Bombay to Goa is a 1972 adventure-comedy Hindi movie starring Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Aruna Irani and Mehmood. The movie is known particularly for its catchy tunes. The lives of Atmaram and his wife are turned upside down when they see their daughter, Mala’s pictures in a magazine. They arrange for Mala’s marriage with the son of Ramlal. Mala is...

In real life too, Amitabh Bachchan is no less than his reel character ‘Paa’. At a recent award function, Amitabh Bachchan out of hunger stole Shahrukh Khan’s food from his vanity van. ‘I came in early and went straight to the back into the vanity van, to get ready and be made up for the presentation of the ‘Teen Patti’ promotion skit we were doing,’...

Shaan is a 1980 Indian Hindi film. It is director Ramesh Sippy’s 2nd film with Amitabh Bachchan after Sholay. The story was written by Salim-Javed.Expectations were high as this was the film that was to have expected to match the success of Ramesh Sippy’s previous blockbuster film Sholay. It didn’t match the success of Sholay but still managed to have...

Do Anjaane is a 1976 Hindi film. Produced by Tito, it is directed by Dulal Guha. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Utpal Dutt, Lalita Pawar and a young pre-stardom Mithun Chakraborty. The music is by Kalyanji Anandji. The film became a hit at the box office. Calcutta based Amit Roy witnesses a dance artiste by the name of Rekha, and is...