Pandit Jasraj's daughter Durga Jasraj will soon produce a Hindi film with a number of Indian classical songs.
'I have made a new rule: When I'm having my morning tea, a guy keeps the harmonium on my bed.' 'So while I'm writing what my plan for the day is, that harmonium is in front of me and I do riyaz of 40-50 minutes.'
He's one of Bollywood's busiest music composers. But Pritam is careful not to take money and fame seriously.
Vicky Aubin, an executive at a recruiting firm in New York, tells Arthur J Pais why she fell in love with the Indian dance form.
What started as a trickle three years ago has now hit big time with music companies putting more and more songs on iTunes. "Three years back, when we started off, Bollywood filmmakers were not very bullish about promoting music content on a global platform. Under iTunes' world category of songs, Bollywood certainly features in the top three," said Neeraj Roy, CEO, Hungama Mobile. The company has been responsible for making Bollywood music available on iTunes.
The low budget television series starring Chris Kattan, Neha Dhupia and Pooja Kumar premiered in New York.
Melodies that stayed on in the mind and memory are too few and far between. Except the ones that do make an impression are definitely worth celebrating for their refreshing style and substance.
'The more popular, the more work, the more money.'
As a uniquely multi-hyphenated writer-director-lyricist-author, Gulzar has built a reputation across multiple spheres of film-making and literary creative endeavours. Dinesh Raheja salutes the Master who turns 90 on Sunday.
Kesari 2 has more style than substance on its mind, feels Sukanya Verma.
Pooja on holiday...Kareena's favourite Yoga pose...Samantha puts on her thinking cap...
An increasing number of young classical musicians are dabbling in fusion music, discovers Aditi Divekar.
'What is happening in the process of getting this cheap popularity for our younger generation?'
Trust Bollywood to know how to mix business with pleasure.
Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com captures the red carpet arrivals at Mamma Mia's opening night at the NMACC.
As Kat turns 40 on July 16, Sukanya Verma starts the celebrations early by looking at Bollywood's Dancing Queen at her scintillating best.
The music label and Ashtavinayak ink five film music deal.
When Salman sang the evergreen song Lag Jaa Gale, did he have anyone in mind?
From melodrama to mockery (remember Amar and Prem's phony separated-at-Kumbh Mela reunion in a gag of Andaz Apna Apna?), there are numerous instances of its presence.
'In those 2, 2.5 hours, something needs to touch you -- whether it's the action, the music, or the story. That's what makes it all unforgettable.'
The Indian Idol runner up loves Backstreet Boys.
Joginder Tuteja looks at southern directors who started with a big bang in Bollywood.
Twenty seven years after it first released in theatres and became a cult classic, Ram Gopal Varma's Satya returns to the big screen.
As Swades turns 20, Aseem Chhabra looks back at the film that spoke to him.
'In India, I'm able to work with the biggest stars on creating a scene, creating that emotion, without being too hung up on their persona.'
'He will eternally be remembered as Mr Bharat for always reminding us about roti, kapada aur kisaan.' 'Our integrity and patriotism. Our culture and our roots.'
Shankar Ehsaan Loy's music from this Ranbir Kapoor starrer grows on you.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Dismissing Bharatiya Janata Party criticism on the Union home minister attending a Bollywood music launch hours after serial blasts in Patna, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid has said Sushilkumar Shinde "has a life beyond Patna".
There's not any effort -- not even a smidgen -- to resurrect a superstar on the wane in Sikandar, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Trust Kangana Ranaut to seize any opportunity to call out Karan Johar!
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
So should airlines play the keening, trance-like Siddi folk music from the Kutch peninsula? The Sufiana Kalam of Kashmir? Carnatic music? Rabindra Sangeet? Bihu melodies? Classical music from the Hindustani gharanas? Ghazals? Bhajans? Bollywood hits?... asks Kanika Datta.
The veteran actor passed into the ages in the early hours of Friday, April 4, 2025. Sukanya Verma looks back at his most memorable performances.
Bollywood's gorgeous ladies don't save up all their glamour for their weekend parties.
Mike Myers, the writer and actor in the outrageous comedy The Love Guru, which some Hindus have found to be offensive, wants to star in a Bollywood musical. And he is very serious about it.
Sukanya Verma looks at how one of the seven primal human emotions is usually treated in Hindi movies.
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