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Film Naseeb was released in 1981. Naseeb meaning Destiny, is a 1981 Indian Hindi-language masala entertainment film. It was  produced and directed by Manmohan Desai. Naseeb was written by writer later become actor Kader Khan. Naseeb was very successful at the box office. It is a typical Manmohan Desai film starring, Amitabh Bacchan,  Shatrughan Sinha, Rishi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Reena Roy, Kim and others. Naseeb film's songs were super duper hit and are still like by the audience around the world. But one of the hit songs of this film is reportedly a copy of another hit film. In this episode, I’ll talk about film Naseeb, it’s facts, it’s songs and this one particular song that is reported to be a copy of another hit song. Thank you once again for joining me in Bollywood Talks. You can also check out my other episodes as well. Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channels as well: Bollywood Talks and Filmi Talks Panjabi. Enjoy this episode my friends and thank you for listening!!

Actress Bindiya Goswami is a former Indian actress, who is best known for her work in Hindi cinema throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was a teenager, by actress Hema Malini's mother. She felt that Bindiya had a resemblance to her daughter Hema Malini and recommended her to film producers. Bindiya Goswami's biggest hit was Hrishikesh Mukherjee's comedy film Gol Maal in 1979. The success of her film Dada in 1979 led her to sign a number of films with actor Vinod Mehra. I'll discuss her career in this episode and why she eloped twice. What were the reasons for eloping and whom did she elope with? Find out in this episode. 

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Shah Rukh Khan is one of the most beloved actors in Bollywood. He’s one of India’s most celebrated and beloved actors. He’s lovingly known as SRK or King Khan. Over the years Shah Rukh Khan has starred in hundreds of box office hit films. He’s known for his versatility and charisma. In this episode of Bollywood Talks, let’s discuss a list of films that Shah Rukh Khan rejected for various reasons. Join me in this episode as I discuss the films that were offered to Shah Rukh Khan but for some reasons he was unable to do them. Thank you once again for joining me in Bollywood Talks. You can also check out my other episodes as well. Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channels as well: Bollywood Talks and Filmi Talks Panjabi. Enjoy this episode my friends and thank you for listening.

Listen to story of and facts on one of the most prominent actor, writer, producer and director in Bollywood film industry – DEV ANAND. Dev Anand’s career spanned over 6 decades. Dev Anand was one of the most successful actors in the Indian film Industry. He was one of the co-founders of a film company called Navketan Films. He was often compared with actor Gregory Peck of Hollywood films. He is known as and forever will be known as Evergreen hero. Stay tuned and help me celebrate life and achievements of one and only Dev Anand. I’ll talk about his life, his films, songs from his films and short interview in his mother tongue Punjabi

I’m your host Avtar (Terry) Rakhra. Thank you for liking and appreciating my shows. In this episode, I’ll talk about one of the all-time greatest actors that Indian Cinema has ever produced, SANJEEV KUMAR. It was his birth anniversary couple of weeks ago on July 9th and I will dedicate this episode to his great talents. Sanjeev Kumar was always the underdog or played secondary roles. But his powerful portrayal of characters became the backbone to success of his films. He’s known for doing genres of roles from romance, comedy, suspense, thriller, emotional and serious roles. .He won several major awards including National Film awards for Best Actor and was nominated for dozens more. He passed away at the young age of 46 but has left behind evergreen memorable films.  Help me celebrate life and achievements of one and only Sanjeev Kumar. I’ll pay tribute to this great actor by talking  about his life, his films, songs and dialogues from his films. I'll also share an interview of Bollywood actor who was with him when he passed away.

Thank you for liking and appreciating my shows. I'm your host Avtar (Terry) Rakhra. In this episode, I’ll talk about actor Kumar Gaurav on occasion of his birthday. He had groundbreaking debut in his 1981 film Love Story. He acted in number of films like Naam, Star, Teri Kasam, Lovers, All Rounder, Kaante and many others. Other actors reaped the benefits of these films. Kumar Gaurav never even came near the success of his first film. His legendary father, actor and filmmaker Rajinder Kumar tried numerous times to revive his career by relaunching him but Kumar Gaurav never enjoyed his first film’s success again.  Stay tuned and enjoy as I prepared this show on his birthday. I’ll talk about Kumar Gaurav's career start, films, flops and what is he doing now.

Thank you for liking and appreciating Bollywood Talks podcasts. I'm your host Terry Rakhra. In this Part 2 of 2 episode, I’ll talk about one of the most famous music director and singer in Bollywood film industry – R.D. BURMAN. He was was also known as Puncham and was most sought out music director and singer from late 60’s , 1970’until end of 1980’s. He composed music for some of the most successful films in Hindi cinema and worked with some of the biggest singing stars from Indian cinema. I’ll play selected songs composed by this great music director and some songs will be in his voice as well. I'm hopeful that you will enjoy listening to glimpses of them. Do not forget to watch my YouTube channel Bollywood Talks and please like & subscribe to it as well.

Thank you for listening to my podcasts. In this episode; part 1 of 2, I’ll talk about one of the most famous music director and singer in Bollywood film industry – R.D. BURMAN. He was also known as Puncham and was most sought out music director and singer from late 60’s , 1970’until end of 1980’s. He composed music for some of the most successful films in Hindi cinema and worked with some of the biggest singing stars from Indian cinema. He was referred to as "trend setter" in Hindi film music. I’ll play some songs composed by this great music director and some songs will be in his voice as well. Thank you for listening.

In this episode, I’ll talk about one of the most under rated singer and actress in Bollywood film industry – Sulakshana Pandit. Sulakshana Pandit was most sought out actress and singer from mid 1970’s to late 1980’s. She worked with some of the biggest superstars from Indian cinema like Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Rakesh Roshan, Raj Babbar and many others. In her distinguished career, she sang with established singers like Muhammad Rafi, Shailendra Singh, Kishore Kumar, Udit Narayan and many others. I’ll talk about her achievements, heartbreaks, tragedies and share some of her songs. And I’m sure you will enjoy her melodious voice. Thank you for listening.

I'm your host Terry Rakhra. Thank you for liking and appreciating my shows. In this episode, I’ll talk about one of the most prominent music directors in Bollywood film industry – Uttam Singh. He is one of the most acclaimed music director of his time. He also formed a fabulous tandem with music director Jagdish to give memorable hits. I’ll play songs of Uttam Singh’s compositions. And I’m sure you will enjoy them tremendously. Please check out my other podcast episodes at Anchor.Fm, Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, Audible or your favorite platform of podcasts. Do not forget to watch my YouTube channel Bollywood Talks and please subscribe to it as well