'As a new actress, I was watching Lata Mangeshkar with awe at an event. Later, I mustered the courage to call her. I heard her divine voice on the phone, she sent me a sari home and it was a boon to me.'
Subhash K Jha lists five relatively unknown Asha Bhosle classics on her birthday.
'Whose blessings should I take, whom should I tell my troubles?'
'She brought so much craft, skill and spontaneity to her songs, it was almost impossible for me to match up to her voice on screen.'
'I received many threatening calls and letters.' 'A fatwa was issued against me.'
'She has lived through a lot,' close friend Asha Parekh revealed to Subhash K Jha.
'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'
Asha Bhosle, who has added such amazing songs in our playlist -- celebrated her 86th birthday in Dubai with her friends and fans.
The controversy about The Kashmir Files may have got all the eyeballs but there was much more to the closing ceremony of the 53rd edition of International Film Festival of India in Goa.
'He was always sweet and polite with me.'
'Pancham told me once, "It's very difficult to be taken seriously when there are stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Madan Mohan and Naushad... How do I make my mark?"' Amit Kumar salutes R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
'I've faced the camera with lots of co-stars, exceptional ones, exceptionally bad ones, catty female co-stars, bratty child actors, but Panchamda was easily the most challenging co-star I've ever worked with.'
The Mangeshkar sisters -- Lata and Asha -- have sung about 80 Hindi songs together.
'Suddenly the world has changed, and so have the norms of living,' says Asha Parekh.
'He had his own style, his own rhythm in the songs that he danced to on screen and in the way he led his life.'
Ram Kapoor speaks about his forthcoming film Maaee
Bollywood legends plus its young and breathless turn up at Marathi awards.
Anu Malik reveals how Baazigar revived his career.
'We have a 12 hour finale from 12 pm to 12 am.'
'I am writing two films. Something very different from Rocky Aur Rani.' 'I know I'm back on the set next year.'
'She is the main reason why I was inspired to make the film.'
Just how much do *you* know about Lataji?
Asha Parekh seemed to be in good humour as she took her first dose of the COVID vaccination at a Mumbai hospital.
Yet another awards show, not that we're complaining!
On Ashaji's 89th birthday on September 8, Subhash K Jha revisits some of her lesser-known classics.
Bollywood has often celebrated Lord Krishna with lovely songs over the years. On the festive occasion of Janmashtami, Subhash K Jha picks his favourite Kanha songs.
Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
'It's like he came on a Time Machine and left in the same vehicle. A fairytale ending, but not a happy one.'
'They don't make stars like Bachchansaab anymore. Or film-makers like Prakash Mehra.'
'I just offered her a rose. She said thank you. And I took a photograph with her.'
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'The laughter stopped when Shammi was about 80.' 'The last eight-nine years of Shammi Aunty's life were miserable.'
'While I was shooting fake guns in Minsk, there were real grenades being thrown just a little distance away.'
Asha Parekh and Waheeda Rehman on Super Dancer Chapter 3.
'I hope the book is liked,' Asha Parekh says of her autobiography, The Hit Girl.
Hemant was undergoing treatment for cancer in Scotland, where he succumbed to the illness on September 26.
On the occasion of Ram Navmi, five Ram bhajans from Hindi films that you probably haven't heard, but should right away.
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Stars pay tribute to the singing doyen who celebrated her 79th birthday on September 8.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
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