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Lata Mangeshkar: Voice of Indian cinema falls silent

Lata Mangeshkar: Voice of Indian cinema falls silent

February 6, 2022

The influential singer and music composer of Bollywood has sung over 30,000 songs in her career spanning over 70 decades. She was listed by Guinness World Records as the most recorded singer. She was a cultural icon who made her name not just in her country but on a global level ...

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Prize unwise: Bollywood award shows

Prize unwise: Bollywood award shows

March 4, 2021

After a gap of over a year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Bollywood award season has begun again.  Dadasaheb Phalke Awards, considered one of the most prestigious awards in Indian cinema, concluded on February 26 and Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone and Akshay Kumar bagg...

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Films with thought provoking content fail to find audience in India

Films with thought provoking content fail to find audience in India

July 31, 2020

Films based on philosophy and thought provoking ideas do not make money at the box office in India. Even though such films win international awards and accolades, yet they have no nest in their home country.

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Multifaceted artist Girish Karnad passes away at 81

Multifaceted artist Girish Karnad passes away at 81

June 10, 2019

Noted playwright-actor-director and activist Girish Karnad breathed his last today in Bengaluru at the age of 81.

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Why Google India dedicated its doodle to Indian singer Mukesh?

Why Google India dedicated its doodle to Indian singer Mukesh?

July 25, 2016

It is the 93rd birth anniversary of the Indian legendary Bollywood Hindi movie singer Mukesh who died in 1976. His unique style of singing has earned him the title a man with golden voice and Google India honoured this legend by a doodle on its home page.

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