'There were no singers like Lata, Kishore, Rafi or Mukesh. And until now, there is nobody. Nobody with that kind of voice, nobody with that kind of brain to learn. Not only to learn, but to improvise. We improvised music, we improvised the songs. Nowadays, they just listen and copy.'
Both singers chose KK's songs to express their deep sense of loss.
This is the full text of the address to the nation by President Droupadi Murmu on the eve of India's 78th Independence Day.
The Mungeshpur weather station recorded a high of 48.8 degrees Celsius, eight notches above the normal. It recorded a minimum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.
'I just took the Almighty's name and plunged into it.'
Barnes School, Devlali, is famous for its dal. But everything tastes good in the hill station air and vintage locale.
'Shooting with Pankaj was a delightful experience because he was a charming, easy and effortless singer.'
Real Madrid strike late to beat Dortmund and win 15th UEFA Champions League
The organizers unveiled a 'playbook' detailing COVID-19 measures that will be taken during the Summer Games this year.
She'd like to be known as a woman who is 'more than just a pretty face'.
A post on Facebook by a group called 'Mangalore Muslims' accused Suhana Sayed of tarnishing the community's image.
'I would like to leave behind my small contribution for the historic day when the Ram temple will be consecrated.'
'There are legions of unemployed degree holders across rural and semi-urban belts in Maharashtra. Now, they aren't finding brides.' 'This issue has now snowballed into a social crisis. In 2014 and 2019, they had voted for the BJP.'
'Salilda and my brother Hridaynath would deliberately make my compositions tough.' 'Their logic was, "You can do it, so why should we not compose accordingly?",' Lata Mangeshkar, who would have turned 94 today, September 28, 2023, once told Subhash K Jha.
'Diljit and Prabhas are so similar -- very humble, down-to-earth, extremely shy introverts and at the same time, extremely talented guys.'
The actress-turned-politician has sung eight bhajans for the album, and even sang live at its laungh.
"If you look at our team, only three players of the 26 have played at a World Cup before. This is a new generation of players. There is everything still left to play for. We have not lost hope."
'The BJP alliance needs to handle the Maratha quota issue skilfully and address its root cause, which is agrarian distress. Then there is stalled industrialisation. If these issues are addressed, caste fault lines would wither away. But, this is next to impossible in a short span of three-four months.'
Every year, thousands of Mumbaikars flock to hear Falguni Pathak sing and dance the garba in her presence.
'Didi would always say, 'Why would these young talented singers want to do my songs? Originality has very long legs.' I wonder what she would have to say about this new technology that threatens to tamper with the voices of the singing greats.'
The duo teamed up for a karaoke session and and the hit number Tu Nazm Nazm Sa Mere from Bareilly Ki Barfi.
'You don't have to be screaming and making faces to be evil.'
'We can't sit back clutching our memories of the riots. The country, the future of our children are more important.' Jyoti Punwani reports on an unusual election meeting in Mumbai.
As the hitmaker crosses an important milestone, we got some of his fans to sing one of the most famous songs of his career.
'The credit for giving me my first major break goes to Master Ghulam Haider.'
The Tamil actor will also sing in his first Hindi film.
A heartwarming video of Indian Army soldiers celebrating Christmas on the LoC is ruling the hearts of the countrymen.
He was trolled during the Lok Sabha poll campaign, but despite the tactics by his rivals, action hero Suresh Gopi rose to national stardom in cinema style on June 4, winning the Thrissur seat on a BJP ticket and scripting history for the saffron party in Kerala.
'The air would be filled with the aroma of biryani and kheer getting ready in the kitchen, and the visitors would overflow from the lobby and drawing room into the garden.'
Subhash K Jha celebrates the Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony by picking some memorable Ram bhajans from movies you may not have heard of.
Nimrat does something for the first time... Diljit meets some monks... Rhea goes on a holiday...
Jumme Ki Raat singer Palak Muchhal tells us how she found fame.
'Love in today's time is very fast-paced, whereas I seek calmness in love.'
There's a new actor in town, and Shraddha Kapoor is particularly excited about it!
Maharaja is an audacious attempt that breaks down the tropes of a crime film with a brilliant Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, notes Arjun Menon.
On her 90th birthday on September 8, Ashaji hopes to perform at a live three-hour concert in Dubai.
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