"True love stories never have endings." India is filled with love stories of all kinds. One such love affair between a Mughal princess and a high-ranking British officer comes from the streets of royalty, Hyderabad.

A Forbidden Love Affair From The Streets Of Hyderabad

जवाहरलाल नेहरू नहीं, देश के पहले प्रधानमंत्री सुभाष चंद्र बोस थे और देश के प्रधानमंत्री ने पहला झंडा लाल किले पर नहीं बल्कि पोर्ट ब्लेयर में फहराया था। वो साल भी अलग था, वो सरकार भी अलग थी, वो हालात भी अलग थे और वो झंडा भी।

पोर्ट ब्लेयर में देश का झंडा

Remember the Kashmir Ki Kali of Bollywood? Let me drop another hint for you. She hails from the illustrious Tagore family and continues to be a veteran actor. By now, you must have guessed that we shall traverse through the life journey of Sharmila Tagore.

Hindi Cinema ki Kali

A name and a voice nobody would be unaware of. From Roop Tera Mastaana to Ye Shaam Mastaani, this man himself is too Mastaana in various ways. Here's to celebrating an outstanding voice that has ruled the Bollywood music industry for years, here's to the peppy and talented Kishore Da!

Yaadon Ki Baarat with Kishore Da

From tying friendship bands to promising to meet after 10 years, from ek hi thaali ke hum chatte batte hain to har ek friend zaroori hota hai, the world brims with legends of friendship since ancient times.

Ek Shaam, Dosti Ke Naam

A crown that lay on the temples of an ageing man became the hope of many against the firangi regime. Emperors are made emperors by blood but this time, people chose their leader and led the fight themselves.

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A rarely seen in the big-screen star, with potential to bloom to her fullest was cut short by, herself? As her body hung, years later the same word would be used for her case. A case of spite, or actual justice?

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A frustrated Nawab and an ambitious British General clash on a battlefield. In a panicked situation, things reach the table and a Treaty is drawn - history erased and history created - the end of an era and beginning of another

History Erased and History Created

The de-facto holiday and weekend destination of the north, Himachal Pradesh was granted full statehood today in 1971

The state of serenity, serendipity, and snow

A lot of people must have heard her name - for she has been acting in Bollywood ever since the 1990s. Born on the 21st of March, 1978, this was Rani Mukherji - one of the most popular actresses of the 2000s, she has been onscreen ever since then.

She was born in Calcutta into a family of film producers and directors, but Mukherji herself initially did not want to pursue Bollywood. In her own words - *"There were already too many actresses at home and I wanted to be someone different".*

However, she experimented with acting by the age of 18 in the Bengali film *Biyer Phool* in 1996, acting as the sister of the protagonist. Her parents encouraged her to keep practising in the field of acting, and she would continue to become well-liked for her performances, although the movies were a commercial failure.

As with every other star, her story had a breakthrough moment as well - this was *Kuch Kuch Hota Hai* in 1998. This role landed her in the top positions at Bollywood and elsewhere - for the film became 1998’s top-grossing Hindi Film.

> Starring opposite Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, her voice was somewhat concerning, and the director even considered dubbing over her voice, but she came through and improved her diction suiting the role.

Since she did not want to stay stereotyped as a typical Bollywood heroine (her words), she would experiment with numerous different roles, all of which were mildly successful. Her immensely successful period began in the mid-2000s, wherein films after films like *Bunty Aur Babli, Paheli, Mangal Pandey, Chalte Chalte -* all would become hits.

Since then, she has found her niche - Hindi thrillers! *No one Killed Jessica, Mardaani, Talaash* all would become runaway hits, continuing a career which many had written off in the late 2000s.

The diva - Rani Mukherji; Source: Public Domain

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Rani Mukerji, Bollywood actress famous for her roles in romantic 90s like Kuch Kuch Hota hai and the thrillers of 2010s like Talaash and No one killed Jessica, was born today in 1978.

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