Kishore Kumar was asked to sing the song Vaada Tera Vaada, but he refused, saying that it suited Mohammad Rafi's voice more.

Today marks the veteran singer's 97th birth anniversary. How things began to turn after 1965 - through a handful of songs, a winter night in Kolkata, and one Bengali melody - culminated in the 1969 ...

Two missed opportunities stood out that year. Guru Dutt’s Professor with Waheeda, later made with Shammi Kapoor, and Bimal ...

Dr Johann Werth, a professor from Frankfurt, was once on his way to the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for a guest lecture when he heard a yodel emanating from the car’s music system. Although ...