Born as Mahjabeen and rated by many critics as perhaps the greatest actress ever to grace Hindi cinema, Meena Kumari was the uncrowned ‘Tragedy queen’.

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. For the ultimate showman of Hindi film industry- Raj Kapoor, it was Nargis.

From a callow youngster doing insignificant character roles to the much acclaimed mature actor of today, Anil Kapoor has come a long way.

In the late seventies and early eighties, Smita Patil carried the torch of parallel cinema- a short-lived cinematic movement which strived to make serious and meaningful films.

The last decade has proved quite eventful in the none-too-successful and yet always in news-and-controversial career of Bipasha Basu.

The last couple of years have seen the Sherawat-girl making big strides in the realms of stardom and this song- despite the composer Sandeep Chowta denying it is yet another confirmation of her growing star-value.

A brief profile of one of the finest actors in Hindi cinema.

If portraying strong varied and memorable screen characters is the litmus test for great acting then Nutan was second to none. In her career spanning almost four decades Nutan came to be acclaimed as one of the finest actresses.