The Indian Express -- Leisure

Friday, July 25 1997

TODAY'S CROSSWORD TODAY'S ZODIAC

Fifty summers after

A smattering of satellite dishes and TV antennae apart, the summer of '47 seemed to glide very easily into the summer of '97 around the villages of Punjab, discovered Pamela Rooks. Which was just as well, as the filmmaker had by now taken on the onerous task of creating celluloid images of the well-known partition novel, Train to Pakistan, by Khushwant Singh.

A serious satirist

It is said that in India a full length comedy film is rarely a box office success. Yet, Roop K Shorey was known in industry circles as the wizard of comedy. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth and raised by an English governess, Roop K Shorey acquired an early interest in Western music and English literature.

The Queen of Hearts

She stole the hearts of the masses even as a little girl. With the song `Tumko mubarak ho unche mahal ye, humko hain pyari hamari galiyan' in the hit film Basant, Baby Mumtaz established herself as a star. Later known as Madhubala, this pig-tailed teenager's initial flirtation with stardom failed to launch her career as a heroine.

Did you know

1951 -- Year that was