The 11/7 blast trains, a year later

The 5.57 Virar Fast from Churchgate The train was pulling into the station. It had not even stopped when people started jumping in. Even before the train came to a complete halt, there was no......

The BEST of Bappi Lahiri

Bappi Lahiri was more than a musician. He was an emotion. The oomph in his score was as seamless as its soul and melody. He didn't just create fine tunes; he took the listener on a journey.......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......

Super filmi week: Feasting on Achari Alia, Mastani Papdi!

A week of bumping into trapped souls, savouring Achari Alia Paneer, envisaging Kishore Kumar crooning Kajrare and celebrating one year of Sukanya Verma's super filmi column. Monday Holi hai! Give......

Anu Malik: Indian Idol is not about the judges

Throughout its first four seasons, Indian Idol welcomed many music industry titans to judge its competitions. Sonu Niigaam, Farah Khan, Alisha Chinai, Udit Narayan, Javed Akhtar and Kailash Kher......