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Deb Mukherjee Passes Away: Bollywood Celebs Pay Last Respects! (Photo Credit – Twitter)

Holi festivities in Bollywood came to an abrupt end with the news of Ayan Mukerji losing his father. Veteran actor Deb Mukherjee passed away at the age of 83. He had not been keeping well for the past few days and passed away on the morning of March 14. His last rites took place at 4 Pm in Mumbai.

Kajol Rushes With Mom Tanuja

As soon as the news broke, Ayan’s best friends Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt left their Holi party in Alibaug and rushed back to Mumbai. Kajol was the amongst the first ones to arrive at Ayan’s residence to pay last respect to his uncle. She was seen with mom Tanuja.

Slowly, the entire industry gathered to pay last respects to Deb Mukherjee, who was last seen in Shahid Kapoor’s film Kaminey. Karan Johar, Jaya Bachchan,...

Sair Banu Once Revealed How Shammi Kapoor Pretended To Scold Her When She Was Failing To Perform A Scene(Photo Credit – YouTube)

Shammi Kapoor was a legendary actor and his characters were full of energy. The veteran star has worked with many talented actors and actresses including the gorgeous Saira Banu. She made her debut with Junglee opposite Kapoor, and while filming a song, the actress was failing to do it correctly. Saira got nervous with a large crowd around watching them shoot and broke down in tears leading Shammi to scold her. However, this gave her the much-needed push to know the entire story and keep scrolling.

Junglee was a comedy film starring Shammi and Saira in the leading roles. It was directed by Subodh Mukherjee, known for movies like Paying Guest, Abhinetri, Teesri Aankh, and more. The movie also featured Shashikala, Anoop Kumar, and Lalita Pawar in supporting roles.

In his over half-a-century-long Hindi film career, he sang more than a thousand songs, but just three serve to demonstrate his position in the industry’s scheme of things – the madcap “Ek Chatur Naar” where Kishore Kumar beats him; the enchanting qawwali “Na to karvaan ki talash hai” where Mohammed Rafi emerges triumphant eventually; and the classical contest “Ketaki gulab juhi”, where he beats Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.

This was part of the misfortune of Prabodh Chandra ‘Manna’ Dey, born on this day (May 1) in 1919 in Calcutta. His classical training, innate talent, and “masculine” voice made him perfect for all shades of songs – romantic (including those for the vintage-aged), folk ballads, philosophical musings, and more, but he was never deemed a top-notch singer.

A nephew of gifted blind singer-composer Krishna Chandra Dey, who paved his way into music and films, Manna Dey’s forte was challenging, classical-based songs, especially those that his contemporaries considered difficult,...

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Feb 16 (Ians) Veteran singer-composer Alokesh alias Bappi Lahiri – nephew of the legendary trio of late Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar – passed away around midnight due to multiple health issues, his family said here on Wednesday. Wielding the baton from the age of 19, Lahiri, 69, and […]...

Veteran singer-composer Alokesh alias Bappi Lahiri – nephew of the legendary trio of late Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar and Anoop Kumar – passed away around midnight due to multiple health issues, his family said here on Wednesday. Wielding the baton from the age of 19, Lahiri, 69, and breathed his last at the Criticare Hospital, […]...