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Published: 21 December 2022

Last Updated: 21 December 2022

From the book, Two Men and Music by Janki Bakhle

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Published: 07 January 2023

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I have been reading for a long time that Roopesh Kumar is a cousin of Mumtaz. Recently I read that it is not true, both are from Iran, but there is no relation.

Of course, sometimes long held beliefs turn out to be wrong. For example, it is true that the actor Iftekhar is NOT related to the actress Veena, please see

Musing 325:Veena and Iftekhar, Rafi 60

So, I decided to dig into my collection of magazines. Luckily found this interview in Star and Style (thanks to the veteran RMIMer Asif Alvi, again).

Note: Mumtaz is his father's sister's daughter, she is phupheri bahan and he is mamera bhai. 

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Published: 16 September 2023

Last Updated: 16 September 2023

Frames of fame : a visual voyage through Bollywood, 1913-2004
was publihed by Shahab Ahmed in 2004. It had lots of rare photos..

Then
500 heroes and heroines of Bollywood
was published by Shahab Ahmed and Rohit Mishra in 2008, with mostly the same photos but with the newest stars added.

They have many mislabeled photos. For example a photo of Ashalata Biswas is labeled as Durga Khote.

This one is labeled D Bilimoria. However, many friends say it is Master Vithal.

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Bachpan in song