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‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’: Noted music composer Bappi Lahiri passes away

MUMBAI: Noted music composer Bappi Lahiri, known as ‘Disco King’ of India, passed away at the age of 69 in Mmbai on Wednesday after multiple health issues. “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was discharged on Monday. But his health deteriorated on Tuesday and his family called for a doctor […]

10 Bollywood romantic movies to watch on Valentine’s Day

On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, you must bite into these movies – cutting across eras – and explore the divergent shades and flavour of romance. 1) Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959): The movie was reflective of the auteur Guru Dutt’s personal travails. The story revolves around a celebrated movie director whose life goes off the […]

Lata Mangeshkar: An Unequalled, Unrivaled Phenomenon

Lata Mangeshkar, born Hema Mangeshkar had been given several honorifics –  Nightingale of India, Queen of Melody, and so on, all of them good as descriptions go but none that truly described her. She was phenomenal. Losing her father when she was only thirteen, in 1942, the burden of providing for her three siblings and […]

India’s Goddess of Melody Leaves Behind Her Voice And Nation in Mourning

India’s legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, 92, passed away on Sunday in Mumbai, leaving behind an endless trail of soulful melodies that brought billions of countrymen, in times of peace, joy, tragedies, triumphs and celebrations, together while turning a billion of her worldwide fans speechless. Widely regarded as the greatest playback singer in the annals of […]

‘INDIA’S SONS’: A Docu That Seeks To Stop Misuse Of Rape Laws

43% of the rape cases filed in 2018 were found false during investigation: Rajasthan police India’s Sons is a documentary film that traces the journey, ordeals and escape of men who were falsely accused of a rape charge in India. It’s a first person account of men and families who bore the brunt of being called […]