Manikanth Kadri on composing for the Telugu film Village to Vinayakudu.
'Since when have our concert audiences become so intolerant?' the legend asks Subhash K Jha.
Sachin Tendulkar has been a role model for a whole generation of cricketers but when it comes to deriving inspiration for himself, the batting great says he looks up to three Bollywood icons. Tendulkar said the passion and energy that legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan and melody queens Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle put behind their performance make them really inspiring.
Superb visuals, melodious music and Yogaraj Bhat's dialogues are the high points of the Kannada movie which has a superb first half.
On his 90th birthday, Sukanya Verma highlights a fraction of the legend's marvelous versatility in this curated list of his 25 unique moods.
Three indians have been nominated at the Grammys this year. Could this lead to an All-Indian event in the years to come?
The actor was seen drumming his fingers on Indian Idol.
As means of transport or metaphor, the romance of trains is unmistakable in Hindi cinema.
Before Akon, a considerable number of artists have come forward to work on the Hindi music scene. Take a look.
Sivamani will make his debut as a composer in the Tamil film Arima Nambi.
Taken collectively, there's a gentle sorrow that mingles with unbridled happiness that runs through all the songs in this Tamil album, and even if it isn't exactly a scintillating medley of music, it's still a fairly pleasing collection.
Lata Mangeshkar...in her own voice is fascinating because the bulk of the book is in the form of an interview, conducted not over days or weeks but over years.
Lots of fun and frolic, a dash of history and piety, fluffy cakes, fine wine and tons of festivities. That in a nutshell is Christmas.
Biju Menon tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com how he transformed himself to play a 73 year old character, one of his most challenging and satisfying roles as an actor.
You can see the effort put into making Pasanga a unique album and though it does try to scale heights in terms of musical excellence, another Subramaniapuram it certainly isn't.
Moitra is a man for nuances, and does a good job of evoking the old-world feel.
The award, which was announced after a gap of seven years, was presented to 87-year-old Joshi by an Additional Secretary of the Home Ministry.
Sukanya Verma looks at some memorable balloon moments of Bollywood.
It looks like the makers wanted a collection that was a complete replica of Ilaiyaraja's nineties work, and the album is almost a made-to-order catalogue of his works in those movies.
Sunidhi Chauhan tells us why it's always a pleasure to meet Lataji. Continuing our Lata Mangeshkar Special series.
With two composers coming together for one album, the results are a bit mixed. Though most of the tunes are familiar and none take you to scintillating heights, they are pleasant, and worth a listen.
While the compositions do have considerable merit, Reshammiya's singing and the lyrics in some of the songs spoil the party to great extent.
Raj TV's next Tamil venture has lots of melodies but no originality.
3 Idiots isn't for the ready-steady-go listener. But its curious tunes are bound to grow on you.
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
In a corner of Kolkata lived a man who made Latin American music cool before urban India became hip to salsa. Sumit Bhattacharya remembers Monojit Datta, ace percussionist, guru and unknown legend
Lata Mangeshkar has sung for a wide range of actresses. Her songs include evergreen classics and popular chartbusters through the years. The singing legend turns 80 today, September 28. We celebrate the veteran with some of her unforgettable songs.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
'A jumbo mess of warped notions and random ambition, Why Cheat India trivialises education and shows sympathy for deceit,' says Sukanya Verma.
Though Vijay Antony seems to want to go beyond his Kadhalil Vizhunthen tracks, it still looks like the hangover exists. Some numbers are passable, while others are down-right boring.
There have been a lot of instances, when film titles have been picked from hit songs.
Infosys chief mentor N R Narayan Murthy and renowned hotelier P R S Oberoi were also conferred with the award. The first man to step on the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary was conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
Celebrating the maestro, who turned 52, January 6, and his music.
All in all, this album tries to bring in a little of everything and through some clever usage of old hits and new music, succeeds in providing reasonably interesting fare.
'If you listen to the title track of Judgementall Hai Kya, you will find some crazy things happening in it -- from crazy laughter to as if someone is inside your mind.'
Inthi Ninna Preethiya would have been a better film if not for the repetitive sequences.
English alternative rock band Coldplay have rubbished accusations of plagiarism levelled against them by am unknown New York based group. The group's frontman Chris Martin angrily denied that they had stolen any of Creaky Boards' melodies for their number one album title track Viva La Vida.
Celebrating Aamir Khan and his 55 popular songs on his 55th birthday
