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'Ameen Sayani was the Shahenshah of Melody'

For four decades, his voice united millions of Indians for an hour every Wednesday as he brought Hindi cinema's greatest songs in an unparalleled radio broadcast. Illustration: Dominic......

Ameen Sayani, radio's most iconic voice, dies at 91

'Namaste behno aur bhaiyo, main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon,' the familiar greeting and the instantly identifiable voice coasted on airwaves into countless homes every Wednesday on Radio......

'If they force us to listen to Hindi, we won't!'

'How can we tolerate such high-handedness?' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy Benjamin Hartwich/Pixabay Aatma Nirbhar Bharat,......

'We are not a one language country'

'This obsession with 'one' is not good for a country like India.' Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Amrut Mahotsav, Tika Utsav, Raksha......

Student Of The Year

Shekhar Gupta has a question for Kanhaiya Kumar, but a bigger, more vital, one for the honourable judge. Since this is the season of showering avuncular advice on 'bachchas' whether 'bhatke huye'......

4 investment advices that don't work today

Over the years there have been tectonic shifts in every sphere of life and that includes the general investment outlook too. Many investment options once seen as safe havens are presently out of......

BSNL to cut tariffs to counter rivals

State-owned telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to slash its tariffs in some regions to counter competition from rivals."We are reviewing the situation and come out with a new tariff......

Radio City playing AC Nielsen numbers

Private FM radio station Radio City on Sunday said that an ACNielsen ORG-MARG survey has ranked it as the number one FM radio station in Mumbai and Delhi. According to the study, Radio City has......

Chhoti Si Asha...

Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle. IMAGE: The incomparable Asha Bhosle.......

'When He Spoke, The Whole Nation Listened'

'Ameen Sayani was copied by generations. Now everyone is trying to become smaller Ameen Sayanis in their own way.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In 1960, when the film Dil Apna Aur......

Mukesh Lived The Songs He Sang

'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career.''My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by......

When Prabhas-Kriti Got Emotional

IMAGE: Prabhas and Kriti Sanon at the Adipurush trailer launch. Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar Prabhas may be a man of few words, but he sure does know how to bring on the cheers. At the trailer......

'Main Shah Rukh Khan Nahi Hoon'

'The mohabbat Shah Rukh Khan gives out on screen is very important in today's times.' IMAGE: Karan Mehta and Anurag Kashyap, right, take blessings from a portrait of Shah Rukh Khan. Photograph:......

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