Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
During the lunch or tea breaks, Maharajji, Manikda, Amjad Khan and I often sat together as Maharajji sang old compositions or recited some bols. Amjad Khan had a great music sense and sang very well.
The Uttar Pradesh unit of Shiv Sena on Friday threatened to disrupt the scheduled concert of Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali on December 3 during the Lucknow Mahotsav.
Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan passed away today following multiple organ failure.
Sameer who wrote all the hits of Nadeem-Shravan's including Aashiqui, Sajan, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin, Raja Hindustani and Dhadkan reveals to Subhash K Jha how they began their historic collaboration.
Take a look at the arrivals of the Chivas 18 Alchemy event.
Remembering the deceased ghazal maestro.
Sonu Nigam received support from his colleagues in the film industry.
In four years, Rekhta has become the largest online repository for Urdu poetry and literature in the world, says Veenu Sandhu.
'At dinner, he made me sit next to him.' 'He listened to me for over two-and-a-half hours.'
After Shiv Sena scuttled his planned concert in Mumbai, Congress in Maharashtra today invited the Pakistani Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali to perform in the state.
'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.
"After Jagjitji left, my life was finished... I am just an empty shell," Chitra Singh, who now leads a lonely and friendless life, confides.
The Shiv Sena also demanded that those who allowed the concert to take place should be booked for anti-national activities.
His kids were there at their granddad's Eid celebration, but the superstar was missing...
We celebrate Kishore Kumar's 90th birth anniversary on August 4 with Amit Kumar's 10 favourite Kishore Kumar songs.
After Shiv Sena's protest at BCCI office, Kasuri book release function and Ghulam Ali concerts, films starring Pakistan artistes have become latest target of the political outfit.
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The 84 year-old ghazal singer passed away.
A look at star arrivals.
Begum, 80, wasn't keeping well since last few years.
Sukanya Verma lists many more Rishi Kapoor chartbusters.
Here's a collection of the ghazal king's finest songs.
Here's a collection of the ghazal king's finest songs.
Talat Aziz claims he is not dejected to be eliminated from the show.
Artistes from both sides of the border remeber the deceased legend.
The Ghazal maestro who passed away today wanted to visit India, his birthplace.
Cool red carpet fashion, right here.
The noted singer passed away this morning at the age of 70.
Check out the star arrivals.
A look at the pictures.
The judge started his order with the couplet from Ghalib's ghazal -- Pinha tha daam-e-sakht qareeb ashiyaan ke, udhne hi nahi paye the ki girftar hum hue.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'
'You've to wait for the correct project and the right character.'
S P Balasubrahmanyam sang songs about life and loss with enough soul to break your heart, notes Sukanya Verma.
All the four accused persons, identified as Ajay, Gautam, Sumit and Jitu, have been arrested by the police, the spokesperson said.
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