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Be it the sari or the mini skirt, B-town’s actors, at some point in their career, have donned the female garb with layers of girly makeup for their onscreen avatars. Actor Emraan Hashmi is the latest to join the Bollywood’s female heroes brigade. Hashmi donned a blonde look for his upcoming film Crook. “Getting dressed up as a girl was really very funny,” said the actor. It was an impromptu shoot and although Hashmi was initially hesitant, he later enjoyed it. In the past, Amitabh Bachchan in Laawaris, Rishi Kapoor in Rafoo Chakkar, Salman Khan in Hum Aapke Hain Kaun, ...

One of the evergreen dialogues that has made and shaped Bollywood as to what it is today happens to be 'Arre O Samba...Kitne aadmi the'... from the evergreen cult film Sholay. The irony of life is that while this dialogue happens to be immortal, the mortal 'Samba' in question, passed away yesterday, as he lost his battle to the dreaded cancer. While Samba was his screen-name in Sholay, his original name was Mac Mohan and he remained famous for his most stylish beard even then. Having started his 'Bollywood ka safar' with the film Haqeeqat in the year 1964, Mac Mohan acted in over 190 films over a period of a whopping 46 years. Some of the most prominent films in which he acted include Don, Sholay, Karz, Satte Pe Satta, Zanjeer, Rafoo Chakkar, Shaan... to name a few. His last film was Bombay To Goa: Laughter Unlimited, however, he also did...

One of the evergreen dialogues that has made and shaped Bollywood as to what it is today happens to be 'Arre O Samba...Kitne aadmi the'... from the evergreen cult film Sholay. The irony of life is that while this dialogue happens to be immortal, the mortal 'Samba' in question, passed away yesterday, as he lost his battle to the dreaded cancer. While Samba was his screen-name in Sholay, his original name was Mac Mohan and he remained famous for his most stylish beard even then. Having started his 'Bollywood ka safar' with the film Haqeeqat in the year 1964, Mac Mohan acted in over 190 films over a period of a whopping 46 years. Some of the most prominent films in which he acted include Don, Sholay, Karz, Satte Pe Satta, Zanjeer, Rafoo Chakkar, Shaan... to name a few. His last film was Bombay To Goa: Laughter Unlimited, however, he also did...

Mumbai, May 10 – Actor Mac Mohan, known for his unforgetable role of Sambha in the super hit ‘Sholay’, passed away at his Andheri residence Monday. He was suffering from cancer.

Mac Mohan, Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon’s maternal uncle, worked in about 200 films and mostly played negative roles. Some of his films are ‘Zanjeer’, ‘Majboor’, ‘Rafoo Chakkar’, ‘Don’, Shaan’ and ‘Satte Pe Satta’. His last film was ‘Journey Bombay to Goa: Laughter Unlimited’.

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<div>Mac Mohan, the lovable salt-and-pepper haired character actor best known for his role as Sambha in the super-hit 'Sholay', passed away Monday after a prolonged battle with cancer, a family member said.</div><div></div><div>'He had been suffering for long of a tumour in the right lung and breathed his last at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital this (Monday) evening,' his daughter Manjiri told us.</div><div></div><div>Mac Mohan was 71 and is survived by his wife Mini, another daughter Vinati and son Vikrant.</div><div></div><div>Mac Mohan was the maternal uncle of wellknown Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who was present at his home when his body arrived from the hospital, Manjiri added.</div><div></div><div>During his career in Bollywood, Mac Mohan worked in about 200 films and mostly played negative roles. Some of his films are 'Zanjeer', 'Majboor', 'Rafoo Chakkar', 'Don', Shaan' and 'Satte Pe Satta'. His...