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EXCLUSIVE: “We dubbed entire film with telescopic face shots; visuals not provided for background dialogues” – The INSIDE story on Oppenheimer’s super-secret dubbing process in India; Ashim Samanta says, “Studio was happy we could manage dub the whole film without actually seeing it”

Shakti Samanta’s son, Ashim Samanta, has made his mark as a film and television director and…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta EXCLUSIVE: How legendary filmmaker dared to release Bengali version of Devdas weeks before Shah Rukh Khan-Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-Madhuri Dixit starrer; Ashim Samanta reveals, “Last 3 reels of Debdas were BETTER than Devdas”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of India's finest filmmakers, was celebrated on…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta EXCLUSIVE: 3 Generators, deep freezers, ‘American-style commodes’: Ashim Samanta reveals how premium mini town was built in Sunderbans for Amanush shoot; also said, “Naxalites wanted to kill my dad, Uttam Kumar, Hemant Kumar; they had 24-hr police protection”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of India's finest filmmakers, was celebrated on…
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100 Years of Shakti Samanta: How China Town was remade in Tamil, inspired Amitabh Bachchan’s Don and was ‘COPIED’ by Hollywood; Ashim Samanta reveals, “Salim-Javed told my father, ‘Humne China Town ko tod ke kya banaya hai aap dekhiye’!”

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of the finest filmmakers from India, took place…
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“Sharmila Tagore actually wanted to wear a bikini in ‘Aasman Se Aaya Farishta’; it was my father who suggested a one-piece” – Ashim Samanta

The 100th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta, one of the finest filmmakers from India, took place…
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“Bahut sexy lag raha hai!” – Shakti Samanta’s son reveals a kiss-on-the-cheek shot of Madhubala, Ashok Kumar in Howrah Bridge was cut by the Censors

One of the finest filmmakers of Indian Cinema, Shakti Samanta, celebrated his 100th birth…
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Shahid Kapoor takes time off to be with mom, brother and best friend

Shahid Kapoor has made lifelong friends with Sonam Kapoor. Back in Mumbai after a marathon schedule…
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“Kishore Kumar was my soul and I was his body” – Rajesh Khanna

They say that if there was ever a superstar in the Indian Film Industry, it had to be Rajesh…
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PNC to produce the animated version of Shakti Samanta’s Howrah Bridge

The death of Shakti Samanta has triggered off an unexpected yearning for the Bengali filmmaker's…
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Legendary Shakti Samanta passes away

Click above for more stills Shakti Samanta, the name that was responsible for giving many Bollywood…
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