Space crunch: Rafi, Naushad in 'grave' danger

The graves of several luminaries of Hindi cinema, including legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi and music composer Naushad are in the danger of being dug out to make way for new ones. This is......

'Small town India is where aspirations grow'

O saare jag ke rakhwale Nirbal ko bal dene wale Balwano ko de de gyan... These lines by Sahir Ludhianvi ask the One who empowers the weak to give wisdom to those who wield power. I think it is one......

Right to wear hijab not under Art 25: K'taka govt in HC

The Karnataka government on Tuesday told the high court that there is no restriction on wearing hijab in India with reasonable restrictions subject to institutional discipline. IMAGE: Students......

'LET ME GO HOME!'

Do we care about India's Nowhere People, asks Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Migrants from Rajasthan travel to the Kozhikode railway station before boarding a train to their villages, May 13, 2020.......

Farhan Akhtar to play writer-poet Sahir Ludhianvi in biopic

Filmmaker-singer-actor Farhan Akhtar will soon play writer-poet Sahir Ludhianvi in a forthcoming biopic. Debutant director Jasmeet Reen will direct it. Ashi Dua, who produced Bombay Talkies,......

'Only a genius like Sahir Ludhianvi would describe this ebb and flow of time and fame so beautifully'

'No matter how big the name, no one lives forever; like medicines, we come with an expiry date.''But, in the short time that we have, we try to make something that will stay on long after we are......

S D Burman's Magic Music For Guru Dutt, Dev Anand

Music composer Sachin Dev Burman created magic with several directors, giving us many, many songs to remember him by. On his 50th death anniversary on October 31, Dinesh Raheja celebrates the......

What Magic S D Burman Created With Bimal Roy!

Can anyone forget S D Burman's classic songs in Devdas, Sujata and Bandini? Legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman created numerous popular songs over three decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.......

Hindi commentators add spice to NBA in India

'I never imagined that there would come a day when the NBA game would be seen and heard by Indian fans in their own language.' IMAGE: The NBA's Hindi commentator Akshay Manwani analyses games on......