'The core group from Pune, which bought arms, trained people, carried out intelligence gathering and participated in all the stages of the battle, consisted of RSS volunteers.' 'The Pune group raised resources with the help of three stalwarts from the film industry.' 'The stalwarts were Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi and C Ramchandra.'
'I faced difficulties, but today when I look back, it all looks mazedar (fun).'
While sports are the heart of the Olympics, music -- loud, bold, world-conquering British music, amplified in the most global of settings -- was the booming beat Friday night.
His elegant body of work, LIVE and recordings, is a tuneful treasure whose melody and memory lives on. Fondly remembering the late singer and 10 of his superhit songs.
There's a new actor in town, and Shraddha Kapoor is particularly excited about it!
The gigantic Stade de France resembled a concert hall hosting a party to celebrate the fortnight of sporting excellence as the breathtaking Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympics kicked-off with athletes marching into the iconic stadium to thunderous applause in Paris on Sunday.
'First Saturday packed centre court closed roof and a Grand Slam winner on view. @carlitosalcarazz. Special as always @wimbledon'.
Traffic snarls, angry audiences who were denied access despite coughing up huge sums, crying children and jostling people -- these were the scenes at an A R Rahman concert in Chennai on Sunday.
Aditi performs... Sonam at New York Fashion Week... Sanjana falls in love...
'Iconic to see the rocket man live @eltonofficial,' Roger Federer tweeted with a photo alongside Elton John after attending the live gig.
A fuming music fan has accused Oscar Pistorius of assaulting two women at a rock concert after getting drunk, saying the Paralympic and Olympic star pushed her and a friend and then branded them lesbians when they complained.
Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri, Pandit Jasraj also popularised semi-classical music like 'haveli sangeet' and reached out to devotees with his 'bhajans', a particular favourite for his fans being "Om Namo Bhagavate" in praise of Lord Krishna.
The small township of Soweto was rocked by some of the biggest names in the music industry on Thursday, in a show to kick-off the 2010 football World Cup.
Singer KK was cremated at Mumbai's Versova Hindu crematorium around 2 pm on Thursday, June 2, a kilometre away from his home.
'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.'
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Expressing happiness over the turnout at his concert in Srinagar's Shalimar Bagh, renowned music conductor Zubin Mehta said performing in Kashmir was a dream come true for him. The Mumbai-born music conductor and German Ambassador Michael Steiner, who organised the concert, spoke to CNN-IBN over what motivated them to come to Kashmir.
The 10,000 plus crowd sure made the right decision, choosing Clapton over Amy Winehouse, who was performing on the same day.
'We brought melody back to Hindi cinema and our songs which came straight from the heart, be it Papa Kehte Hain, Aye Mere Humsafar, Ghazab Ka Hai Din or Akele Hain To Kya Gham Hai, resonates even today.'
'If you take music away from me, there's nothing else I can do.'
Brushing aside the strong opposition to it from separatist leaders, religious heads and some civil society groups, authorities have decided to go ahead with the high profile Zubin Mehta concert in Srinagar on September 7.
The Tamil film industry mourns the passing of Carnatic legend M Balamuralikrishna.
India will host the next edition of the 'Live Earth 2008' series of music concerts, aimed at raising awareness for climate changes in the world, on December 7, its organisers announced in Mumbai. The mega event, to be held in Andheri sports complex in suburban Mumbai will feature megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek, Aishwarya and other world celebrities who will draw attention to the global climate crisis.
Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain and singer Hariharan performed ghazals alongside Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan's grandson Faiz Mustafa Khan.
The Aussie spin legend was seen with an unidentified female friend at a music concert at Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London, on Monday.
A man opened fire on her when she was signing autographs after a concert in Orlando. The 22-year-old singer died in a local hospital.
'In a super ambitious industry, you stood out for your unfilminess. Thank you for giving my films your iconic voice.'
Among his most celebrated pupils were renowed vocalist 'Bharat Ratna' M S Subbulakshmi, T N Krishnan, T M Thiayagarajan, T S Narayanaswamy and Kadayanallur Venkataraman.
'If it is Coldplay, I don't think Bollywood needed to be there.' 'If you put Bollywood everywhere, I don't think other bands will come to India.'
Benedict Princy Peter shares her memories of her meeting with the maestro.
According to a local media outlet, the shooting took place at or near the site of a Juneteenth music concert called "Moechella" on 14th and U Street.
However, he suggested that Ukraine was also somehow involved.
The Indian classical music industry is stuck in a rut, and topmost on everybody's blame list is the record label.
From gourmet music festivals to musical comedies, 2015 promises gigs that are unique and have a soul.
'You make a song, it gets rejected, you have to make 10 more.'
Diljit Dosanjh's switch in singing style as he smoothly assumes Chamkila's vocal persona highlights the brilliance of his artistry, observes Sukanya Verma.
And we are not talking about politics or Bollywood!
During a session titled 'Sustaining Democracy; Nurturing Democracy', he claimed that tightening the already stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a way that kept people like Siddique Kappan in jail for two years without bail is one of the many ways the current dispensation has 'managed to depart from the democratic spirit of the Constitution'.
Songs from big ticket movies regaled on the strength of spunk and swagger even as pre-existing bangers like Diljit Dosanjh's Lover in Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, Kohraa's Beqarar Karke Humein in Jawan and an Iranian wedding favourite Jamal Kudu in Animal grew a brand new fanbase in the course of enhancing the storytelling values.
On her 90th birthday on September 8, Ashaji hopes to perform at a live three-hour concert in Dubai.
