Hotel industry gears up for Commonwealth Games

The financial losses due to economic meltdown and Mumbai terror attack notwithstanding, the Indian hotel industry is gearing up for the Commonwealth Games next year to make the most of the......

'The trick is to look forward with excitement, then you're alive all the time'

Varsha Bhosle salutes that effervescent icon of Indian cinema, Dev Anand, who would have turned 99 today, September 26. IMAGE: Dev Anand. This feature was first posted on Rediff.com on April 4,......

How Lata Mangeshkar Proved Dilip Kumar Wrong

'Ein Maharashtrianon ke saath ek problem hotaa hoi -- einke gaane mein daal-bhaath ki boo aatee hai!'"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously,......

25 UNFORGETTABLE Dilip Kumar songs

Unlike his contemporaries Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand whose career boasts of a great many songs, Dilip Kumar's name isn't synonymous with music. Considered an acting school by himself, the legend's......

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two.Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life. IMAGE: Dilip......

Spotted: Javagal Srinath in Bangalore

Reader Raveendra Guntur sent us this photograph. 'I had a opportunity to meet Javagal Srinath at Bangalore Airport on August 5, 2009. He travelled in the same plane as me till Dubai on his way to......

Images from the Hungarian F1 Grand Prix

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday to mark McLaren's return to form after a slump of 10 races without success. It was also the first success for a......