Kaantha trailer: Dulquer Salman is a matinee idol spiraling out of control. Watch  The Indian Express Thu, 6th November 2025

Uttam Kumar film posters on display on Wall of Fame at London Sharad Utsav to celebrate Bengal’s Matinee idol’s birth centenary year  ThePrint Wed, 24th September 2025

Uttam Kumar film posters on display on Wall of Fame at London Sharad Utsav to celebrate Bengal’s Matinee idol’s birth centenary year  ibgnews.com Sat, 27th September 2025

Manoj Kumar death: From Shaheed to Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, 5 films that made him a matinee idol  Indiatimes Thu, 3rd April 2025

The double life of Rock Hudson: ‘Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!’  The Guardian Fri, 6th October 2023

Gary Raymond interview: the matinee idol on Burton, Taylor, and why Montgomery Clift was like a 'battered baby'  The Telegraph Thu, 21st February 2019