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Legendary singer Suman Kalyanpur: One of India's Most Beloved Voices, Padma Bhushan awardee.

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Remember Shammi Kapoor's carefree, flamboyant, high-energy moves, and Mumtaz's cabaret/jazz-infused dance in 'Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche' (Brahmachari, 1968)? Mohammed Raf... Read More


Legendary singer Suman Kalyanpur- whose similarity with Lata's voice became her curse

New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- Remember Shammi Kapoor's carefree, flamboyant, high-energy moves, and Mumtaz's cabaret/jazz-infused dance in 'Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche' (Brahmachari, 1968)? Mohammed Raf... Read More


Remembering Indian poet and Hindi film lyricist Qamar Jalalabadi on his death anniversary, January 9.

New Delhi, Jan. 9 -- "Jagat narayan ko chhod ke santo, nagad narayan ke hain sab yaaram; While the song had salience to my work as a taxman, its popularity (it ranked 4th in the 1971 Binaca Geetmala ... Read More


Not long after Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, a private song was released in 1948- "Suno Suno Ae Duniya Waalon Bapu Ki Ye Amar Kahani"

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The death of Mahatma Gandhi came as a jolt to the film industry as well. As a mark of tribute, this song was conceived. It required the composing genius of a composing duo, the l... Read More


Dharmendra: The Eternal Hero Who Stole India's Heart

New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- I first met Dharmendra in May 1992. I had just been posted to Bombay, and a friend-cum-batchmate, whose family was related to Dharmendra, took me one Sunday to his Juhu bungalow ... Read More