Vishal Bhardwaj Birthday: Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian filmmaker, music composer, and playback singer. He received wider recognition with his compositions in Gulzar's "Maachis." He went on to compose music for the films "Satya" and "Godmother." For the latter, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Bhardwaj made his directorial debut with the children's film "Makdee," for which he also composed the music. He garnered widespread critical acclaim and numerous accolades for writing and directing the Indian adaptations of three tragedies by William Shakespeare: "Maqbool" from "Macbeth," "Omkara" from "Othello," and "Haider" from "Hamlet." On his birthday, we look back at his "Sit With Hitlist" interview, where he talked about how he became a musician and gained confidence in his talent when he received validation from Usha Khanna.
03 August,2024 08:05 PM IST
AR Rahman was recently awarded the prestigious Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award at a ceremony in Mumbai. During his acceptance speech, AR Rahman shared that his father had deep respect for the Mangeshkar family. He said, “My father, when he was working in the film industry down south, used to get up facing Lata Mangeshkar ji’s photograph. So, when I became a composer from the south and the enormous love I got from you guys, changed my life. One thing I tell my family – my kids – is that look at the Mangeshkar family. The dedication they have. today we need that, today we need to celebrate the dedication of Lata ji, Asha ji, Hridaynath ji and the whole family. Hridaynath ji keeps asking me what I like about him. I say, ‘everything’.”
25 April,2024 09:05 PM IST
Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was honoured with prestigious third Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award on April 24. Singer Usha Mangeshkar, the third eldest Mangeshkar sibling, presented the award to Amitabh Bachchan. The award was instituted in memory of melody queen Lata Mangeshkar after her demise in 2022. The award is given for remarkable dedication to the nation, its people, and society. Previous recipients of this esteemed award include Prime Minister Narendra Modi and popular singer Asha Bhosale.
25 April,2024 03:07 PM IST
BJP Tamil Nadu President Annamalai lashed out at Congress over Randeep Surjewala’s objectionable remark over Hema Malini. He said Congress’ Randeep Surjewala made “crass comment” and “justified” his remark. On April 04, Hema Malini also attacked Surjewala and advised him to learn to respect women from PM Modi. Clarifying his remark, Surjewala took to ‘X’ and alleged that BJP distorted his video and shared a longer version of his speech.
05 April,2024 01:54 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
