'I want to tell the singers of our country that they should not be another Rafi, Kishore, Lata, Asha or Mukesh,' Latajiji tells Subhash K Jha. 'Be yourself. Learn dedication to the craft from us, but do not imitate us.'
We asked readers whether the superstar deserved a Bharat Ratna, and they were quite unanimous about their say.
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'I was attracted to Javed because he was exactly like my father.'
'These days you are the main inspiration for a lot of young film-makers. They are mimicking your films.'
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'I came to hear you sing Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon. I am glad I have heard you sing.'
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
'How far would I go to fight for what I believe in?' 'If push comes to shove, I'd go a very long way.'
As his directorial debut Maine Pyar Kiya turns 25 on December 29, Sooraj Barjatya remembers his equation with his lead star and friend Salman Khan, and how the film came into being.
'The affection and love and blessings of the audience is all that matters.' 'That is most important for me, nothing else.'
'I knew things were not going well, but there was always that hope.'
The comedian-actor was recently in the news as income tax evasion reports surfaced.
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'Amitabh practised Rang Barse well; the singing, movements, everything. And he got the inflections perfectly.'
'In the film she played a chirpy bubbly character. But in person she was quite the opposite. Very dignified, graceful and quiet,' Dharmendra, who starred with Jayalalithaa in her only film, tells Subhash K Jha.
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'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.'
Lata: 'Do you feel you are happy now?' Kishore Kumar: 'I am very happy. By the grace of God, I want nothing. If there is anything I want, it is to return back home, home is Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. I hear it calling me.'
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Veteran music composer Khayyam revisits Umrao Jaan.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Jumme Ki Raat singer Palak Muchhal tells us how she found fame.
'Laxmikant-Pyarelal called upon Abba to ask him to sing this ghazal. "Please sing this ghazal for us. The producer is keen that only you should sing this ghazal, so that it will have the desired effect. But he doesn't have money enough to pay you".' Abba's heart was bound to melt on hearing this. He consented immediately. His daughter-in-law Yasmin K Rafi remembers the legendary Mohammed Rafi who would have been 91 today.
'It is the journey of my father -- how he made it in this industry in no time, from a nobody to a music mogul.'
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