In the mid 1940s, a young lad had come to Bombay who, like many others, wanted to make it big in the film industry. When he got a chance to meet the legendary thespian Motilal he was asked “What brings you to Bombay?”. “The reason which brought you here sir, has also brought me” he... Continue Reading →
“Will you listen to my Shayri?” asked a tiny girl, with a smile that exposed the broken tooth behind her lips. I refused with a smile and walked on. A man approached us soon and offered to show us the entire city of Fatehpur Sikri for a hundred rupees, thus saving some money for our... Continue Reading →
Many years back, as a child I saw on television an image that stuck to my mind forever. An old man runs out of a studio and a woman, seemingly his lover, runs behind him. As she steps out of the studio, she is mobbed by fans for her autograph and the man looks at... Continue Reading →
Lata Mangeshkar, the nightingale of Bollywood turns 80. But age has not dimmed the force of that voice that still strikes a chord with the millions whose lives seem incomplete without it
