Even though he didn't enjoy the success of Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor sang many memorable songs in his long career. Subhash K Jha highlights 10 Mahendra Kumar gems.
Ruhan Kapoor remembers his famous father, singer Mahendra Kapoor, on his 78th birth anniversary.
Noted Bollywood singer Mahendra Kapoor, 74, passed away on Saturday evening at his residence at Bandra in Mumbai. Kapoor was a heart patient and earlier too had suffered a stroke. He was also suffering from a kidney-related ailment.
Manoj Kumar's musical imprints are as deep as his cinematic ones.
Because of Mukesh's much-hailed association with Raj Kapoor, it is often overlooked that the singer has also scored hits with almost all major heroes. On Mukesh's 102nd birth anniversary on July 22, Dinesh Raheja recalls some of his classic songs.
Singer Mahendra Kapoor, who sang the famous song Mere Desh Ki Dharti, would have been 78 on January 9. We pay tribute.
Shaheed was Manoj Kumar's first patriotic success. This small-budget black-and-white film had enormous impact, besides laying the foundation for Manoj's famous flag-waving Mr Bharat image that was strengthened by a string of subsequent films like Upkar, Purab Aur Paschim and Kranti.
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
Do yourself a favour and let's NOT play Holi to the same handful of Holi songs each year. There's so much more than Holi Ke Din Dil Khil Jaate Hain (Sholay) or Rang Barse (Silsila)!
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
B R Chopra was a reformist film-maker, way ahead of his times, says Subhash K Jha.
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Long before she won royalty rights for playback singers, there was an undisclosed incident in Lataji's life where she not only put a male colleague in place, but also refused to sing with him thereafter.
"The consequence of the demand to declare Hijab as an essential religious practice is huge because there is an element of compulsion or else you will be expelled from the community," Navadgi told the court.
Subhash K Jha lists Holi songs that you have probably never heard.
'If ever annoyed, Dilip Kumar openly spoke out his mind.' 'He abhorred abusive language and never expected it from others around him.'
Elitist critics dismissed him as a workhorse compared to singing thoroughbred Mohammed Rafi. For all that, Mahendra Kapoor -- who passed away on September 27 -- stayed the course, with a hoi-polloi following of his own, through 50 years. As a playback artiste of rare mental discipline, Kapoor never really went away.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Mahipal, who has worked with actresses like Madhubala and Meena Kumari, established himself as a hero in the mythological genre.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.
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