When one of the most adored voices of India decided to hang up his boots as far as playback singing is concerned, fans and fraternity went in a tizzy. Sukanya Verma tells you why.
One reason Arijit Singh gave for quitting singing is that he is 'bored'.
As Arijit Singh announces his plans for retirement from playback singing, we look back at his most popular Hindi film songs.
Arijit Singh retires from playback singing, saying, 'I am calling it off.'
The two leads are looking confident in the trailer, but whether their chemistry will translate into a convincing love saga is something that remains to be seen, notes Mayur Sanap.
The duo converted musical notes into bank notes with a steady spate of 1990s musicals such as Aashiqui, Saajan, Dil Hain Ke Manta Nahin, Raja Hindustani and Pardes.
'The evening show is coming to an end, and everyone is on the phone and I want to take everyone's call.' 'I want to ask how they liked the film. How did they feel when they left the cinema while crying?'
'The industry has never accepted me.' 'When I was shooting Aashiqui, I would hear comments like, "Yeh toh bahut lambi hai. Heroine nahin dikhti hai".' 'Aashiqui became such a big hit, and you know how the industry is.' 'You have success, then you have everything.'
His latest film Saiyaara is a blockbuster and has propelled him way into the big league.
Saiyaara ends up a bland rehash of old ideas served in an older bottle, notes Arjun Menon.
If all goes according to plan, the singing superstar will start his yet-untitled film by the end of the year.
Kartik Aaryan is reportedly doing his most intense role so far.
Arijit Singh is all set to make history.
'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
'Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda have captured the relevance to and imagination of Gen Z and millennial viewers.'
'Gen Z was devoid of love stories with sad endings like Heer Ranjha, Laila Majnu or Romeo Juliet; they have never seen something like this in their lifetime.' 'Saiyaara is a rooted love story.'
'We met Gulzar sahab at his residence to honour him with the Jnanpith Award. Gulzar sahab's son-in-law Govind Sandhu, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, his wife Rekha, and a few writers were present on this occasion.'
'Star didn't think Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi was good enough to come immediately after KBC.' 'Except for Ekta, no one imagined it would become such a hit.'
Paresh Rawal isn't the only actor to have drunk his urine.
Interestingly, Sreeleela, who starred in the Pushpa 2 song, Kissik, is already a mum of two!
Yash Raj Films is all set to introduce Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda in their new film, Saiyaara, an intense love story.
Where Ayushmann Khurrana gets the tone and texture of his hypermasculine chump in skinny gym shorts down pat, Vaani Kapoor is a picture of backbone and restraint in a role that could not have been easy, observes Sukanya Verma.
Today's Hindi film mothers are younger, trendier, more mischievous. But, truth be told, says Dinesh Raheja, I still do miss sometimes the comforting presence of the trad mother.
Rediff.com Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar encountered these stars on Monday.
'Yeh Saali Aashiqui held my attention purely for audacity,' says Sukanya Verma.
'Failure teach you far more than your successes do you.' 'Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.'
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Mahesh Bhatt joined the team at a concert organised at Bandra Fort, in a western Mumbai suburb, just days ahead of the film's theatrical release on April 26.
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What probably started as an interesting story idea -- troubled artists, dynamics in a relationship -- eventually got buried under the debris of random motifs from previous hits delivered by the Bhatt camp.
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Instead of starring new faces, the sequel to the Aashiqui blockbuster will star Shraddha Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shaad Randhawa.
Rahul Roy gives some frank insights into becoming an overnight star and his love-hate relationship with his mentor Mahesh Bhatt.
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Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
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