'I will always remember her as a very beautiful human being.' 'God seems to summon such people a little quickly.'
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.
Take a look at the pictures inside.
The long awaited duet between singing legend Lata Mangeshkar and 'Shehanshah-e-Ghazal' Mehdi Hassan will soon be a reality with the launch Tera milna next month.
When you are the Ambanis, you can get even Mata Saraswati to bless you.
'Madhubala stipulated in her contracts that she wanted only me to do her playback singing.'
The young singer sings Lata Mangeshkar's memorable song from Woh Kaun Thi.
'Many thought it was the end for me,' Lataji told Subhash K Jha. 'I just couldn't sing!'
Mohammad Rafi had a powerful range that could accommodate anything from the sublime O duniya ke rakhwale for Bharat Bhushan in Baiju Bawra to the eccentric Badan pe sitare lapete huye for Shammi Kapoor in Prince.
'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.'
Her Bollywood mates picks their favourite 5 songs sung by her
His favourite Lata Mangeshkar song is Dil Hoom Hoom Kare.
'Listen to my songs if they make you happy at home.'
On her 90th birthday on September 8, Ashaji hopes to perform at a live three-hour concert in Dubai.
Here's a look at the top 10 tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Here's looking at Lataji's priceless 2013 calendar.
The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika and Nanaji Deshmukh. The award was not given to anyone between 2020 and 2023.
'We knew we would miss her, but we never knew it would be so hard.'
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Here's what your favourite celebrities are tweeting.
Till now, the maximum Bharat Ratnas were awarded in 1999 when four recipients were given the coveted award.
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.
Rajani Kagra sings for Lata Mangeshkar.
Veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar on Friday said that she wished to see Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the prime minister.
Digital ghosts have opened a new can of worms for digital experts.
A day ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, the streets and the skyline of Ayodhya have turned saffron with flags flying atop buildings, small and big, across the temple town.
On Govinda's 60th birthday on December 21, Subhash K Jha looks back at his top 10 songs.
Bollywood stars tweet their tributes for the late superstar.
An excerpt from an interview with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, by singer Sonu Nigam.
I was very happy to see the old Shah Rukh Khan back. Please, leave the action to Salman Khan, requests A Ganesh Nadar.
A division bench of Justices F I Rebeillo and S J Vazifdar directed Kolhapur district's additional collector to re-calculate the surplus land after deducting the 2,000 sq metres that can be retained by Mangeshkar.
'Towards the late '60s and early '70s, it was a given that if it was Shankar-Jaikishan, it had to be Sharda for Shankar.'
Dinesh Raheja doffs his hat to the movie legend, who will be honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award this year.
I spent almost all my life trying to figure out how anyone could express so many shades of human feeling in her voice, wonders Subhash K Jha.
'Asha atya remains down-to-earth and frank.' 'If she likes something, she will tell you to your face.' 'Ditto, if she doesn't.' 'She is full of life and energy, I have never seen her brood.'
'Whatever we are today, if playback singers are here even today, and that includes me, it is because of Didi.'
'Namaste behno aur bhaiyo, main aapka dost Ameen Sayani bol raha hoon'
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