The eulogies will pour for Ustad Zakir Hussain. There will be those who recount his genius, his enterprise, his achievements, his grace, and his charm. I have no selfies or autographs to remember him by, but I will never forget his most generous and gracious gift to me -- one day in heaven, among the celestial ensemble of Indian music.
In the 76 years since India gained independence, 53 recipients of the Bharat Ratna have been there. That's less than one every year, which is a healthy ratio given there is the sanctity of this gem of an award to preserve. But four recipients for the year were announced in a few days in addition to one announced earlier. That took the total number in 2024 to five in less than a month, the highest for any year, post-Independence, notes Shyam G Menon.
His elegant body of work, LIVE and recordings, is a tuneful treasure whose melody and memory lives on. Fondly remembering the late singer and 10 of his superhit songs.
"While you were squeezing the life out of your wife, your children can be heard crying in the background for their mummy. It is clear that they heard what was going on and knew that she was being hurt by you," the judge noted in his sentencing remarks.
Spielberg was born with a camera in his eye. And this one movie, he'd been recording all his life, observes Sukanya Verma.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted a sandalwood Buddha statue encased in a 'kadamwood jali box' to his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida who is in India on a state visit, officials said.
None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha.
Deepa Gahlot lists the most popular Yash Chopra films -- the ones he directed, not produced (yes, so that means no DDLJ) -- that can be watched on OTT.
'It's amazing how many different kinds of patriotic songs we have in our country.'
Today, Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon.
Mediums may change, formats may alter but one thing remains constant -- audience making their likes and dislikes abundantly clear.
'Thank you to everyone who ever collaborated, hired, or listened to my music. I exist because of you'
Gangubai Kathiawadi dominated the 68th Filmfare awards, held on April 27 in Mumbai, as it picked up 10 awards including Best Film, Best Director for Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Best Actress for Alia Bhatt.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 of her favourite songs of the year, in no particular order.
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
Lingusamy's Tamil album composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja isn't really one of his best.
Pritam has come up with an uncomplicated, accessible and candy-floss album.
In this weekly self-help series, mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
While Dostana's music is nice and peppy for most part, it's nothing extraordinary. It's certainly not the best from Dharma Productions.
Maya Dominic lists her favourite Rihanna numbers.
Though Yuvan has steered clear of his favourite cosmetic trappings like rap and remixes, he still managed to bring out a youthful album.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
'Finally it was S D Burman who brought us together.'
Devi Sri Prasad has a reputation for sticking with his regulation format of tunes and here too, you can see it pop up at certain places but there's also a departure from the usual, mostly an influence of Kamal Haasan in both lyrics and music.
With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out.
A peek at Ranveer-Deepika's photo album.
'All my life, I have made expensive films. This time, I want to make the least expensive film ever made in Bollywood.' 'It's an honest attempt to climb Mount Everest without knowing if I will reach the peak.'
Sukanya Verma lists her top 15 songs of the year.
Luka Chuppi is as much about live-in as Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was about pigeons.
If your profile is not interesting and attractive, has multiple listing errors, has description typical for males dating online, you have least chances of meeting someone you like.
Bollywood stars posted adorable pictures of their daddies on Father's Day.
'Every religion is sacred and beautiful. There's no reason for people to hate each other because they practise different faiths.'
Read this before you Google singers on the internet.
Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner's office, confirmed the death and said it was being investigated as a possible suicide.
On December 10, Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and if it took measures to protect its security, the US would oppose efforts of others to interfere with the People's Republic.' On the 50th anniversary of India's greatest military victory, Claude Arpi recalls how the US suggested that China intervene militarily on Pakistan's side.
Stars share their throwback pictures and takes us in flashback with them.
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