Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Jasraj at the launch of music exhibition in Prince of Wales Museum on 5th September 2008 (more…)

Kolkata, July 17 (IANS) How many of us know that Lata Mangeshkar’s real name was Hema? A new book on her is not only a compendium of all her songs but also chronicles some unknown facts about the singing legend. (more…)

Aamir Khan honoured with a special award in Shanmukhanand hall, Mumbai on April 24th 2008. Present at this event were the legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, and actor Shreeram Lagoo. Aamir Khan was presented a special award for his dedicated contribution to indian film industry by Lata Mangeshkar. The Award is dedicated to Deenanath Mangeshkar and Aamir Khan was thrilled to recieve the award. (more…)

(Photos) Amit Deshmukh the son of Vilasrao Deshmukh Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday married Aditi Pratap Ghorpade a TV actress. Arjun Rampal, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Shaina NC, Rekha, Vaishali Samant, Harsh Goenka, John Abraham, Anjala Zaveri, Jeetendra, Arjun Rampal, Farhan Akhtar and Vivek Oberoi were seen at the event. The ‘baarat’ of the Amit Deshmukh saw bigwigs from politics, business & entertainment industry in attendance even as the groom’s younger brother & actor Ritesh Deshmukh danced on the tunes of dhols and nagadas. Aditi is the daughter of Bangalore-based businessman Pratap Ghorpade who belongs to a family of Marathas who settled in the South centuries ago. (more…)

(Photos) Pichhwais Exhibition” inaugurated by Lata Mangeshkar. Pichhwais from the TAPI collection belonging to Mr. Praful & Shilpa Shah was displayed at a unique exhibition “In Adoration Of Krishna” - Pichhwais of Shrinathji Exhibition was inaugurated by Lata Mangeshkar. Neeta Ambani, Lata’s sister Usha Mangeshkar, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia were also seen with Lata Mangeshkar. (more…)

Well, with the hype of the release of the two big films (Om Shanti Om and Saawariya), Bollywood went in a loop to thinking upon whether these films are doing good or not, which movie is doing a good business, and for which movie the public is going crazy, etc. Now it seems that all the rumors surrounding these young movies have come to a stop. Saawariya, as a debutant movie of the star-kids of the big Bollywood families, failed to recall the Bansali’s magic this time. We had the super movies such as the Black, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam that rocked the nation with full filmy spices and SOS at a time when there was no much scope for their promotion. However, the game is over now, and the Bollywood is aging with other hot happenings. With a collection of weekend gross of $1,764,131, OSO topped last week compared to Saawariya’s $542,192 collection. (more…)

If you were waiting for another thriller this week, you are surely going to be disappointed. Speed, the latest release is all but another flop from Vikram Bhatt. The movie fails to impress even the simple audience because of a series of flaws including the poor script, impromptu direction, below-average acting, and a mixture of plots. Though the movie is supposed to follow the main plot, i.e., the kidnapping of Urmila Matondkar, there are other two plots in the movie that get intertwined with the main plot. The first one is the love story between Zayed Khan and Tanushree, (more…)

Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Lata Mangeshkar’s fans are in for a rare treat. A 17-year-old private recording done by the singing legend for a temple has been unearthed by a quirk of fate. The album, “Sumiran”, is set for an early release. (more…)