'He could memorise a song in any language, but he understood the feelings behind the words in every language.'
Innaya's birthday party... Sidharth in Musafir mode... Allu Arjun celebrates Sneha's birthday...
As the nation mourns the music icon, Namrata Thakker looks at Bappida's amazing life.
You know the celebrated Raksha Bandhan songs. Subhash K Jha lists the ones you don't.
Sukanya Verma lists Chintu's memorable songs.
'Sex is such a healthy thing that your first encounter with it should be good, otherwise it scars you for life, it disturbs you for life.'
'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
Bhuyan Sarma filed the suit at the court of civil judge No 1 of Kamrup metropolitan district on Tuesday and it is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday, her counsel Padmadhar Nayak said.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Subhash K Jha lists the inimitable Mohammad Rafi's five most enduring romantic songs.
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
Beg, borrow, steal or adopt, fake parents share a history of coming to the hero or heroine's rescue ensuing in much mirth and masala.
El-Sisi welcomed Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Egypt, at the Presidential Palace where the two leaders were closeted for one-on-one meeting after which the two sides signed a memorandum of understandng.
With the monsoon sweeping across many parts of India, Subhash K Jha picks 5 of his favourite romantic rain songs.
Subhash K Jha lists Holi songs that you have probably never heard.
As Sachin turns 50, Rediff brings you 50 fascinating facts about the God of Cricket.
Rohit Shetty's Angoor, starring Ranveer Singh and Varun Sharma, has been renamed to Cirkus, due to copyright reasons.
Subhash K Jha selects his favourite rain songs. Do list your favourites in the message board below!
It is going to be an exciting month on the OTT platform in June, as there is a lot of variety in store.
Kishor Kumar Das minutely observed ordinary household objects, mostly traditional Assamese items, and used them as motifs to interpret them in relation to the happenings beyond one's home.
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
'His relationship with Sridevi was not meant to work out, especially since both of them were ambitious, driven and passionate.'
Subhash K Jha lists five relatively unknown Asha Bhosle classics on her birthday.
Smita has left behind a rich haul of films that showcase her enormous ability to offer us a glimpse into her soul each time she performed a role.
Glimpses of The Legend from our archives.
The CBI has sought help from authorities in the US in tracking two accused, C Prabhakar Reddy who is also known as "Punch" Prabhakar and Mani Annapureddy, believed to be staying in that country in connection with a case related to alleged derogatory social media posts against judges and the judiciary, officials said on Thursday.
On the occasion of Ram Navmi, five Ram bhajans from Hindi films that you probably haven't heard, but should right away.
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
'Today's generation can learn from him how not to hurt anyone's sentiments at a time when many stand-up comedians deliberately set out to do so.'
Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan had brief roles, almost guest appearances, which they did for Director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's sake, reveals Subhash K Jha.
Subhash K Jha salutes the evergreen, effervescent, Jaggu Dada.
Over the years she directed the country's collective mood so masterfully -- and so often -- that it remains impossible to overestimate her impact on our perception of Hindi cinema as a whole, notes Raja Sen.
Subhash K Jha remembers the flamboyant star, 12 years after he passed away.
Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and 1990s, has died following multiple health issues. He was 69.
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
The late Shashikala may have chilled you with her portrayals on screen, but she had some unforgettable songs picturised on her.
Long before she won royalty rights for playback singers, there was an undisclosed incident in Lataji's life where she not only put a male colleague in place, but also refused to sing with him thereafter.
We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'Lataji, Ghalib, Beethoven and Shakespeare are far removed from the normal chain of human civilisation.' 'If they were just role models, how come no one was able to achieve an iota of their perfection?' 'They are a kind of intruders who come as reminders of the rule of mediocrity that prevails.'
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