Mumbai | 1 day ago
Women celebrities throng Amrapali's show at IIJW
Mumbai, Aug 19 - Designer jewellery brand Amrapali's show at the India International Jewellery Week - Thursday was high on woman power with many female celebrities turning up and the show stopper being Bollywood actress Konkona Sen Sharma.The list of other celebrities who added glitter to the show were folk singer Ila Arun and her daughter Isshita Arun, Bollywood actress Kiron Kher, playback singe ... read more

Kolkata | 1 month ago
Bipasha launches Bengali entertainment channel
Kolkata, July 19 - Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu launched Bengali general entertainment channel Mahuaa Bangla here Monday evening.An initiative of Mahuaa Media Pvt Ltd, the channel was co-launched by P.K. Tewari, chairman and managing director of the Mahua group, and Brazilian football legends Romario and Branco at the ITC Sonar. 'Mahuaa Bangla will just not cater to entertainment but will striv ... read more

2 months ago
'Tum chain ho' clear winner in 'Milenge Milenge' soundtrack
Film: 'Milenge Milenge'; Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Alka Yagnik, Jayesh Gandhi, Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sonu Niigaam, Suzanne D'Mello and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **Either it's because 'Milenge Milenge' is releasing after a delay of five years or Himesh Reshammiya wanted to take inspiration from bygone decades - whatever it might be, the soundtrac ... read more

2 months ago
For Monday -- 'Tum chain ho' clear winner in 'Milenge Milenge' soundtrack
Film: 'Milenge Milenge'; Music Director: Himesh Reshammiya; Lyricist: Sameer; Singers: Alka Yagnik, Jayesh Gandhi, Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sonu Niigaam, Suzanne D'Mello and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **Either it's because 'Milenge Milenge' is releasing after a delay of five years or Himesh Reshammiya wanted to take inspiration from bygone decades - whatever it might be, but this Kare ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
My generation is gone: Bollywood singer Manhar Udhas
New Delhi, April 11 - Well-known singer Manhar Udhas, who has sung for more than 300 movies and given hits like 'Hum tumhe chahte hain aise' and 'Har kisiko nahin milta', is no longer active in Bollywood. But he says he is still 'obsessed with playback singing'.'My first love has always been playback singing because it is very challenging and very interesting too. In fact, I am still quite obsesse ... read more

Agra | 6 months ago
Tourism industry disillusioned with Taj festival
Agra, Feb 16 - The tourism industry in this city of the Taj Mahal feels the annual cultural festival Taj Mahotsava has now degenerated into a farce pandering to the basest instincts of the local audience, instead of the tourist-atracting spring fest it was meant to be.The 10-day festival that will start Thursday at Shilpgram, just 500 metres from the Taj Mahal, was originally meant to draw in fore ... read more

New Delhi | 6 months ago
Listen to decade's best romantic songs this Valentines' Day
New Delhi, Feb 10 - No plans for Valentine's Day? Well then chill out at home and create a perfect atmosphere by listening to some of the best romantic songs of the deacade like 'Mere Khayalon ki Mallika' and 'Suraj hua madham'.IANS selected the following songs from the last decade - for this day of love. 'Mere Khayalon ki Mallika' - You can make a good start with the beautifully composed song tha ... read more

1 year ago
Gowariker's sister sings for Priyanka in 'What's Your Raashee?'
Mumbai, July 28 - Filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker has roped in his sister to croon a song that will be picturised on Priyanka Chopra in his forthcoming movie 'What's Your Raashee?' He hopes audiences appreciate her voice. 'My sister Aslesha sang the song 'Aa le chal' for my film. I could've brought her vocals out earlier, but there's a right time for everything. In 'What's Your Raashee?' I had the ... read more

1 year ago
What does music mean to our Bollywood singers, composers?
New Delhi, June 20 - They give Bollywood music buffs their regular doses of sounds, melodies and beats that take not only the country but the world by storm. Recent example being the double Oscar for Indian music director A.R. Rahman. Music has taken them places, music is what they eat, sleep and live with. So on the occasion of World Music Day, June 21, many artists belonging to the Hindi filmd ... read more

1 year ago
'Short Kut...' not best work of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Film: 'Short Kut - The Con Is On'; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghosal, Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Nikita Nigam, Kirti Sagathia and Hrishikesh Kamerkar; Ratings: **1/2 'Short Kut - The Con Is On' had everything going right for it - famous composers, best lyricist and talented singers like Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam going ... read more