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40 years of Namak Halaal: The soundtrack by Bappi Lahiri is the star of this Prakash Mehra entertainer
The film, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil, Parveen Babi and Waheeda Rehman,...
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Bappi Lahiri (1952–2022): The Disco King steps off the stage
The composer-singer-actor, who died in Mumbai after a long illness, will be remembered as a figure...
Article Hindi
Singing in the rain with Kishore Kumar – Special
When it rains, it is time to listen to ‘Rimjhim Gire Sawan’ on loop. With Kishore 92nd a...
Article Hindi
50 years of Kati Patang: Shakti Samanta’s musical hit is a cautionary tale for free-spirited women
The film, released on 29 January 1971, delivered a triple delight with Asha Parekh’s nuanced...
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Penguin to publish Gulzar’s memoirs
It will feature anecdotes relating to eminent personalities such as Satyajit Ray, RD Burman, Kishore...
Article Bengali Hindi
How Asit Sen transformed his realistic drama Deep Jweley Jai (1959) into the romantic tragedy Khamoshi (1969)
The Bengali original delivered a compact storyline with extraordinary performances, while the Hindi...
Article Hindi
Jolly Mukherjee to celebrate musical journey of 33 years with concert at Kolkata's Lake Club
The singer will be accompanied by the late RD Burman's musicians at the soiree called Chandni O...
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50 years of Aradhana: Ashim Samanta on the incredible story behind the making
Filmmaker Shakti Samanta's son Ashim, a schoolboy in 1969, recalls the making of the film and...
Article Marathi
Iconic Marathi song ‘Ashwini Ye Na’ recreated for Ye Re Ye Re Paisa 2: Watch video
The original song featured Ashok Saraf and Charusheela Sable, and was sung by Kishore Kumar and...
Article Bengali Hindi
Multifaceted artiste Ruma Guha Thakurta passes away at 84
Ruma Guha Thakurta was married to actor-singer Kishore Kumar from 1951 to 1958....
Article Bengali
Tabla player Dipankar Acharya revisits fond memories of Manna Dey on his 100th birth anniversary
Acharya, who played with Dey since 1980 in various films and stage shows in and outside the country,...
Article Hindi
Student Of The Year 2's 'The Jawani Song': Vishal-Shekhar's version is all glitter, no gold
The song, sung by Vishal Dadlani and Payal Dev, is an update on the hit title track from Jawani...
Article Hindi
Total Dhamaal song 'Paisa Paisa': Madhuri Dixit is ravishing, but remake lacks Kishore Kumar magic
There is a lack of energy across the board and it brings the track down....
Article Hindi
Khemchand Prakash: The man who made Mahal (1949) immortal
Khemchand Prakash's innovations in music and his contribution to the pool of some of the best in...
Article Bengali
Kishore Kumar is nowhere in my film and yet he is everywhere: Kaushik Ganguly
The director of Kishore Kumar Junior explains why he chose actor Prosenjit Chatterjee for the lead...
Article Hindi
World Post Day: 11 beautiful songs that capture the lost art of letters
On World Post Day (10 October), we recall some wonderful songs that capture the romanticism and joy...
Article Hindi
Which 3 rules did Mohammed Rafi ask his disciple Mohammed Aziz to follow?
Aziz, who has lent his voice to 19,000 songs in various languages across the country, remembers his...
Article Hindi
How Kishore Kumar, Nutan embraced the crazy in SD Narang's Dilli Ka Thug
On the filmmaker's birth centenary (he was born on 18 June 1918), we revisit his famous film Ka...
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Director Satyen Bose and his comedy classic Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi – Death anniversary special
On the 25th anniversary of the director's death (he passed away on 9 June 1993), we revisit hit,...
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MP builder Abhay Jain ready to let go of Kishore Kumar’s ancestral property in Khandwa
The property was earlier said to be disputed, but Jain said it was Kishore Kumar’s two sons a...