S D Burman's Magic Music For Guru Dutt, Dev Anand

Music composer Sachin Dev Burman created magic with several directors, giving us many, many songs to remember him by. On his 50th death anniversary on October 31, Dinesh Raheja celebrates the......

Who Says Lata Couldn't Be Sensuous?

Lata Mangeshkar was famously prim and propah to the point of being particular about the songs she sang. Double meaning or vulgar lyrics were a hard no, but the legendary singer didn't hold out......

'R D Burman And Sholay Still Rule Our Hearts'

'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and......

The Jewel Thief You Must Watch Instead

Re-watching 1967's Jewel Thief evokes the joy of cinema, with its perfect blend of thrill, suspense, romance and music.A film like that can never be remade or be tampered with in any way, observes......

Don't think I can play only one format for India: Dhawan

Never let this feeling creep in that I play only one format for India now: Shikhar Dhawan IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan has played 22 ODIs and scored 975 runs with 10 half-centuries, the highest by an......