Panditji was a lovely teacher: Raakhee on Ravi Shankar

Believe it or not,Raakhee Gulzar spent weeks learning how to play the sitar from the maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar himself. It was for her role of the unfulfilled housewifein Aparna Sen'sParoma.......

90 UNFORGETTABLE Asha Bhosle Songs

Sukanya Verma celebrates the singing legend who turns 90 on September 8. IMAGE: Asha Bhosle in Mumbai, August 9, 2023. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Her voice reminds me of tiramisu.......

Gulzar's Madhur Dosti With R D Burman

None of R D Burman's collaborations was as rewarding and resplendent as with Gulzar, who turns 89 today, August 18, 2023, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Gulzar and Rahul Dev Burman. Photograph: Kind......

Did This Destroy Raakhee's Marriage?

As Independent India turned 76, so did the ethereal Raakhee I know better than most, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Raakhee in Sharmeelee. Contrary to the melancholic aura Raakhee wears, she is is......

When Bollywood Went Blind

In Blind, Sonam Kapoor's OTT debut on Jio Cinema and remake of a 2011 Korean thriller of the same name, it's the irony of a visually impaired woman becoming the sole witness to a crime that forms......