Conversations Over Chai

01. 06. 1929 – 03. 05. 1981 When I’m asked about my favourite Hindi film heroines, I usually have Meena Kumari top the list, followed...

Life, if lived well – ‘tis said – does not involve regrets. Because everything happens for a reason. Even if you don’t really know what tha...

28.09.1929 Considering Lata Mangeshkar's long reign at the top, it should come as no surprise that she has sung duets with almost...

Receiving the Padma Bhushan on 31st March 2009  (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi) When I first began to research the songs of Shamshad Beg...