'Didi would always say, 'Why would these young talented singers want to do my songs? Originality has very long legs.' I wonder what she would have to say about this new technology that threatens to tamper with the voices of the singing greats.'
'Whose blessings should I take, whom should I tell my troubles?'
'Romantic songs are my forte. Sadly, not too many of them are being created these days.'
'She was not just a fan; she knew the game and could differentiate between a good cricketer and a great cricketer.'
Dominic Xavier pays tribute to The Amazing Lata Mangeshkar.
'We knew we would miss her, but we never knew it would be so hard.'
Dinesh Raheja charts the highs and lows of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's creative association with five megastars -- Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dharmendra.
Yet another honour for Javed Akhtar.
'Some time back, music was just noise.' 'Producers wrongly think item songs sell better.' 'Audiences are intelligent, they accept whatever you give, but that doesn't mean you can fool them.'
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out...'
'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and evil.'
'We, the Mangeshkar family, don't wish to be drawn into this controversy and this controversy should end and politics on Didi's name must be stopped.'
The 92-year-old singer tested positive for Covid with mild symptoms and was admitted on January 8 to Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital.
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
'She is the gorgeous Lata, the love of my life.'
'The key to her cupboard is with me. People have been requesting me to open it.' 'I've made it very clear. Nothing in her room or cupboard will be touched as long as I am there.'
'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'
Sunday's IPL final between the Chennai Super Kings and the Sunrisers Hyderabad was a memorable one for Sachin Tendulkar.
'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
Regaling fans since decades with her brand of charm and charisma, Bollywood's eternal diva has channelled lot of these attributes in her chartbuster songs.
'His Dil deewana in Maine Pyar Kiya came to me at a time when I was thinking of retirement.'
This is the first time she has been hospitalised in 20 years, says Subhash K Jha.
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
'What Raamlaxmanji did with Sooraj Barjatyaji in Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum Aapke Hain Koun was beyond a miracle.'
Superstar Aamir Khan turned up at a private award function after 16 years!
'Listen to my songs if they make you happy at home.'
'There was no time to do all the normal things that children do as they grow up.' 'One day, I was playing with dolls.' 'The next day, I was on a train looking for opportunities to sing at various recording studios.'
From kicks to cuts, Subhash K Jha gives the latest Bollywood buzz...
'I never asked the lyricist Majrooh Sultanpurisaab nor the composer Raju (Rajesh Roshan). I just sang it the way it was given to me. How was I or anyone to know that Mungda would become such an iconic song?'
On RD Burman's 75th birth anniversary, Lata Mangeshkar pays rich tribute to him.
'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.' 'If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.' 'Ditto, if she doesn't.' 'She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.'
Overjoyed with the news of her Gulzarbhai's selection for the Dadasaheb Phalke award this year, the legendary playback singer traces her steps to her early memories of working with the veteran.
The Bollywood veteran celebrated her birthday on Sunday, September 8.
R D Burman has passed away before Lata Mangeshkar recorded the song.
'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).'
'She had shown some signs of improvement, but then she went into multi-organ failure.'
There are so many patriotic songs that make us proud to be Indians.
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