In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and the dynamics that went into the making, and the unmaking.
Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini?
Javed Akhtar is among the millions who believe that Lata Mangeshkar's voice is therapeutic.
When Kapil Dev lifted the 1983 World Cup at the Lord's balcony, the erstwhile BCCI president and one of the powerful ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, late NKP Salve had a different worry.
Manoj Kumar's musical imprints are as deep as his cinematic ones.
Reader Salima salutes Lata Mangeshkar with this video. Check it out.
S D Burman enjoyed a productive partnership with Dev Anand's production house Navketan for two decades, but their collaboration reached its apogee with Guide.
Reader Charuhas salutes Lata Mangeshkar with this video. Check it out.
In his memoir One Train Later, Andy Summers, the guitarist for the legendary rock band The Police, recounts how he was mesmerised by Piya Tose Naina Lage Naa, sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1965 classic movie, Guide.
'The first thing that I learnt from my mother was to never , never ever, tell a lie.'
Her Bollywood mates picks their favourite 5 songs sung by her
We continue celebrating Lataji's birthday, as Subhash K Jha picks 12 unknown but exquisite Lata songs
Legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar on Thursday expressed concern over Sena chief Bal Thackeray's ailing health and re-scheduled a music event.
Here's looking at Lataji's priceless 2013 calendar.
An excerpt from an interview with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, by singer Sonu Nigam.
Rahul Dev Burman's collaboration with Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar was unique, but he saved his best for Lata Mangeshkar.
Lata Mangeshkar looks back at the people who influenced her the most.
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who was in the intensive care unit of Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, passed away on Sunday morning. She was 92.
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'Somewhere our society's collective morality is lost. There's a kind of moral confusion in our society which reflects in our films.' 'Filmmakers are hiding behind romance, ghost stories, murder mysteries and sex. No film is looking at social issues.'
Dinesh Raheja celebrates Lata's 96th birth anniversary on September 28 by picking some choice examples of her non-typical songs that are tinged with a rare eroticism.
'I will always remember her as a very beautiful human being.' 'God seems to summon such people a little quickly.'
'While I personally the baseless news amusing, it was quite sad to see how disturbed my family felt.'
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
Lata Mangeshkar urged India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni to not think about retiring anytime soon as the country still needs a cricketer like him.
'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.'
The veteran singers attended the annual Hridaynath Mangeshkar awards where the senior Mangeshkar presented the award to Asha in the presence of rest of the family.
After Prime Minister Modi performed the bhoomi puja for the Ram temple, Lata Mangeshkar picked her favourite Ram bhajans.
Bollywood stars tweet their tributes for the late superstar.
In 1973, several major leading ladies like Mumtaz, Raakhee, Jaya Bhaduri, Dimple Kapadia, Tanuja, had married and retired from films. Producers wanted a new heroine as a replacement. Many thought Sulakshana was a Mumtaz lookalike and was soon persuaded to sign on multiple films as a leading lady.
When you are the Ambanis, you can get even Mata Saraswati to bless you.
On the occasion of World Music Day, five important tips from The Legend.
Lata Mangeshkar looks back at her long association with the late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray.
As Lata Mangeshkar turns 84 on September 28, we take a look at her illustrious career.
The film industry doyenne turns 82 today!
Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
'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.'
'The amount of respect we have for people who guard our borders and put the country first.' 'Why do they do this?' 'The chances of not coming back are so high. Still, they take that risk.' 'It's for the love of the country.'
'That a song can carry the weight of a people's dreams and move hearts across the world.' On Bhupen Hazarika's 99th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays rich tribute to the legendary singer and composer.
'A month before he died, he rang me up to say he wanted to meet me. I was alarmed by the tone of his voice.'
