Biswajit, movie heart-throb of the 1960s, remembers The Legend.
'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.'
'High taxes have kept away art collectors who will now embrace the new GST.'
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
'She is the gorgeous Lata, the love of my life.'
'I just offered her a rose. She said thank you. And I took a photograph with her.'
Film folk, politicians and sports personalities joined hundreds of fans as they paid their last respects to Lata Mangeshkar.
'Madhubala stipulated in her contracts that she wanted only me to do her playback singing.'
'Lata didi's voice was as pure as a bell that rings in a temple.'
Subhash K Jha remembers Dilip Kumar on the screen legend's first death anniversary, July 7.
Superstar Aamir Khan turned up at a private award function after 16 years!
'There is absolutely no rivalry between us.' 'I've always wished her well.' 'And she has always looked up to me as her elder sister.'
Pictures and tributes keep pouring in, reminding everyone how much she was loved.
'I was super shy and awkward and had no idea what huge stars I was working with.'
Glimpses from the 58th and 59th Maharashtra State Film Awards held simultaneously in Mumbai this week.
Dinesh Raheja salutes Sandhya, the acclaimed dancer who passed into the ages on October 4.
Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.
'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.'
Lata Mangeskhar did not eat or drink during the nine-hour nail-biter at Mohali which India won by 29 runs
'We knew we would miss her, but we never knew it would be so hard.'
'Whose blessings should I take, whom should I tell my troubles?'
'Many have tried to imitate her. They've fallen flat on their faces.'
'The sincerity and commitment to art is something you don't see much these days; it's more about the moolah.'
In 1991, The Guinness Book of Records listed Lata Mangeshkar as the most recorded artist in the world with not less than '30,000 solo, duet and chorus-backed songs' recorded in 20 Indian languages between 1948 and 1987.
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.
Sukanya Verma lists 10 terrific films available on OTT you need to watch right now.
The stars turned up in support of Asha Bhosle, who makes her acting debut with Mai.
What we see in him today is not just stardom, but the reflection of his sincerity, humility, and an artist who carries the fragrance of his roots, asserts K R Nayar, who has known the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner from their school and college days.
The awards ceremony, coincides with the death anniversary of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar, also commemorated by his family as Smriti Din.
India lost the incomparable Lata Mangeshkar at 8.12 am on February 6.
'We wanted a girl who looked like a doll.'
'I never had an opportunity to do the things children do.'
Sunidhi Chauhan tells us why it's always a pleasure to meet Lataji. Continuing our Lata Mangeshkar Special series.
'For many years, we didn't speak. But then family is family. We made up.'
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'In just a couple of years, she proved herself the best cook in the Mangeshkar family.'
'She brought so much craft, skill and spontaneity to her songs, it was almost impossible for me to match up to her voice on screen.'
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