That fragile allure, undimmed in death, captivates the imagination 61 years on! The mortal shell of #MarilynMonroe, America's vivacious pop culture icon, was recovered this day in 1962 after she passed beyond the veil battling through a night of intense psychological turmoil.

“A sex symbol becomes a thing. I hate to be a thing”. #MarilynMonroe's genuine legacy – that of a passionate and proficient actor, an accomplished entrepreneur, and an inspiring, independent spirit who carved her own path through obstacles - reminiscences now mostly relegated to

"The Ten Commandments are not rules to obey as a personal favor to God. They are the fundamental principles without which (hu)mankind cannot live together. They are not laws – they are The Law." Commemorating the father of American #film industry, master of grandly-set epics, the

"What’s important to do is to be as positive as you can be, and cherish every day." Remembering #NaziaHassan, a bona fide phenomenon whose ethereal voice and personal goodness held the entire Subcontinent in thrall; making them sing, if only briefly, in one voice. Gone too soon

"𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑙𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟. 𝐿𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢'𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦." – #JamesDean Starring in only three films during his tragically short career and life (which ended on 30 September 1955 at the age of 24), JD became the first to receive

Fondly remembering #AshokKumar, Titan of Indian #cinema, original superstar, and renaissance man @ 112. With a career in cinema and television spanning nearly 7 decades, Dadamoni's mastery of his craft extended from the technical to the artistic in every possible genre;

"In this avaricious world, every creative person is bound to be lonely. How can you deny me that right?" Remembering #KishoreKumar, youngest brother of #AshokKumar and colossus of Indian #music, whose soulful voice remains an abiding companion from generation to generation!

A curious, simmering fatalism the hallmark of his brilliant wit, Matthew Perry's convulsive life has attained a quietus he seemed consciously bidding for/resigned to. His addictions hollowed him out physically but left his capacity for intelligent humour relatively unmutilated.

"If there is light in the soul, There will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, There will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, There will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, There will be peace in the world."

The Man. The Machine. The Actor. Take a bow, Robert Downey Jr! A true renaissance man! #Oscars | #Oscars2024 | #Oppenheimer | #RobertDowneyJr

“You know, we made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb, and for better or for worse we’re all living in #Oppenheimer’s world. So, I’d really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere.” An emphatic vote for #peace by a “very, very proud Irishman.”

“Every great story deserves a great ending.” - #ChristopherNolan | #Oscars | #Oscars2024 | #Oppenheimer

Talkie of the Town! Just over three years after Warner Bros. released the first ever talkie (The Jazz Singer), Ardeshir Irani made 𝐴𝑙𝑎𝑚 𝐴𝑟𝑎 – India's first feature #film with sync sound – which released on this day 93 years ago. The film, and its technology of sound,

"That's the trouble with you young scallawags of today...you expect to start in at the 𝘁𝗼𝗽 instead of working up from the bottom, like 𝗜 did!" – Scrooge McDuck Commemorating the peerless and timeless #art of The Duck Man, Carl Barks @ 123. #Disney

“No one could have less faith in the absolute and definitive importance of the work created by man, because I believe that this world is nothing but a dream.” There are artists. There are masters. And then there is Gustave Moreau! Determined to not waste the time of viewers by

Remembering the vibrant life and rich legacy of Shri #VinodKhanna - a beautiful human, refined artiste, authentic style icon, sincere renunciate, cultured and very successful political figure, and a proud ambassador of #India. Happy 78th, evergreen legend!

"When he shall die, Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun." Four and a quarter centuries later, Shakespeare's ode to the eternal finds no better

"Labour was the first price, the original purchase: money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by #labour, that all wealth of the world was originally purchased." - Adam Smith #1May | #May1st | #MayDay | #LaborDay | #LabourDay | #WorkersDay |

"किस्मत हथेली में नहीं, इंसान के बाज़ुओं में होती है।" Commemorating a colossus of Indian cinema and doyen of neo-realism, Shri #BalrajSahni @ 111. #1May | #May1st | #MayDay | #LaborDay | #LabourDay | #WorkersDay | #LaborDay2024 | #LabourDay2024

"I knew the story would never die. People all over the world still like a narrative, with a beginning, a middle, and an end. And I have always done that - I haven't changed my style at all. From the beginning, I've always been a storyteller." Maestro #SatyajitRay's humanist