As Lord Ganesha arrives in our homes, Subhash K Jha brings you five devotional Ganpati songs.
Just how are film folk celebrating Diwali? They tell us with pictures from their lives.
Namrata Thakker takes a walk down memory lane with Big B, in his own words.
'It's very difficult, almost impossible, to select my favourite duets with Kishoreda.'
Spin's rather old-fashioned and vanilla depiction of the Indian American way is a bit of a bummer, feels Sukanya Verma.
Subhash K Jha lists Holi songs that you have probably never heard.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the big November hits in the past decade.
'I am going to be back home on Friday or Saturday.'
The trailer launch of Krrish 3 turned out to be quite a family affair for the Roshans.
'There are hardly singers who could put life into a song the way Mohammad Aziz did.' Lata Mangeshkar, Alka Yagnik, Rajesh Roshan and Anu Malik remember the versatile singer who passed into the ages on November 27.
The Krrish 3 soundtrack had to be nothing short of magnificent but it doesn't come anywhere close to that.
Meet all the interesting couples on a grand evening.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
'Songs are a commercial compromise.' 'I had to invent tricks to fit songs into my films.'
Rajesh Roshan's score stays true to his tangent, traditionalist style while embracing modern sounds that impart the movie its smooth flight and soaring touch.
Sukanya Verma presents a playlist of 100 Lata Mangeshkar songs from different decades of Hindi films -- songs that make me sing, smile, sob and sigh.
'I was so nervous and embarrassed that I hid behind a pillar, just watching my son quietly.' 'I could see him very quiet, not communicating with anybody.'' 'I thought he was not interested. But when he gave his first shot, he was perfect!'
Mohammad Aziz sang over 20,000 songs including evergreen tracks like My Name Is Lakhan, Aap Ke Aa Jane Se and Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya
Other composers tried their luck with Paisa Yeh Paisa, but Director Indra Kumar wasn't happy with the outcome. '"Induji asked us to try and we are glad we did because the song has turned out too good!"'
Sampath had filed a case against the film's producer, Rakesh Roshan, and music director, Rajesh Roshan, stating that he was not given due credit for Krazzy 4's music. His name was not mentioned on Krazzy 4's audio CDs, and that's the reason he sought legal action and filed a case of copyright infringement.
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
Director Rakesh Roshan is confident of Krrish's success.
The Big B remembered the film on his blog.
Sukanya Verma salutes most beloved Rishi Kapoor melodies.
Sukanya Verma makes a playlist of 15 profound Rajesh Khanna ditties.
Check out the arrivals.
See who came to congratulate the newlyweds.
'He loved reality in all his films.' 'He would say films are made for the common man and they should feel the realness while watching it.'
Judgementall Hai Kya is a wild move but works because of how assured its cast is before and its crew is behind the camera, feels Sukanya Verma.
'I thought I'd be Chintu's ghost voice, just like Mukeshsaab for Rajsaab.' 'Chintu believed in my voice. He would always recommend me.' 'I sang two songs for him in his second film, Zehreela Insaan.' 'I was supposed to sing Oh Hanseeni, which became the biggest hit of the film.' 'Before I knew it, the song was taken away from me and given to Kishore Kumarsaab.'
Sukanya Verma lists significant memories in our 1996 recap.
Gulzar, best known for penning memorable hits like 'Tujhse Naaraaz Nahi' and 'Tere Bina Zindagi Se' besides directing critically acclaimed films like 'Aandhi' and 'Mausam', was on Saturday chosen for the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for film personalities in India.
'Khaike Paan Banarasiwala doesn't sound like a Hindi song,' Kishore Kumar said. 'I don't think I can sing this song.' We pleaded with him. Finally, he relented on one condition...
Choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant talks about the dancing sensation that is Hrithik Roshan, on his 40th birthday.
The widow of Rajdeo Ranjan, the journalist who was gunned down, has said the killers had a connection with someone in jail.
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