30 RD Burman Gems You May Not Have Heard

Rahul Dev Burman made enough music to last a million lifetimes. As it happens in the case of every prolific artist, some of his work received more love than others. When one thinks of RD classics,......

Mukesh's Fascination For Raag Darbari

Mukesh was most emotionally bonded to this tune, so all we will do is look at his songs engaging with this raag in films. In his fascinating book, Windows To The Soul: And Other Essays on Music,......

How Mere Desh Ki Dharti Happened

IMAGE: Manoj Kumar in Upkar.   Manoj Kumar remembers how Meri Desh ki Dharti was conceived. "Meri Desh ki Dharti happened when lyricist Gulshan Bawra and I gone to a shrine to pay our......

Veteran actor Tabassum dies due to cardiac arrest

Veteran actor Tabassum, known for her work as a child artiste in several Hindi classics and also as host of popular Doordarshan talk show Phool Khile Hain Gulshan Gulshan, has died after suffering......