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Lata Mangeshkar To Take The Jab This Week

Subhash K . Jha1 day ago

India’s Resident Nightingale Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar is all set to take the Covid vaccine this week. All the other members of distinguished Mangeshkar family have already taken the vaccine. “Bass main baqi reh gayi hoon(only I remained),” says Lataji. She had been ...

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Lata Mangeshkar Sends Her Best Wishes To Aditya Narayan: “Now Even The Young Are Getting The Virus”

Subhash K . Jha2 weeks ago5th April 2021

The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is worried about the spike in Corona numbers. “It’s become much worse, and we are to blame for it. So many people are not following the guidelines, not wearing...

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Lata Mangeshkar Expresses Concern Over Rising Covid Cases in Mumbai

Subhash K . Jha1 month ago

India’s most precious national treasure Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar has some advice for Mumbaikars and Maharashtrians. “My humble request to them with folded hands is, please don’t take Covid lightly. It is not gone as yet. People in Mumbai behave as if...

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Guess Who Called Dharmendra To Cheer Him Up?

Subhash K . Jha1 month ago16th March 2021

On Sunday, fans friends and admirers of the iconic Dharmendra were concerned when he posted what seemed to be a despondent poem about mortality.Soon tweets about his health began to flood ...

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Aamir Khan As I Knew Him

Subhash K . Jha1 month ago

I can’t deny Aamir is the most adventurous performer in India. Aamir has constantly taken risks, gone against the flow and generally been more than just a mega-star. What’s more,...

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Rekha Is Into Singing Seriously

Subhash K . Jha1 month ago13th March 2021

The captivating enigmatic Rekha may not be seen on screen these days. But she is pursuing her secret passion…no, not what you think…Rekhaji is heavily into singing, and the whole industry is ...

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When R D Burman Made Vinod Chopra Call Up His Wife Asha Bhosle

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago1st March 2021

Like any possessive wife Asha Bhosle hated to see her husband work with any other woman. A hugely talented music composer R D Burman was allowed to work with only one other female singer by ...

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Ravindra Jain India ‘Sur’ Das

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago28th February 2021

Some composers are born to create beautiful melodies even if they cannot see the world and its creation. Almost entirely blind, music composer Ravindra Jain was the ‘sur’ das of the film fraternity. Though...

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Subhash K Jha Selects His 10 Favourite Films Of The Ultimate Diva Sridevi

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago24th February 2021

* “Jaag Utha Insan” (1984): Though it was “Himmatwala” that launched her into stardom in Bollywood, it was this unsuccessful nugget of a film produced by Rakesh Roshan and directed...

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Madhavan: “Receiving A Doctorate Felt Surreal…Please Stop Perceiving Actors As Idiots””

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago19th February 2021

Kindly note. It is Dr Madhavan from now on. Tamil star-actor R Madhavan has received the Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.) for his outstanding contribution to arts and cinema by DY PatilEducation Society, Kolhapur, at their...

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Subhash K Jha Selects 5 Outstanding Tracks On The Pangs Of Love

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago15th February 2021

Love is not only about togetherness and joy. It is also about being torn apart and the abject grief of losing love. Which are your favourite songs of Birha? Here are...

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Lata Mangeshkar Selects Her 5 Most Romantic Songs

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago12th February 2021

Javed Akhtar told me about an incident that Pandit Jasraj narrated to him .In the 1950s PanditJasraj was in Amritsar when he went to meet the classical genius Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan who was his God. When Pandit Jasraj got chatting...

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Please Keep Lataji Out Of Politics

Subhash K . Jha2 months ago8th February 2021

In her latest interview with Arnab Goswami—it seems they continue to be comrades—Kangan Ranaut has spoken about how she has lost multi-crores worth of endorsement deals for labeling farmers as “terrorists”. Money, as we can...

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5 Outstanding Duets Featuring Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle

Subhash K . Jha3 months ago

The Mangeshkar sisters Lata and Asha have ruled the ‘ear’waves for over 60 years.Apart, they are institutions in their own right. Together they constitute a force to reckon with. The two sisters have sung approximately 80 ...

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5 Songs Of The Late Narendra Chanchal That You Probably Don’t Know

Subhash K . Jha3 months ago28th January 2021

Narendra Chanchal who quietly passed away on January 22 left behind a legacy of ‘Mata Rani’ Bhajans that will be chanted sung and celebrated as long as God and Music exist. But did you...

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Lata Mangeshkar Tells The Truth About India’s Most Beloved Patriotic Song Ae mere watan ke logon

Subhash K . Jha3 months ago26th January 2021

“Kissko pataa tha yeh gaana logon ko itna pasand ayega?(who knew the song would be so much liked by people?).When Aemere watan ke logon was being created we never thought it would become such an imperishable patriotic anthem.I recall vividly that cold winter evening...

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“I Once Sang A Duet With Hrithik’s Grandmother,” ….Lataji On Her Close Relationship With The Roshans

Subhash K . Jha4 months ago6th December 2020

The Nightingale of Asia Lata Mangeshkar received a surprise call from Rakesh Roshan, his son Hrithik Roshan and Rakesh’s brother music composer Rajesh Roshan, a day after she tweeted her birthday-anniversary wishes for Rakesh and Rajesh’s father the great composer Roshan. Lataji says...

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Diwali Messages From Lata Mangeshkar, the Bachchans & Shatrughan Sinha

Subhash K . Jha5 months ago16th November 2020

Diwali this year would not only lowkey in the film industry , but almost non-existent. Those film families known to have all-night Diwali parties in the film industry are Aamir Khan, the Bachchans,Sajid Nadiadwala and Ekta Kapoor. Except Ektka they have...

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Lata Mangeshkar: “Durga Puja This Year Will Have To Be Without Fanfare”

Subhash K . Jha6 months ago19th October 2020

The Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar is a huge fan of Ma Durgaa. “I’ve always been an admirer of Her shakti,her determination to drive Evil out of the universe. Given the bleak situation,we need the incentive to...

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Ronit Roy Missed His Biggest Birthday Present, Lataji reacts

Subhash K . Jha6 months ago14th October 2020

Television’s most wanted star-actor Ronit Roy who turned 55 on October 11, says he missed his most precious gift for the day when India’s Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar tweeted her birthday wishes for Ronit. Ronit who is out ...

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How Asha Bhosle Sang The Drug Anthem Dum Maro Dum Instead Of Lata Mangeshkar

Subhash K . Jha6 months ago9th October 2020

Believe it or not, the the drug anthem Dum maro dum mit jaye gham from Hare Rama Hare Krishna was to be sung by Lata Mangeshkar!! At least that was composer Rahul Dev Burman’s orginal plan. But then the film’s producer-director-leading man Dev Anand, who had...

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Lata Mangeshkar Gets A Call From Her Brother PM Narendra Modi

Subhash K . Jha7 months ago1st October 2020

Not all of us are lucky enough to receive a call from our prime minister on our birthday. Lataji who turned a year older on September 28 received a call from Modiji. “It...

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12 Favourite Undiscovered Lata Mangeshkar Songs On Her 94th Birthday

Subhash K . Jha7 months ago28th September 2020

1. Barse ghan saari raat...sangg sow jao(Tarang): The immensely gifed composer Vanraj Bhatia created only one song for Lataji for Kumar Shahani’s experimental film Tarang...and what a song....a long narrative number describing a deserted...

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Lata Mangeshkar Picks Her Favourite Rama Bhajans

Subhash K . Jha7 months ago14th September 2020

1. Rama Ratan Dhan Payo: “I recorded this album 37 years ago. Its popularity remains undiminished. Though I may have sung better Bhajans the Rama Bhajans in this album like Payoji maine rama rattan dhan payo, Thumak chalat ramachandra , Shri ramachandra kripalu and the other Rama bhajans are...

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Asha Bhosle’s Autobiography Coming Up. But Sister Lata Mangeshkar Stays Away

Subhash K . Jha7 months ago8th September 2020

Asha Bhosle who turned a year older on September 8 remains as busy as ever with recordings and her grandchildren. Now she has one more surprise in store . The...

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Lata Mangeshkar’s Building Quarantined: “Tell My Well Wishers I Am In Good Health”

Subhash K . Jha8 months ago31st August 2020

Asia’s most accomplished artiste Lata Mangeshkar is safe from the Coronavirus. On Saturday there was panic among her fans and well-wishers when Lataji’s residential complex Prabhu Kunj was sealed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) after some residents...

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Rajesh Roshan: “I’ve Made Lataji Promise To Sing For Me Again”

Subhash K . Jha8 months ago28th August 2020

Composer Rajesh Roshan shares a very special bonding with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar. They worked closely on melodies like Bhool gayi sab kuch(Julie), Pal bhar mein yeh kya ho gaya(Swami), Pardesia(Mr Natwarlal) and Wada no tod(Dil Tujhko Diya). Rajesh has now asked Lataji to sing for him again. “The last time she sang for me...

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Lata Mangeshkar On Why Ganesh Chaturthi This Year Is Different And Yet Same

Subhash K . Jha8 months ago24th August 2020

It’s an open house at the Mangeshkars every year during the Ganesh Chaturthi season.Not this year, though. Says Lataji, “Every year during this festive season of Ganesh Chuturthi we have a free flow of guests . Our...

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Lata Mangeshkar -Sridevi…A Divine Combination

Subhash K . Jha8 months ago21st August 2020

When it came to ghost voices Sridevi was at her best when the Nighingale sang for her. Sridevi once told me, “When Lataji sings for me I feel half my...

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Lata Mangeshkar Picks Her Favourite Rama Bhajans

Subhash K . Jha8 months ago8th August 2020

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Lata Mangeshkar On The Bachchans’ Testing Covid Positive

Subhash K . Jha9 months ago19th July 2020

“It’s like a slap in the face,” says India’s greatest singer Lata Mangeshkar about Amitabh Bachchan and his family testing positive for Covid19. Lataji has been upset ever since she heard the news. “It is hard ...

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On His 81st Birthday Anniversary (27 July ) Lata Mangeshkar Remembers R D Burman

Subhash K . Jha10 months ago27th June 2020

“I was very closer to Pancham(R D Burman) than his father(Sachin dev Burman).When he married my sister(Asha Bhosle) he told me to write him a letter as a wedding gift which...

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Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar Picks Her 5 Must-Listen Lockdown Favourite Songs

Subhash K . Jha11 months ago31st May 2020

The Nightingale hates playing favourites.When I urge her to do so she reminds me that she never listens to her own songs. “I never do that because if I listen...

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Yogesh Was A Poet First, Then A Lyricist, Lata Mangeshkar, Nitin Mukesh, Hrishikesh Mukherjee Speak On The Poet

Subhash K . Jha11 months ago31st May 2020

We would probably not have known about the death of poet-lyricist Yogesh Gaur had the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar not tweeted about it. Among the most articulate lyricists of Hindi cinema,...

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Lata Mangeshkar: “Bobby Became A Classic Not Because Of My Songs But Because of Rishi Kapoor”

Subhash K . Jha11 months ago9th May 2020

Raj Kapoor’s Bobby which introduced Rishi Kapoor as a leading man to Hindi cinema wiped out his huge financial debts. It was the biggest hit of Raj Kapoor’s career as a filmmaker and regarded...

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Lata Mangeshkar: “Rishi Kapoor Was My Favourite Kapoor After Raj Saab”

Subhash K . Jha12 months ago3rd May 2020

Everyone who is a fan of the great music in Raj Kapoor’s cinema knows Lata Mangeshkar was the Showman’s muse . He called her Mata Saraswati .He unconsciously dedicated all...

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Lata Mangeshkar: “We are going through the most trying of times”

Subhash K . Jha31st March 202031st March 2020

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar Speaks To Subhash K Jha On Being Corona Confined Didi,namaaskar, aap kaisi hain? Main theek hoon. Sab ki terah ghar mein hoon(I am at home like everyone). You were recently hospitalized for a a severe lung infection, so you must be doubly careful? I am extremely...

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Lata Mangeshkar Generously Returns Ayushmann Khurrana’s Compliment

Subhash K . Jha2nd March 20202nd March 2020

Some time ago Ayushmann Khurrana had tweeted about his love for the Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar’s song Saawan ke jhoole pade from the film Jurmana. After her long illness and complete recovery Lataji has reciprocated by complimenting Khurrana. Says a source, “Lataji made it a...

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Lata Mangeshkar Finally Discharged From Hospital, Returns Home

Subhash K . Jha9th December 20199th December 2019

After 28 days in hospital, India’s most beloved singer Lata Mangeshkar finally returned to her home in Prabhu Kunj , Peddar Road to a rousing welcome from her fans well-wishers and friends. But for those close to her,...

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Lata Mangeshkar Is Recovering Fast

Subhash K . Jha29th November 201929th November 2019

Though a large section of the media lost interest in Lataji’s health the minute they realized she wasn’t going anywhere, her genuinely concerned fans keep inquiring about her health from...

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Lata Mangeshkar Is Recovering ,Anxious Fans Waiting Her Return At Her

Subhash K . Jha18th November 201918th November 2019

On a normal day when Lataji is home, there are hordes of curious fans and devotees standing on Peddar Road hoping to catch a glimpse of her.Now as news of her illness has spread ...

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Stop Spreading Lies About Lata Mangeshkar, Requests Family

Subhash K . Jha18th November 201918th November 2019

The vultures in the media business are having a field day. In the last one week ever since India’s most beloved singer Lata Mangeshkar was hospitalized , the alarmists and sensation-mongers are putting ...

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5 Unknown Facts About Lata Mangeshkar

Subhash K . Jha15th November 201915th November 2019

1. She is the undisputed God of all melodious of things. The Sing Sena Supremo. But whom does Lata Mangeshkar idolize as a singer? It’s Kundal Lal Saigal. She adored his voice as a child and...

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When Lata Mangeshkar Almost Lost Her Voice

Subhash K . Jha15th November 201915th November 2019

Meri awaaz hi pehchan hai…The voice that has defined beauty, harmony,grace and humanism for millions of Indians for over seven decades almost got stilled . The year was 1961 . By then Lataji had already become...

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Lata Mangeshkar Is Fine, And Back Home

Subhash K . Jha12th November 201912th November 2019

The Nightingale of India is well on the way to recovery.She did give us all a scare, though, when a chest infection landed her in the hospital on Monday. Just...