Veteran Bollywood actresses Padmini Kolhapure and Poonam Dhillon organised a musical tribute to Raj Kapoor on his centenary birth anniversary, sharing personal stories about the legendary actor and his lasting influence on the film industry. Poonam Dhillon highlighted the industry's collective effort to celebrate Raj Kapoor and mentioned how Padmini Kolhapure even encouraged her family, including niece Shraddha Kapoor, to join in the tribute. They also spoke about the Kapoor family's support for the event and recalled Kapoor's recent visit with PM Narendra Modi, where the Prime Minister discussed promoting Indian cinema in the way Raj Kapoor had. When asked if anyone today could match his legacy, both actresses agreed that no one could replace or replicate the legendary Raj Kapoor.

Film Heritage Foundation has organized a two-day film festival to celebrate cine legend Dilip Kumar’s 100th birth anniversary. Dec 10-11 has been earmarked as the dates for ‘Dilip Kumar Hero of Heroes’ film festival.  At the function, Saira Banu recounts her memories with Dilip Kumar. Waheeda Rehman, Asha Parekh and others also attended the opening of the Film Festival in PVR Juhu, Mumbai.