Film star shaan biography books

MY CHILDHOOD memories of Shashi Kapoor are mainly of ‘Amitabh’s favourite heroine’, as one waggish description of the time had it. Kapoor was the fair-complexioned second lead and occasional foil to the superstar in films ranging from those signposts of the Angry Young Man era, Deewaar and Trishul, to the fast-paced thriller Shaan and the goofy comedy Do aur Do Paanch. Through most of these pairings, he was a gentle, jolly co-star; it was scarcely believable that his Trishul character, the pampered younger half-brother Shekhar, could hold his own against Bachchan’s smoldering, forged-in-iron Vijay during a climactic fight scene.

In the early s, there was the plump, droopy-eyed man apologising in a magazine interview for making a mess of his directorial debut Ajooba, and for letting his friend Bachchan down. As a young teen who had moderately enjoyed that Arabian Nights-style adventure, I was a bit puzzled by Kapoor’s contrition: Ajooba was a disappointment to those who had been led to expect something with cutting-edge special effects, but it was more fun than Bachchan’s other forays of the time, such as Toofan and Aaj ka Arjun. That apart, it was unusual to see a well-known film personality publicly admitting failure.

I was struck by Kapoor’s turn as a modern-day Karna in Kalyug—a film I went out of my way to seek out because of a Mahabharata obsession—and dimly aware of his pencil-moustached ‘serious’ roles in films like New Delhi Times and Vijeta. Though not one of my very favourite actors, he was always a pleasing personality, and even at a time when I was more interested in macho men and less so in sensitive, dreamy-eyed heroes like Shashi and his nephew Rishi, I realised there was something special about someone who could easily shift between the mainstream films I liked and the somber ones by Shyam Benegal and others.

In more recent years, there have been poignant firsthand sightings—the old, ailing version o

Indian playback singer

This article is about Indian playback singer. Not to be confused with Shan (disambiguation).

"Shantanu Mukherjee" redirects here. For other uses, see Shaan (disambiguation).

Shantanu Mukherjee (born 30 September ), professionally known as Shaan, is an Indian playback singer, composer, actor and television host. He record songs primarily in Hindi, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu language. Known as the "Golden Voice of India", Shaan is considered among the greatest playback singers of India. He is also noted for his songs in the romantic genre, mainly during the s. Shaan is a recipient of two Filmfare Awards and three International Indian Film Academy Awards.

His most popular songs include — "Musu Musu Haasi Deu" from Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi (), "Woh Ladki Hai Kahan" and "Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe" from Dil Chahta Hai (), "Ghanan Ghanan" from Lagaan (), "Mere Samnewali Khidki Mein" from Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (), "O Humdum Suniyo Re" from Saathiya (), "Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai" from Jism (), "Kuch To Hua Hai" from Kal Ho Naa Ho (), "O Jaana" from Tere Naam (), "Ladki Kyun" from Hum Tum (), "Main Aisa Kyun Hoon" from Lakshya (), "Dus Bahane" from Dus (), "My Dil Goes Mmmm" from Salaam Namaste (), "Main Hoon Don" from Don - The Chase Begins Again (), "Chaand Sifarish" from Fanaa (), "Rock And