From Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Chiranjeevi and Prabhas, India's film stars are stepping forward to do their bit for migrants, daily wage workers and those from their own film industry facing joblessness and near starvation in an unprecedented pan-India lockdown.
Despite the Oscars, the box office glory, and the universal acclaim, Francis Ford Coppola, I am sure, remembers The Godfather with as much frustration as pride. Like Michael Corleone, he got into it with the best of intentions, and got out of it on top but lost in the heights. Sreehari Nair revisits the film as it turns 50 this month.
'Laxmi was insistent that our homes should never have name-plates, because the name Laxmikant-Pyarelal should never be separated!'
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
'Rafi Saab was such a skilled singer he could create any mood through his voice.'
'When Salim-Javed wrote the character, it was meant to be a comic diversion, a warm-up before Jai and Veeru reach the Thakur.' 'Full credit goes to Jagdeep for the success of the character.'
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'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess. Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.'
'She is not only concerned about her own performance or how she is looking, but also about others.'
Amid the sounds of gunbattle and bombs exploding, on Wednesday, the sound of music arose from the ruins of Mosul in Iraq, all thanks to one man -- Ameen Mukdad. The 28-year-old Iraqi violinist was responsible for a small concert in the city he was forced to flee by Islamic State militants.
'It's like he came on a Time Machine and left in the same vehicle. A fairytale ending, but not a happy one.'
He may try to keep it as natural as he can but there's no doubt that he's stolen a piece of everyone's heart, and some of these pictures are proof of that.
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'His shocking demise is a reminder to us to take life slow.'
'We used to have beautifully crafted, witty and touching duets which taught the genders how to speak and romance each other.' 'Where else would we get the genius of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle from?'
Veteran santoor player and music composer Pt Shiv Kumar Sharma died in Mumbai on Tuesday morning following a heart attack, family sources said. He was 84.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
''He was extremely gentle, humble, soft-spoken, down to earth, giving respect to senior musicians as well as to budding ones.'
AR Rahman performed at the UN General Assembly hall at a concert to mark India's 70th Independence Day in New York.
This Khan superstar told Gulshan Grover, 'Go ahead, become a star in Hollywood.'
'I joined Hrishida when I was 17.' 'He left me with a lifetime of memories.'
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
As the nation and film fraternity mourns the loss of a legend, Namrata Thakker takes a look at Saroj Khan's beautiful life through her Instagram feed.
Several Hollywood celebrites turned up in support of the Chime For Change -- a campaign to empower the girl child across the world.
Legendary Bengali semi-classical singer Sandhya Mukherjee, who had worked with leading music directors such as S D Burman, Naushad and Salil Chaudhury died on Tuesday evening following a massive cardiac arrest, leaving behind millions of mourning fans of all ages across borders.
'My chacha's music is sweet and intoxicating'
'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.' 'Sometimes they ran down his music.' 'But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.'
Thrillers, horrors and real-life inspired stories dominate the OTT scene this week.
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R D Burman has passed away before Lata Mangeshkar recorded the song.
The King of Pop is coming to the big screen in October. Here's how!
Rare behind-the-scenes moments have been captured in a film to be released on October 28.
It's time to celebrate the Roshan family and their music.
