The film "Jai Santoshi Maa," released in May 1975, became a spiritual revolution. Film critic Dilip Thakur claims that the validation of female audiences was the key to the film's success, which paved ...

Jai Santoshi Maa producer Sathram Rohra died on July 18. His iconic devotional-drama became a blockbuster depsite clashing with Ramesh Sippy's Sholay. Jai Santoshi Maa producer Sathram Rohra passed ...

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In 1975, when Indian cinema was dominated by mega-budget films like Sholay, Deewar, and Sanyasi, a quiet revolution arrived on the big screen — a devotional film made on a shoestring budget of just ...

Sholay turned 50 today, and it’s a huge milestone for this iconic Indian film! Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the movie starring Amitabh Bachchan (Jai) and Dharmendra (Veeru) has become a cultural ...

The remake season continues. Ram Gopal Varma is remaking Sholay, David Dhawan will remake Amar Akbar Anthony, Farhan Akhtar is remaking Don... Now, it's the turn of the 1975 hit Jai Santoshi Maa to be ...

The mythological, being unique to Indian cinema, is also its founding genre. Starting with Dadasaheb Phalke’s 50-minute silent movie Raja Harishchandra (1913), mythologicals dominated the silver ...

Looking from the business perspective, the year 2022 saw very few Hindi films performing well at the box office. Speaking on the matter, filmmaker Karan Johar opened up on the dynamics of films, their ...

Our Bollywood Previews section gives you all the information of forthcoming films coming soon to a cinema near you. Bollywood news gives you all the gossip about the films and their stars. At BBC ...

TV actress Sayantani Ghosh, who played the role of Devi Paulomi in hit mythological TV serial Jai Santoshi Maa, has quit the show. There were reports that the actress was with her role in the show.

Mumbai: Actress Ratan Rajput, who plays the role of Santoshi in “Santoshi Maa”, will soon leave the show after the sudden death of the character in the popular mythological drama show. “Santoshi Maa”, ...

A sports enthusiast who enjoys good food and movies as well. Vijay Sharma directed the movie and it depicted tales through the eyes of ordinary citizens. In fact, it was the film’s simplicity that ...