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Shakti: Dilip Kumar-Big B’s ultimate face-off in Ramesh Sippy’s 1982 drama

‘Ruk jao Vijay warna mein goli chala dunga.’ When I think about my earliest movie memories, the sound of Dilip Kumar’s warning and the visual of him chasing Amitabh Bachchan at the airport tarmac leading to Shakti’s heartbreaking climax comes … Continue reading

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Ram Aur Shyam: Revisiting Dilip Kumar’s most delightful double role

Showbiz is quick to bestow epithets. And so Dilip Kumar is continually addressed as ‘Tragedy King’ and Amitabh Bachchan is synonymous with ‘Angry Young Man’ even if they have, on multiple occasions, proven to be just as merry or composed … Continue reading

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