Wishing all the DARPAN readers a very happy Diwali, a very peaceful and prosperous year and blessed with good health.
I would like to add a simple note: at Diwali you do not pray only to Maa Lakshmi, you also pray to Ganesh ji and Maa Saraswati. Ganesh ji takes away every obstruction from your way. You pray to Maa Lakshmi so that she blesses you with wealth. Maa Saraswati blesses you with knowledge so that you know how to treat that wealth given by Maa Lakshmi when it comes to you.
Reminiscing 44 years of his 1973 hit flick 'Namak Haram,' Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared the picture of the "first video camera" used in the film industry, which belonged to late superstar Rajesh Khanna
Vivek, who made his debut in 2002 with "Company", is the son of actor Suresh Oberoi. He says that even though there are some perks in coming from a film background, at the end of the day talent is what matters in showbiz.
Actress Rani Mukerji, who is coming back to the big screen with "Hichki" after a long hiatus, says she doesn't ask her husband and filmmaker Aditya Chopra to cast her in films.
'Dil Chahta Hai', which is one of the landmark Bollywood films, starring actors Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Preity Zinta and Sonali Kulkarni managed to charm the people with its slice-of-life honesty back in 2001.