Bollywood Talks

Hi, I'm your host Terry Rakhra. In this episode of Bollywood Talks, enjoy my tribute to late actor Meena Kumari. Meena Kumari was an Indian actress, poet and singer. She was also known as Tragedy Queen who lived a very troubled life. In approximately 33 years career, she starred in approximately 103 films. After starting out in films as a child artist, she became one of the most successful and sought after leading lady of Hindi cinema. At the peak of her career, Meena Kumari was the highest-paid actress of her generation, and was the first to mentor and help newcomers like Rajinder Kumar, Sunil Dutt and Dharmendra. She died at age of 39. Join me in this show to pay respect and tribute to this great actress Meena Kumari through her films, songs, dialogues and life style. Hear MEENA KUMARI sing her own poetry. Enjoy this episode & other episodes: Anchor.fm/Bollywood.Talks  Tune into our live weekly show, every Saturday at 7:00 PM EST on www.sauga960am.ca to listen to full show. Please watch us on #YouTube #channel #like #subscribe

Do you love Bollywood and just can’t get enough of the juicy news about your favorite actors, singers and films? Our weekly podcasts, BOLLYWOOD TALKS is one of your entertainment sources that keep you up to date. Thank you for liking and appreciating my shows. In this episode, I’ll pay tribute to late actor Vinod Khanna. Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer, director and politician who is best known for his work in Indian Hindi films. After starting out in films in villainous roles, he became one of the most successful hero and later supporting actor in films. Vinod Khanna was one of the highest-paid stars of his times, along with Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan. He was also known to be disciple of Rajneesh Osho and actually left Bollywood film industry to stay in his ashram in USA. Join me in this show to pay respect and tribute to Vinod Khanna through his films, songs, dialogues and interviews. Enjoy this episode & other episodes: Anchor.fm/Bollywood.Talks #spotify #apple #googlepodcasts #pocketcasts #radiopublic #copyrss Tune into our live weekly radio show, every Saturday at 7:00 PM EST on www.sauga960am.ca. Please watch us on #YouTube #channel #like #subscribe

Hi, I'm Terry Rakhra. In this episode, I’ll pay tribute to one of the most talented and critically acclaimed Bollywood films and stage actor Balraj Sahni. He started his career as a radio announcer on BBC in London, England. He was also a prominent writer.  He was such a trained and skilled actor that he used to get into the skin of the characters that he played. He only worked in 105 films but each one is a memorable film. People associated with the Indian film industry consider him to be the greatest actor ever. So join me on Bollywood Talks to celebrate this great actor’s life by talking about his career, film songs, writings and life. If you want to hear my full weekly radio show, please tune into Sauga960am.ca every Saturday at 7:00 pm EST or listen & watch my YouTube channel.

Hi, I'm your host Terry Rakhra. Thank you for liking and appreciating my shows. In today’s show I’ll pay tribute to one of the most prominent and famous actress of Bollywood and South Indian films SRIDEVI. Sridevi is regarded as one of the most marketable stars of Indian Cinema. Due to her pan-Indian appeal, she is regarded as one of the most popular actress of Indian cinema. She acted in close to 300 films before her death in 2018. She worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films.  I’ll celebrate his career by talking about her life, her films through songs, dialogues and interviews.

Enjoy our entertaining podcast episode of Bollywood film industry’s news about your favorite stars. In this segment; listen to a special tribute to one of the most beautiful and celebrated female Bollywood star during the 1950s and 1960’s, MADHUBALA. Known as Queen of the Venus, her career spanned for more than 2 decades. MADHUBALA had a hole in her heart from birth and had to live with it till her death prematurely at peak of her career at age 36. So join me on Bollywood Talks to celebrate this beautiful actress' life by talking about her career, film songs and her turmoiled life. Listen to her story of going from rags to riches. Check this episode & other episodes: Anchor.fm/Bollywood.Talks #spotify #apple #googlepodcasts #pocketcasts #radiopublic #copyrss  Tune into our live weekly show, every Saturday at 7:00 PM EST on www.sauga960am.ca to listen to full show. Listen to our webcasts on #youtube #channel #like #subscribe

Do you love Bollywood and just can’t get enough of the juicy news about your favorite actors, singers and films? Our weekly podcasts, BOLLYWOOD TALKS is one of your entertainment sources that keep you up to date. In this episode I will be paying special tribute to one of the most popular actor and character actor in Indian cinema late VINOD MEHRA.  He acted in over 100 films in a career spanning over 2 decades. He passed away at age of 45 but gained fame as one of the finest actors in Bollywood film industry. I’ll talk about Vinod Mehra’s start as a child artist to him becoming a producer, director and film maker of Hindi films.  I’ll celebrate his life by talking about his career, his film songs and his personal life. Enjoy this episode & other episodes: Anchor.fm/Bollywood.Talks To listen to full show, please tune into our live weekly radio show, every Saturday at 7:00 PM EST on www.sauga960am.ca Watch us on #YouTube #channel #like #subscribe

In this episode, I’ll pay tribute to one of the most popular and acclaimed singer of Hindi and Indian films MUKESH.  He was also known as Tragedy King of Singers and Voice of the Millennium. He may not have recorded as many songs as his fellow singers but he believed in quality over quantity. I will present some quotes from his interviews and you will enjoy his famous songs in his own live voice. Hear Mukesh sing two of his famous songs in his voice without any musical instruments. I’ll celebrate his life by talking about his career, his famous songs and interviews. Hear him talk about him being discovered, his start in Bollywood film industry and the hardships he faced.

In this episode, I pay tribute to one of the most prominent and famous actress of Bollywood and South Indian films SRIDEVI. This is part 2 of Special Tribute to her. Sridevi is regarded as one of the most marketable stars of Indian Cinema. She started  acting at age of 4 and acted in close to 300 films before her death in 2018. She worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films.  I celebrate her career by talking about her life, her films through songs, dialogues and interviews. Hear Sridevi talk to Atika Farooqui in an interview from June of 2017 about completing 50 years and 300 films in Indian cinema. Hear my weekly radio show for full fun & entertainment at www.sauga960am.ca on Saturdays 7:00 pm EST. Do not forget to watch my YouTube channel Bollywood Talks and please like & subscribe to it as well.

In this episode, I’ll pay tribute to one of the most prominent and famous actress of Bollywood and South Indian films SRIDEVI. Sridevi is regarded as one of the most marketable stars of Indian Cinema. Due to her pan-Indian appeal, she is regarded as one of the most popular actress of Indian cinema. She acted in close to 300 films before her death in 2018. She worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi language films.  I’ll celebrate her career by talking about her life, her films through songs, dialogues and interviews. Listen to her interview recorded in July 2017 as she discusses being a child star and her entry into Hindi films. Listen to my full live radio show on Saturdays 7PM EST Sauga960am.ca SUBSCRIBE and LIKE my YouTube channel as well.

In this show I pay tribute to famous actor from 1950, 60’s, 70's and 80’s RAJINDER KUMAR in Part 2. He was also known as Jubilee Kumar as his films often would run in cinemas for 25 weeks or more. Rajinder Kumar only has about 80 films to his credit but they were all hit and memorable films. He was known for his soft style of romance and memorable songs of his films. I’ll celebrate his career by talking about his life, his films through songs, dialogues and interviews. In this episode, I also discuss his tenure as a film producer/maker.