'I have a voice and must use it to do as much as I can.'
Munna Master, who has been singing bhajans for 30 years, earnestly believes the Padma Shri is a result of his devotion to gau mata.
'Amitabh practised Rang Barse well; the singing, movements, everything. And he got the inflections perfectly.'
Joe Vessoakar's video will make you fall in love with the trumpet.
Joe Vessoakar's video will make you fall in love with the trumpet.
'Captain Vikram Batra, PVC and his unit 13 Jak Rif did stand out because of the sheer magnitude of the task allotted to them but also the exceptional professionalism with which it was executed and completed,' recalls Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The music of 2016's Baaghi may be nowhere close to the blockbuster soundtrack that had been delivered by Anand-Milind for Salman Khan's namesake film, feels Aelina Kapoor.
Kumbalangi Nights is one of those movies that will put you in a good mood every time you watch it, promises Anita Aikara.
Music composer Poornachandra Tejaswi makes his debut with Pawan Kumar's Lucia.
Several Bollywood stars remember the late singer.
'Technology cannot breath life into a rendition,' says the legendary singer at the launch of his music institute in Thiruvananthapuram.
Bangalore's Anjana Padmanabhan, 10, was crowned winner of the first season of Indian Idol Junior.
Vikramditya Motwane's forthcoming film Lootera starring Sonakshi Sinha and Ranveer Singh music was launched at PVR, Andheri, western suburbs of Mumbai.
Radhika Rajamani feels Telugu film Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu is a believable love story.
Artistes across the spectrum on Wednesday mourned the demise of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing him as a national treasure and a global ambassador of India's cultural heritage.
There are remarkable similarities between Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song in Life of Pi and Irayimman Thampi's age-old composition. We make a case for the 200-year-old melody.
Singer-music composer Amit Kumar talks about his famous father, and gives us his reasons for quitting the film industry.
As Lata Mangeshkar turns 84 on September 28, we take a look at her illustrious career.
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
One of India's greatest music legends, Pandit Jasraj leaves behind a storied legacy spanning almost eight decades.
The computer graphics are top-notch. Sudeep is excellent in his portrayal of the antagonist.
The album may not be scintillating, but it's a pleasant listen.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 flops of 2000.
Lata Mangeshkar releases Gautam Rajadhyksha's book of famous Indian faces.
Siva Sankar looks at S P Balasubrahmanyam's fantastic repertoire.
'Rafi was singing for Hanuman and I was singing for Ravan.' 'C Ramachandra corrected Rafisaab and he became red in the face.' 'I asked Anna (Ramachandra), "How could you do this?"' 'He replied, "How could I not do this? My song was being spoilt".'
Assam's most important and popular festival Rongali Bihu or Bohag Bihu which heralds the Assamese New Year began in Guwahati on Friday amid traditional revelry and gaiety.
From TC to Cricket Legend, what an incredible journey Mahi has had!
As thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, braved water cannons and teargas to camp at the national capital's borders to demand a rollback of the laws and their representatives held talks with the government, the songs flowed, speaking of pride of the land, strength in unity and the rights of the people fighting a mighty establishment.
Don't think of renting out this film; buy the value pack.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
The singer, 84, suffered multiple organ failure.
Siddhartha Mukherjee, the Indian origin American physician who won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, has added another literary accolade by winning the Guardian First Book Award for his "biography" of cancer, The Emperor of All Melodies.
Indian Idol 6 gets ready to roll on June 1.
'If a hero wanted Mr Rafi to sing for him, naturally it had to be him.' 'Then if it was Dilip Kumar, who is a soft-spoken man, he naturally wanted Talat Mehmood.' 'Raj Kapoor wanted only Mukesh. Now you tell me, where did I stand a chance?'
'If anybody wants me to act in their film for free, just make me sing all the songs!' 'I don't even care about the script.'
'For kids, the audience Frozen 2 is focusing on, it's a world they would love to be part of.' 'It teaches life doesn't have to be hunky dory after a happy ending, but it's fixable if there is love,' says Moumita Bhattacharjee.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
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