The scheme, called 'Suhana Safar', targeted customers who aspire to own a car but were hesitant because of concerns around arranging the down payment or managing future EMI obligations.
'Once when he was on a flight, the plane hit an air-pocket.' 'The turbulence outside caused it to see-saw violently which caused a lot of panic inside. While his co-passengers were crying and praying for their lives, Salil kaku was writing a song in his head.'
Because of Mukesh's much-hailed association with Raj Kapoor, it is often overlooked that the singer has also scored hits with almost all major heroes. On Mukesh's 102nd birth anniversary on July 22, Dinesh Raheja recalls some of his classic songs.
'At a time when there was little awareness of world music, playing western tunes on eastern instruments like the flute and the dholak, blending vocal polyphony with Indian folk and contemporary styles, Salilkaku created a new musical genre in Bengal called Gana Sangeet.'
'Panchamda created an exclusive theme music for Gabbar Singh, which is used throughout the film every time the dacoit makes an appearance, and in both concept and sound, is so eerie and evil.'
'Salilda and my brother Hridaynath would deliberately make my compositions tough.' 'Their logic was, "You can do it, so why should we not compose accordingly?",' Lata Mangeshkar, who would have turned 94 today, September 28, 2023, once told Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma lists 25 unforgettable Dilip Kumar melodies to love and listen to.
If Rajesh Khanna was the greatest star of Hindi cinema, the songs played a major part in his superstardom.
Simratt Kaur Randhawa, who plays Muskaan in Gadar 2, has the nation wanting to know more.
'We used to give these boxers a hammering in the ring and now they are teaching youngsters how to defend. Come on man!' 'People like Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar were among the top boxers in the world, but instead of choosing them to train young boxers they are picking people who are yes men.'
No one deserves the title thespian more than Dilip Kumar, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
Bollywood has taught us a lot this year. Sukanya Verma picks the most important lessons.
'When I met Atalji for the first time, he wouldn't look at me. He seemed very embarrassed.'
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
In these pandemic stricken, music bereft times, what can be more joyous than a playlist of golden melodies?
Sukanya Verma's nostalgic filmi week!
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
'In 2015 I watched films in so many places. I attended several film festivals around the world -- Berlin, Tribeca (New York), Telluride, Toronto, Zurich, Mumbai, Dharamsala and Goa,' says Aseem Chhabra, author of a forthcoming book on Shashi Kapoor.
On Ramesh Sippy's 70th birthday, we celebrate the man and his milestones.
Sridevi, Karan Johar, Tabu... Sukanya Verma's week was all about time travel and pleasant encounters with the super young avatars of Bollywood's famous folk.
In our special series on A Day in the Life of India, Ashok Kumar Mondol, a Kolkata tram driver, speaks about the joys of driving a city institution.
