Introduction / by Saibal Chatterjee -- Golden era greats. Raj Kapoor ; Dilip Kumar -- Mainstream mavens. Yash Chopra ; Manmohan Desai ; Subhash Ghai ; Feroz Khan -- Women of substance. The other tradition ; Waheeda Rehman ; Nargis ; Shabana Azmi ; Deepti Naval -- Rekha : a diva's dilemmas. Bhanurekha Ganeshan ; The suicide of Rekha's husband -- The megastar's brush with death. A blow too low ; In close-up -- Stars and superstars. Shah Rukh Khan ; Clever moves ; Govinda : not only about money ; Rishi Kapoor : at the crossroads ; Jeetendra : ""stardom doesn't exist anymore"" -- A world apart. Adoor Gopalakrishnan : master class ; Gulzar : days of struggle ; Sabiha Sumar : a rare film-maker -- From other constellations. Mammootty : Malayalam cinema superstar ; Ben Kingsley : screen Mahatma ; Mamata Shankar : in love with acting -- The man from Sanewal. Dharmendra : the early years ; Booze and blunders -- Nana Patekar : to the manner born. An unusual actor becomes a star ; The intensity of his style -- Supporting cast : beyond the glitz. Key distributors of Delhi ; Abrar Alvi : a master writer ; Bikram Singh : censor board chief -- 1980s : a decade retrospect. Milestones ; Star fancies ; Show business falls apart