Like Slumdog Millionaire, RRR will remain a one-time phenomenon until another big, larger-than-life, Indian film connects with the critics in the West, predicts Aseem Chhabra.
'Back in India, I am the dictator. No one tells me how to make a film.'
India got a special seat at the 95th Oscars luncheon table, as our film folk mingled with Hollywood's biggest stars.
'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'
'Even after Awaara Hoon and Mera Joota Hai Japani, between 1946 to 1963, there were plenty of upheavals in his career. My parents had moved into two rooms of a chawl, with an attached bathroom, by then, but life was hard, and often there was no food at home.'
'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.'
While Harry Styles got emotional when he took home the Album Of The Year award for Harry's House, Adele could not hold back her tears even though her boyfriend Rich Paul had told her not to cry if she won.
A quick look at the winners of the 95th Annual Academy Awards.
Singer Chinmayi Sripada has sung some of Rahman's most popular songs.
This comes as a rare miss for RRR, which bagged a Golden Globe for Best Original Song for the song Naatu Naatu and Critics Choice Awards for Best Foreign Language film and Best Song.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
'After pack-up, Sridevi took a shower in the studio itself, changed, and returned to the set with a wad of notes.' 'She distributed it amongst every technician who had worked on the song Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye Hai.'
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
'When you sing, you have to be in the song. You have to feel it or else, don't do the song.' 'That's why I haven't delivered a bad song in my career.'
'...It was because Lataji sang for us.'
'Today, when I look back, our journey together ajooba lagta hai.'
'40 years later, the world is still singing I Am A Disco Dancer.'
7 fashion lessons we learnt from the Oscars red carpet.
Pancham, like his father, was besotted by Lata Mangeshkar's voice and his career's finest songs were reserved only for her.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Amaal and Armaan Malik doff their hats to the Big B.
'I cannot be confined to just one or two kinds of music.'
'I've never allowed success to go to my head.' 'I've seen many artistes fall because of their pride.'
Check out the winners at the News18 Reel Movie Awards 2019.
With a team of 20-odd people, Snafu tries to unearth the rough diamonds from millions of songs. Can AI help look for a needle in a haystack? Ritwik Sharma finds out.
Subhash K Jha lists five relatively unknown Asha Bhosle classics on her birthday.
'Pancham was way ahead of his times. Picture chale na chale, RD's music was damn good.'
'During this dry despondent period I understood that I needed to do something extraordinary to get the focus of people on me and my music.' 'I worked and worked and composed Munni badnaam hui.'
Exclusive! A R Rahman speaks to Arthur J Pais about his Oscar win.
Do you know Ashaji crooned a seductive night club song, Zooby Zooby Je L'aime Vous for An Evening In Paris?
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
With 28 Grammy wins in total, Beyonce breaks the record set by veteran singer Alison Krauss.
'I knew one day I will explode if I don't get some sanity with making music.'
Watching a remake is not always fun, but Jyotika excels in the role made famous by Vidya Balan in Tumhari Sulu, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
Raja Sen presents his fave songs list for the year.
Raja Sen presents his fave songs list for the year.
The legendary singer celebrated her birthday by dubbing for her acting debut Maaee.
'I will always remember her as a very beautiful human being.' 'God seems to summon such people a little quickly.'
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