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TopicBollywood music

Topic: Bollywood music

‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ is this year’s Valentine’s Day anthem. It’s not cringy

If you’re a die-hard Mohammed Rafi fan, you might roll your eyes and label the song “senseless.” But, ‘Loveyapa Ho Gaya’ mirrors the unfiltered energy of today’s dating culture.

Singer Mubarak Begum went from poverty to Bollywood & Lollywood. Then her ‘wings were cut’

‘Kabhi Tanhaiyon Mein’ singer Mubarak Begum, who died on 18 July 2016, worked with some of the biggest names in Bollywood in the 1950s & 60s. But her career took a nosedive.

Bollywood’s female lyricists are reimagining item songs, nationalism. Now, they want credit

With the community being so small, there is no sense of cutthroat competition. But for Anvita Dutta, Kausar Munir, and Priya Saraiya fighting for recognition has been an uphill battle.

80 years of qawwali in Bombay cinema — one man is archiving Hindi music’s crown jewel

Archivist Yousuf Saeed says that even hardcore movie buffs may only be able to name 10 qawwalis. The Cinema Qawwali Archive lists over 700 songs.

Singer KK passes away at 53 after live performance in Kolkata

Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was declared 'brought dead' at the Kolkata hospital where he was rushed, after collapsing at his hotel.

Hasrat Jaipuri, the former bus conductor who wrote some of Raj Kapoor’s best songs

Along with fellow lyricist Shailendra, Jaipuri was part of Raj Kapoor's dream team for more than two decades and wrote songs that are loved to this day.

Wajid Khan of music composer duo Sajid-Wajid dies of kidney ailments at 42

The singer and composer, known for his work in Salman Khan films like 'Dabangg' and 'Wanted', had been suffering from a kidney infection for some time now.

OP Nayyar’s music turned Howrah Bridge from a movie to a whole mood

Madhubala and Ashok Kumar-starrer Howrah Bridge has music as a character.

C.I.D. to Naya Daur — 8 soundtracks that are testament to OP Nayyar’s genius

One of Bollywood’s biggest musical influences, O.P. Nayyar created some of the most addictive and memorable songs.

From Ikk Kudi to Ek Do Teen — the best & worst of Bollywood music this decade

The decade saw a sea change in the kind of music Bollywood produced, courtesy a more discerning audience.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.