'She is the gorgeous Lata, the love of my life.'
Subhash K Jha doffs his hat to the musical genius R D Burman on his 30th death anniversary on January 4.
'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'
'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.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
'Gulzarsaab's words are lucid and singing them is like painting a picture.'
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.
Many believe Kishore Kumar serenaded the ladies better than any other iconic playback singer.
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