Agra | 28 days 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 | 1 month 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

7 months 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

8 months 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

9 months 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

1 year ago
India's Oscar wins just the beginning, says elated Bollywood
Mumbai, Feb 24 - Bollywood hailed Oscar winners A.R. Rahman, Resul Pookutty and Gulzar saying they were the flagbearers of Indian cinema and that this is just the beginning of the country's march to global glory. From Amitabh Bachchan to Preity Zinta everyone was euphoric about the wins. Amitabh Bachchan: Great moment for Indian cinema and Indian talent. And that two of our most talented film ar ... read more

1 year ago
Pakistani artistes should be allowed in India, says Bollywood
Mumbai, Dec 13 - Bollywood has criticised the Shiv Sena's decision to stop Pakistani artistes from performing in Maharashtra in the aftermath of the Mumbai terror strikes. But musicians like Gulzar and Aadesh Shrivastava feel ghazal singer Ghulam Ali, whose concerts in India were cancelled last week, should have chosen a better time. Following are some of the reactions of the leading lights of t ... read more

1 year ago
Rahman uses 'Choli ke peeche' in 'Slumdog Millionaire' soundtrack
Mumbai, Nov 29 - Music director A.R. Rahman, who has given the music for Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', has used the controversial chartbuster 'Choli ke peeche kya hai' as a part of the film's soundtrack and says it fitted the mood of the movie. 'The song fitted the mood of the film. It represents that period in the early 1990s. The colour, the swirl and the frenetic pace - so I've re-reco ... read more

1 year ago
'Nightingale' Lata remains unchallenged at 80
Mumbai, Sep 27 - Singer Lata Mangeshkar, known as the Nightingale of Bollywood for having mesmerised millions with her melodious voice for over six decades, enters her 80th year Sunday - and like every year she plans to keep it austere sans fanfare. Lata has never celebrated her birthday in public and follows the same annual routine. She begins the day by praying at the Mahalaxmi Temple situate ... read more

1 year ago
Taj replica to wow tourists at Agra show
Agra, Aug 28 - It took seven years of chiselling and carving by 28 craftsmen and designers. Made in pure white Makrana marble like the original 17th century monument, a Taj Mahal replica will be opened to the public as part of a glitzy stage show from Friday. The model, built upon a 12 x 12 ft area, weighs 8,250 kg. The workmanship and stone inlay work closely resemble the original. It will be s ... read more