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Remembering Girija Devi, the voice of Benares

'There is no one who can fill the vacuum created by the passing of Girija Devi,' mourns Sunita Budhiraja. Photograph: Kind courtesy Suyash Dwivedi/Wikimedia Commons It was the year 2008. I learnt......

His crusade made the national anthem a must at movie halls

'When the national anthem is played it has to be played for 52 seconds.''It is mandatory. It is in the law.''One or two seconds here and there is fine when kids sing. But you cannot deliberately......

'People know of Gujarat because of Modi'

It's going to be Narendra Modi all the way believes Gujarat's aam janta. Sonil Dedhia finds out as he speaks to a cross-section of people in the state ahead of the upcoming polls.I am sure Narendra......

Has Citi 'stolen' its ad idea from Matheno Films?

A film-maker has accused Citi India of  'picking up' his idea for their latest ad. But the bank denies this vehemently and has threatened legal action. Plagiarism is back centre-stage. A......

What are you downloading next?

Punjabi pop, heavy metal, hard rock and tuneless songs from some of the recent Hindi flicks. These are some genres that lack appeal, especially when it blares from your mobile phone into the......

The sole supernova in Galaxy Bollywood

No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Dilip Kumar in the song Suhana Safar Aur Ye Mausam Haseen from Bimal Roy's Madhumati. Photograph: Kind......

S P Balasubrahmanyam's TOP 75 Songs

Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire. S P Balasubrahmanyam passed away in his 75th year, and so we celebrate the singer with 75 of his top songs, in a multi-part......

How many A K Hangal films have I seen?

Character actor A K Hangal was flawless in over 200 films, but was given little opportunity to shine, mourns Aseem Chhabra. How many A K Hangal films have I seen? The question had nagged me for......

Nothing original about Ko's music

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews the Tamil album,Ko. Post YOUR reviews here!Cinematographer-turned-director K V Anand is back with Red Giant Movies and R S Infotainment Pvt Ltd, Ko (King), the tale of a......

Engeyum Kaadhal music has its moments

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews the music of the Tamil film Engeyum Kaadhal.Post YOUR reviews here.Prabhudeva, who has already tasted success with romantic movies is back with AGS Entertainment's......

SEE: Weightlifter Mirabai arrives in Tokyo

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu at the Games Village in Tokyo on Friday. Photograph: Saikhom Mirabai Chanu/Twitter Ace Indian weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu on Friday arrived in Tokyo ahead of the......

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