Lata Mangeshkar

French honour for Lata Mangeshkar

Times of India (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar, the Nightingale of India, will add one more feather to her cap this December.

Classic Bollywood: GHAR – Four Fab Songs

Tickled By Life (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Ghar is what the Gulzar-RD Burman-Kishore magic is all about. I have always wondered whether this is a film one should watch because it shows the transition of Rekha as an actress or just listen to the music. I think I'll vote for the music.

Fans tribute to Sachin Tendulkar

Times of India (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

With completion of two decades in international cricket, the achievement of the country's most worshipped cricketer, Sachin Tendulkar, is being celebrated by every fan of his in a big way.

N.R. Narayana "Boilerplate" Murthy

nanopolitan (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009

Over at Plus Ultra , Raj has been collecting "vacuous and verbose" stuff uttered by various people -- today's post , for example, catches Lata Mangeshkar holding forth on Sachin Tendulkar. When I saw N.R. Narayana Murthy's op-ed in The Hindu on Securing Indias Science Future , I thought it would be fun to go plus-ultra on Raj, and list the instances of largely meaning-free verbiage in it....

Honour Sachin with a ‘Vishwa Ratna: Lata Mangeshkar.

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LATA: My heartiest congratulations to him. I have seen Sachin right from the time he made his debut as a sixteen-year-old. Since then, he has gone on to climb dizzy heights, he’s got married, raised a family, and somehow remained the same humble man throughout. It’s really amazing to know he has been around [...]

I want Sachin to win 2011 WC: Lata Mangeshkar

Hindu (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009

New Delhi: She calls him the ‘God of cricket’ and as Sachin Tendulkar completes 20 years of a glorious international career on Sunday, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar hopes the batting maestro plays for another 10 years before even ...

• I want Sachin to win 2011 World Cup: Lata Mangeshkar - Sify

Delayed my shoots many times to watch Sachin bat: Amitabh Bachchan

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Do not compare or put Sachin in the same class as me. May he continue to be with us, in our team, and be our inspiration forever. At a public function for the promotion of his film, Aamir Khan made a very pertinent remark. He said despite the fact that they know they are the [...]

Ravi: Ankhen (1968)

Music From the Third Floor (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009

While I'm not usually a fan of Ravi, here is one of his I'm prepared to give a few spins. 'Ankhen' is a spy film I think... the score isn't exactly overflowing with the sound and feel of international espionage (whatever that is), but it does include two great Lata Mangeshkar songs; the sweet and tuneful 'Milti Hai Zindagi Men' and the atmospheric 'Gairon Pe Karam'. I keep coming back to both.'

Sadhna Sargam- True To Her Name

TechBanyan (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009

I remember having heard her for the first time in SaRe Ga Ma Pa. Her renderings were remarkably effortless and soul rendering. By the time she had finished, the audience was spell bound. As she sang, her higher octaves reminded you of the Queen of Melody Lata Mangeshkar In fact it was this comparison much earlier in [...]

Wall around Ustad's tomb disappoints MSU students

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

Followers of Ustad Faiyaz Khan pay homage from outside the compound.

Kalyanji Anandji: Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati (1968)

Music From the Third Floor (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Pre-funk Kalyanji Anandji. And it's a keeper. There's not much for the sample-hungry beatheads on this one, simply a collection of great songs, for listening, mostly. Admittedly it's the (ubiquitous) jazzy cabaret number ('Hello Hello') that initially drew me to 'Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati' [review]; however Lata & Rafi's 'Jeevan Path Par' is an equal contender for best track. A lovely, melodious

Rare signature collection of film personalities

The Fun-Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009

Here is a rare collection of signatures of some of most famous Indian film personalities . Dev Anand 's Signature(Actor) Asha Bhosale 's Signature (Singer) Lata Mangeshkar 's signature(Singer) Amitabh bacchan 's signature (Actor) Cheeranjivi' s signature(Actor)

Laxmikant Pyarelal: Man Mandir (1971)

Music From the Third Floor (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009

I've mentioned earlier that Laxmikant Pyarelal scores from the early 70s (well, any era really) could go either way. A lot of them leave me cold, but here's one I like a lot. 'Man Mandir' has a full pot of good songs on offer, to pick and choose. Favourites? The lovely 'Ae Meri Ankhon Ke Pahle Sapne' (either version) and the the quirky 'Kahiye Ji Kya Loge'. But don't sleep on the rest; it's a

Raj Thackeray adds Land Cruiser to his fleet of fast cars

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

He drove it to Karla on Tuesday to seek family deity's blessings.

Biography of Lata Mangeshkar

Hindu (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009

Bangalore: A biography on playback singer Lata Mangeshkar was released by renowned artiste S.P. Balasubrahmanyam here on Tuesday. The book “Haadu Hakkiya Hrudayada Haadu” has been written by journalist Vasanth Nadigar and published ...