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Renowned for his ethereal voice rooted in a storied gharana tradition, playback singer Mujtaba Aziz Naza recently voiced alarm over Sufi music's contraction within Bollywood. Speaking candidly, he...
Imagine trading a cushy government position for the uncertainties of showbiz in 1940s India. That's exactly what Shakir Badayuni did, transforming from a Delhi bureaucrat into one of Hindi film's...
Verma Malik's name evokes nostalgia for generations of Bollywood fans. The lyricist, whose death anniversary falls on March 15, wove life's joys and sorrows into verses that remain fresh decades...
Picture a serene school library in Delhi, where a young man arranges books by day and dreams of verses by night. This was Santosh Anand before he became synonymous with some of Hindi film's most...
The name Indeewar instantly revives the magic of Hindi film songs that spoke directly to the common man. A master of blending love's tenderness with patriotic fervor and rural scents, he crafted over...
February 27 marks the death anniversary of Indeevar, Hindi cinema's poetic powerhouse whose simple yet soul-stirring lyrics adorned over 300 films and touched a thousand souls. Shyamlal Babu Rai,...
Bollywood's soundtrack owes much to unsung heroes like lyricist Verma Malik, whose verses from the 70s and 80s refuse to fade. Whether it's the frenzy of a wedding baraat or the tenderness of...
Sonu Nigam, the voice behind countless Bollywood hits, is making waves with his contributions to 'Border 2', the sequel to the iconic 1997 war drama. Singing three out of the film's seven songs,...