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  When First Lady of Hindi cinema eloped with co-star, turned a lab assistant into superstar

  Bollywood | September 28, 2025 19:21 IST

  Know about the time when Devika Rani, the First Lady of Hindi cinema eloped with her co-star Najmul Hasan to Calcutta. This ended one of them's career and paved way for another actor.

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  Quirk of fate and a trip to Nainital landed Dilip Kumar his debut film Jwar Bhata

  Celebrities | July 07, 2021 9:47 IST

  What are the odds that a teen boy named Yusuf would meet Devika Rani, who was a powerful name in Bollywood back then, in Nainital and grow to be Bollywood's legend - Dilip Kumar.

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  'Kissing is an art - and follows some rules'

  Lifestyle | July 17, 2013 7:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 17: Over its 100 years of existence, Indian cinema has thrown up various lip-lock scenes - from Devika Rani to Rani Mukerji; from Himanshu Rai to serial kisser Emraan Hashmi, and now