Moushumi Chatterjee and Amitabh Bachchan collaborated in three films in the 1970s–Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Benaam, and Manzil. However, in 1981, when filmmaker Shakti Samanta signed the duo for Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, he was made to remove her. Eventually, Rakhee Gulzar was cast in the film, as the love interest of Amitabh’s character. In a recent interview, Moushumi Chatterjee said that she was likely replaced because she wasn’t the friendliest person around.
Indians are not as worried about food, clothes and shelter — the very basic needs for survival — as they used to be 10 years ago. Roti, kapda aur makaan indicated the struggle of common Indians for bare necessities. But a radical shift in the way Indians consume has taken place in the past decade. According to the National Account Statistics 2024 data, consumers have shifted towards services, away from food, clothing and housing.
Bollywood lost its legendary actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar on Friday, April 4. Popularly known as ‘Bharat Kumar,’ Manoj Kumar passed away at the age of 87 in Mumbai. He died of due to cardiogenic shock following acute myocardial infarction, according to medical reports.
One of Indian cinema’s most iconic and patriotic voices, veteran actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar, passed away at the age of 87. Known lovingly by fans as “Bharat Kumar” for his deeply nationalistic roles, his death marks the end of an era in Bollywood.
