Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
The actor-turned director will receive a special award from Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratisthan for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Superstar Aamir Khan turned up at a private award function after 16 years!
On her 90th birthday on September 8, Ashaji hopes to perform at a live three-hour concert in Dubai.
'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.'
It's not often that you sport Aamir Khan at an award's function.
'With his going, my relationship with the Kapoor family has ended.'
'I just offered her a rose. She said thank you. And I took a photograph with her.'
Lata Mangeshkar was my introduction, the beginning, the basic, the identity of film music. Sukanya Verma salutes The Legend.
'I kept thinking the bedroom door would open any minute and Didi Atya would step out...'
'There was no other Lata Mangeshkar, there is none and there won't be any. I will celebrate her life, today and always.'
The legend talks about her favourite singers. Syed Firdaus Ashraf listens in.
The amazing Shraddha Kapoor on Rock On 2, acting as Dawood's sister and why she thinks journalists are unfair sometimes.
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