Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
'Today, if 50 songs are composed, one or two work. In the 1970s, all 50 would work.'
Excerpt from the book R D Burman: The Man, The Music written by Anirudha Bhattacharjee and Balaji Vittal.
Here's another nugget from Zeenat Aman's treasure trove of life experiences.
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
'Today's girls are freer than the earlier generation. They perform more freely.'
Aditya Pancholi has claimed he was the first choice to play the lead role opposite Madhuri Dixit in Tezaab, a role that eventually went to Anil Kapoor.
Bollywood stars, including Abhishek Bachchan and Bipasha Basu were on Saturday seen cheering the Indian cricket team during match against South Africa at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium at Jamtha in Nagpur.
Rohan Sippy signs up Ayushmann Khurana and Delhi Belly actor Kunal Roy Kapoor.
The Telugu actor on shooting for Selva's bi-lingual and his Hindi debut Dum Maro Dum.
The actor was at a Department press conference along with director Ram Gopal Varma.
Telugu actor Rana Daggubati is basking in the success of Leader.
In a US poll last week, Hollywood actors Jessica Alba and Johnny Depp were named the most desired celebrities people would like to have an extramarital affair with. Here, we bring you a few Indian hotties -- vote and tell us who you would consider having a secret liaison with!
Recent releases that have outdone Hindi films in collections and response.
Life has come to a full circle for Zeenat Aman who started her career as a model.
'I am not playing this good mother or good grandmother or good aunt. I am playing this raging mistress...'
Asha Bhosle's only daughter Varsha Bhosle, who died in 2012, had penned this beautiful ode to her mother.
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss.
The glorious singer is simply sensational at 77 and we just love her!
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Most actors usually face obscurity after a fade-out from the limelight.
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Just how much do *you* know about Lataji?
'Madhuri is the best dancer in the world.' 'Shahid is too good!' 'Hrithik is the best in the industry.'
'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).'
Bhupinder's magical legacy lives on in the musical masterpieces he left behind.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
Subhash K Jha remembers the flamboyant star, 12 years after he passed away.
'The filmi keeda was always there.' 'I hope I can get even five percent of the love that audiences gave my mother.' 'But I'm here to make my own identity.'
'Discussions of favouritism and the #MeToo movement really unearthed a lot.' 'I really hope that these movements force people to look inwards and be nicer to each other.' 'But it's definitely not as bad as it's made out to be.'
'I have been a part of more than a dozen films as a cinematographer but this was the smoothest shoot of my life. There was not a single day, when I wondered how a particular shoot would be done.' Meet Running Shaadi director Amit Roy.
'His son had become a composer after all, and one now chased by producers. But while finding peace in one quarter, he had lost it in another. Jet was not a home any more. The room across his was empty, there were no sounds floating through the door.' The world, in the eyes of the Burmans.
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