The awards ceremony, coincides with the death anniversary of Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar, also commemorated by his family as Smriti Din.
'I was super shy and awkward and had no idea what huge stars I was working with.'
India lost the incomparable Lata Mangeshkar at 8.12 am on February 6.
'I never had an opportunity to do the things children do.'
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'For many years, we didn't speak. But then family is family. We made up.'
'The sincerity and commitment to art is something you don't see much these days; it's more about the moolah.'
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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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Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will felicitate Lata Mangeshkar on her 75th birthday.
Dinesh Raheja salutes Sandhya, the acclaimed dancer who passed into the ages on October 4.
'It's my humble tribute to a talent that has no limits, no boundaries.'
Legendary actress Kamini Kaushal recalls her long association with the amazing Lata Mangeshkar.
The collection designs include a lot traditional motifs set in diamonds.
The President and the Prime Minister led the tributes for Mangeshkar who spent close to a month in the hospital before her demise.
'We wanted a girl who looked like a doll.'
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
'My personal doctor whom I trust blindly says it is best that I take the vaccination since it is absolutely safe.'
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
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The veteran singer talks about her 2011 calendar, Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet, a collector's item.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6, was cremated at the ground situated in Dadar.
"The tea is good but it is a little too sweet," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Meera who was elated to host the surprise guest at her house near the Lata Mangeshkar Chowk here on Saturday.
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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.
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Subhash K Jha remembers his conversations with movie legend Manoj Kumar, who passed into the ages on April 4, 2025.
"I did not say that," Chandurkar told this correspondent during a brief conversation. "What I said was those supporting communal parties should be stripped of national awards given to them by the government. I respect Lata Mangeshkar."
As Ayodhya gears up for the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple next month, a set of imposing sun-themed pillars -- 'Surya Stambhs' -- are being installed along a prominent road of the temple town.
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