Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs 50 as she came on the scene. Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's incredible life.
How Naushad boosted Rafi's morale... Tune first or lyrics first? Raju Bharatan reveals some secrets of the Hindi film music industry.
The Hindi film industry has seen its share of controversies. Raju Bharatan gives us a closer look.
She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing competition, recalls Raju Bharatan.
Should he have been honoured with the Bharat Ratna?
Who knows what would have happened if the dice of fate had not gone Viv's way during the Delhi Test?
"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started, seriously, learning Urdu with the sole idea of proving the great Dilip Kumar wrong."
Was this indeed the Lata who had started out with her, as a child star, in Badi Maa (1945)? Raju Bharatan recalls yet another memorable incident from Lata Mangeshkar's incredible life.
The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something was amiss between the two. Raju Bharatan's many wonderful insights into Dilip Kumar's life.
If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.
The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan salutes the legend.
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