SALUTE!!!

Sad to know that former President of our India..Shri Pranab Mukherjee passed away today!

Humble Homage!!🙏

- Manoj Kulkarni

 

You feel the world is beautiful
when you have love with you!

- Manoj 'manas roomani'

I just wrote these lines, when saw this gif image of Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman from Hitchcock's film 'Spellbound' (1945). It's tribute to her on 105th birth anniversary!

This is also tribute to that film which is in 75th anniversary year! Here is rare photograph of filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and beautiful actress Ingrid Bergman at London!

- Manoj Kulkarni 

REMEMBERING..HANSABAI WADKAR!

Beautiful Hansa Wadkar in Hindi film 'Navjeevan' (1939).

Today is death anniversary of yesteryears' legendary Marathi actress.. Hansa Wadkar!

Hansa Wadkar in film 'Sant Sakhu' (1941).

Her real name was Ratan Salgaonkar who began her film career at the age of 13. She worked for famous studios of her time includes 'Bombay Talkies', 'Prabhat Film Co.' & 'National Studios'. In the begining she worked in Hindi films like 'Jung-E-Jawani' (1937) & 'Zamana' (1938).

Hansaji got name in Marathi cinema in which includes mythological, historical & social films! In 1941 she did immortal role of 'Sant Sakhu' a film made by 'Prabhat's Damle-Fattelal. In 1947 she got fame by film 'Lokshahir Ram Joshi' (with G. Balkrishna) which was made by two legends Baburao Painter & V. Shantaram!

 

Hansa Wadkar in film 'Sangtye Aika' (1959).

 

Her super hit film was 'Sangtye Aika' (1959) made by Anant Mane! That is also a title of her autobiography on which Shyam Benegal made Hindi film 'Bhumika' (1977). Our great actress Smita Patil portrayed Hansabai in it and won national award!

But Hansabai's life was full of difficulties and she sufferred a lot!

Homage to her..!!

- Manoj Kulkarni

'WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY' EXCLUSIVE!

I always observed different kind of romaticism on the beaches of Goa!

Here are my two photographs of clouds clicked on Goa beach.

I thought Heaven and its way very close to me!

- Manoj Kulkarni

"Maut se bhi mohabbat nibhaaenge ham.."

That was romantic first superstar of our Indian Cinema..Rajesh Khanna!

Homage to our Kaka on 8th death anniversary!

- Manoj Kulkarni

AAJ NA MAN DOLEGA..NA KOI NACHEGA!

Choreographer Saroj ji Khan!

Sad to know veteran Choreographer of our Popular Indian Cinema..
Saroj ji Khan passed away!

Sarojji Khan Choreographed film 'Devdas' (2002) dane "Dola re.."

I am remembering Saroj ji's rehearsals with actresses like.. Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla and others during the show.. 'Cinema Cinema' of Subhash Ghai at.. Mumbai in 1995.

Humble Homage!!


- Manoj Kulkarni

ROMEO FAME WHITING 70!

Veteran English actor-singer..Leonard Whiting!

Leonard Whiting who superbly portrayed the Romeo in Franco Zeffirelli's popular film 'Romeo and Juiet' (1968)..has celebrated 70th birthday!

Pretty Olivia Hussey & Leonard Whiting 

as & in film 'Romeo and Juiet' (1968).

After that superhit film which earned him 'Golden Globe' - award English actor-singer Whiting acted on stage & in film. From Italian 'Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and Adolescence' (1969) to English 'Social Suicide' (2015) he did very few films. And he also acted in television shows like 'Frankenstein: The True Story'!

Leonard Whiting in film 'Romeo and Juiet' (1968).

I still remember this handsome Romeo Leonard's innocent face while looking at pretty Juliet (Olivia Hussey) in balcony..and Romeo's famous quote in that..
"It is the East and
Juliet is the Sun!"

Both are my favourites!!

Regards to them!!

- Manoj Kulkarni