'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
Nivin Pauly is very proud of his latest release, Malayalee From India.
The MTV Video Music Awards 2013 were held in New York City last night. Here are a few pics of famous faces in attendance -- who do you think scored bigtime in the style stakes and who tanked? Vote and let us know!
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'Suddenly the audience pool feels bigger, like everyone is watching everything now.' 'It's no longer limited in terms of boundaries, like a state or a language.' 'Whether it's a series, a movie or even a Korean film, the audience has access to all of it.' 'Slowly, the boundaries are blurring, so that's great for actors.'
'When Ghar Aaja Pardesi was recorded, we made Lata ji hear the song.' 'Lataji praised Pamji's singing and said, 'Aapko aur gaana chahiye, kitna achchha gaaya hai aapne.'
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We will continue to be enthralled by your golden oldies we grew up with, notes Shreekant Sambrani.
'He is a phenomenal guy.' 'The clarity with which he does his work and the way he wants to present it to the rest of India, I'm amazed at it.'
'I love the country and the people so very much. My children grew up watching Om Shanti Om.'
'People now recognise rapping as a profession.' 'We are able to tell our relatives that we rap for a living.'
'I have never had a foul experience in the industry.' 'There are rotten apples everywhere, in your family, relatives, friends circle, colleagues...' 'It's very vulnerable because of the glamour, but it's very heartbreaking to hear bad things about the industry.' 'It's not such a bad place.'
Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur starrer Aashiqui 2 swept the awards with four wins out of six announced categories.
Legendary radio personality Ameen Sayani passed into the ages on Tuesday, leaving the entertainment industry in a state of mourning.
A R Rahman and SP Balasubramanyam win the top awards.
Trust Kangana Ranaut to seize any opportunity to call out Karan Johar!
Once a K-drama buff, always a K-drama buff.
The veteran singer turns 60 today, July 29.
'I thought of a suppressed country and a free world.' 'If we travel from one to another, what will that road look like?' 'What colours, music there will be? What kind of people would you see?'
Thailand claimed the first esports medal awarded at the Asian Games on Tuesday, winning a bronze in a playoff against Vietnam in a mobile phone game.
Ulaga Tamizh Semmozhi Maanadu, the official anthem of the World Classical Tamil Conference, scored by A R Rahman is a very pleasant musical experience.
Catch the legends live in concert as they celebrate 40 years of their music collaboration at the Nehru Centre Auditorium in Worli.
'We bonded over the fact that we are both from Delhi and he spent a lot of his childhood in the same neighbourhood as me.'
When Kapil's Devils won the World Cup in 1983, cricket was still one of the sports in India and a champion team needed a true blue cricket fan Lata Mangeshkar to hold a concert so that each member could earn Rs 1 lakh.
Music is a big and growing industry. Something as simple as a suitably-geared home recording studio, along with entrepreneurship skills, can help you groove to the new beat.
Bhushan Kumar, chairman and managing director of the Rs 350 crore (Rs 3.5 billion) Super Cassettes Industries, the country's leading music company that owns the T-Series label, spoke to Shuchi Bansal on the challenges facing the music industry and his company's initiatives to keep its head above water.
Lata Mangeshkar gave away Dinannath Smruthi Pratisthan, awards in memory of her father Master Dinannath Mangeshkar on his 71st death Anniversary.
Mikey McCleary is the man behind the O Lal Meri song in David and Khoya Khoya Chand in Shaitan. His initial film work is bringing him additional projects including some A-list projects.
Glimpses of The Legend from our archives.
'Dancing with Shah Rukh Khan to our songs from our film was a priceless memory.' 'The King hugging me and calling me 'beta' and giving me acting tips was unbelievable.'
Spurs tie-up with F1 for karting track under stadium
The music industry has lessons for other entertainment businesses -- that of speed and greed. Move fast if you want to retain your businesses as distribution technologies evolve. And be a little more generous on partnering and revenue sharing, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Could it be about clout? Given its size and influence, RIL doesn't need the media for that, notes Vanita Kohli-Khandekhar.
The 14,000 crore (Rs 140 billion) Indian film industry lost a whopping Rs 3,000-4,000 crore (Rs 30-40 billion) in the last fiscal to rampant video and music piracy, a top production house official said.
Find out more about interesting films and Web series coming up on OTT this month.
'Laapataa Ladies opened a lot of doors for me.' 'I have gotten so much love from audiences and seniors in the industry that it's overwhelming.' 'I get calls from superstars. I'm holding my heart and it's like, "Oh my God, they are calling me? I am their fan and they love my work!"'
A look at the pictures.
Today, Anirudh Ravichander's name on a film's poster is enough to pull in audiences, notes Arjun Menon.
Even if no statistical jugglery is afoot, only to warn that the 'noise' in the numbers should be eliminated in order to hear the underlying music, without distortion, warns T N Ninan.
'I have been trying to make a movie for seven years. I got a chance only now.' 'I have taken my script to every office from Dharma to Tips to Eros.' 'I have narrated my script to every actor possible. Nobody believed me.' 'Because of OTT, people like me are finally getting a chance to make something.'
