Donald Trump, accompanied by US First Lady Melania Trump, was received by Kovind at the forecourt of majestic Rashtrapati Bhavan along with his wife Savita.
There is speculation that Sri Lanka-born rapper Tamilian M.I.A., who gave birth to her first child, a boy, last week soon after she performed at the Grammy Awards, will sing or watch someone else perform her part of the O Saya number.
If experts are to be believed, critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire is at 2-7 odds of winning the prestigious Academy Award for the Best Motion Picture.
Though Irrfan Khan did not walk the red carpet for Slumdog Millionaire at Golden Globes Awards. He is very happy that he is part of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. As the film won 4 awards for the film in different categories we spoke to Irrfan Khan on how he feels about his film winning the movie and he not being present at the award function.
The director is making an animated film on cockroaches.
Reader Anand Sharma sends us his photograph with AR Rahman.
The Bollywood Music Awards see Aap Kaa Surroor and Guru compete in the major categories.
Yuvvraaj is a triumphant score from the maestro. For all its meticulous arrangement and old-world grandeur, it's essentially deep-rooted in timeless melody, which seldom disappoints.
Music is by G V Prakash (A R Rahman's nephew) who has already made an indelible mark with his compositions in films like Veyyil, Oram Po and the recent Kireedom.
Sivamani will make his debut as a composer in the Tamil film Arima Nambi.
Apart from the residences of music composers Rahman and Yuvan Sankar Raja, houses of artistes Trisha, Sneha, Vikram and Vijay and film producer Oscar Ravichandran were also raided by the Income Tax officials.
A R Rahman's nephew, G V Prakash, talks about his experiences of composing for Rajnikanth's Tamil movie, Kuselan.
'If you take the credit when it works, you have to take the blame when a film flops.'
Period. End of Sentence, which won an Oscar in the Documentary Short Subject category, has been produced by Guneet Monga.
The composer trio of popular band Kailasa are now expanding their domain into Bollywood and are in talks with the Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman, who may sing for them.
Abbas is a completely new team for me. He has written the lyrics too. So working with him was a little strange in the beginnig. we we got used to each other. When the music was done Aamir was happy and appreacited us. He said that the two of us made a good team.
Is this the big blockbuster of the year?
The praise for A R Rahman, who won two Oscars for India, continues. Lyricist Prasoon Joshi, who has worked with the maestro, says he was sure that Rahman would win. Lyricist Prasoon Joshi who has worked with the maestro was sure that he would win an Oscar. He also looks up to Gulzar's work and hails him high.
A R Rahman has bagged two Oscars this year, and this is one of the reasons. His song, Jai Ho, for Slumdog Millionaire, penned by Gulzar, sure reads like a winner. Sing along.
Clinton Cerejo makes his presence felt in Partner.
Prakash offers a pleasing youth-centric aural fare that traverses between the fast and the melodious.
Joginder Tuteja goes back a decade, and looks at the big movies that flopped from 10 years ago.
1997: Sukanya Verma offers a recap of its memorable imagery.
Hariharan credits A R Rahman for boosting his career.
A behind-the-scenes look at AR Rahman's massively successful New York concert.
Part of a DJ group, Wooden Wisdom, the actor will be performing with his music partner, Zach Cowie in Mumbai, Delhi and Hyderabad from September 3 to 9.
'She is the main reason why I was inspired to make the film.'
O Saya was nominated at the 81st Annual Academy Awards for its brilliant lyrics and music, by A R Rahman and M.I.A. The song didn't win, but it's still really worth a listen. If you want to sing along, here are the lyrics.
Kej is disappointed because the central government failed to recognise his musical achievements.
