'Bappida was not appreciated'

'He made people happy with his songs.''What matters is how many people you really make happy, how you connect and make them joyous and help them forget their problems.' IMAGE: Usha Uthup with Shah......

Usha Uthup's Top 10 Songs

From the evergreen Hare Rama Hare Krishna to the foot-tapping Rambha Ho, Usha Uthup is the Queen of Pop music in India.  Usha Uthup’s signature deep voice makes her a......

'Not a single mean bone in Bappida'

'People sometimes ridiculed him for the way he looked or dressed.''Sometimes they ran down his music.''But I have never heard him say one bad word about anyone.' IMAGE: Kalpana Iyer, left, and......

'I am the godfather of disco'

'You make a hit, everything is fit.' IMAGE: Bappi Lahiri at home. Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 1980s and......