Dutt who committed suicide in 1964. His recitation …
Musalsal
Musalsal means successive, a series, linked, chained. It was used by the legendary Urdu poet Kaifi Azmi in an illustrative …
Kaifi Azmi As An Actor
Did you know that renowned poet Kaifi Azmi appeared as a grandfather in a film called Naseem (1995). This was …
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