'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
'There is so much division in the country. People are getting more and more into 'Main Hindu hoon woh Mussalmaan hai'.' 'This climate of suspicion and hostility must stop,' The Legend, 92 today, tells Subhash K Jha in an exclusive interview.
'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'
On her 65th birthday, Sukanya Verma looks at the diva's 10 definitive songs.
'To keep laughing is the most important thing in life.'
Subhash K Jha picks 5 Hindi films that celebrate sibling bonding.
'The thing about Balaji was that he brought his own special flavour and energy to every song he sang.' 'In that sense, he was like Kishoreda.'
Renuka Shahane celebrates the movie's silver anniversary.
'We don't make films which have scope for great music anymore.'
'Full credit goes to the aam junta of India, the common man for bringing this amazing change of governance in the country.' the Nightingale raves.
'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
The PM appealed to politicians, members of the film fraternity, sportspersons, businessmen, spiritual leaders and members of the media to encourage increased voter participation and urged them to inspire more people to come out and vote during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.
Warm or warring, back home too Bollywood has depicted many, MANY faces of sisterly love.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge was the highest point of our life,' Lalit Pandit tells Subhash K Jha.
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