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It indeed was fortuitous that on the hundredth birth anniversary of Dev Sahb or Dev Anand, his one of the most famous muse in his cinematic journey – Waheeda Rehman, was conferred with the Dada Saheb Phalke award. Jury may be out whether she should have been conferred with the award earlier than those who got it during the last few years, but it is redemption time for Waheeda Rehman and her fans who continue to increase in proportions with every new appearance that she condescends to either in a movie or on various entertainment channels on television and Ott platforms.

Conferring of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for me was also an occasion to travel down memory lane and relive those memories. The first brush with Waheeda Rehman was when we watched Bees Saal Baad (1962) at Gorakhpur in a club. Those were the days when movie watching was considered a...

It indeed was fortuitous that on the hundredth birth anniversary of Dev Sahb or Dev Anand, his one of the most famous muse in his cinematic journey – Waheeda Rehman, was conferred with the Dada Saheb Phalke award. Jury may be out whether she should have been conferred with the award earlier than those who got it during the last few years, but it is redemption time for Waheeda Rehman and her fans who continue to increase in proportions with every new appearance that she condescends to either in a movie or on various entertainment channels on television and Ott platforms.

Conferring of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for me was also an occasion to travel down memory lane and relive those memories. The first brush with Waheeda Rehman was when we watched Bees Saal Baad (1962) at Gorakhpur in a club. Those were the days when movie watching was considered a...

Mumbai, March 25: Yesteryear actress Nanda, known for hits like "Gumnaam" and "Jab Jab Phool Khile", died Tuesday morning at her residence, her relative said. She was 75.

"Yes, she passed away this morning after a heart attack at her residence," the relative confirmed to Ians.

Waheeda Rehman, who was a very good friend of Nanda, rushed to her residence as soon as she got the news, said a source close to the actress.

Waheeda and Nanda had worked together in "Kala Bazar".

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Anu Malik on the phenomenon of incorporating old songs in today's films by paying hefty rights Let me tell you that I would love to re-create a song myself. But the older song too should be mine! I do not want to depend on someone else's work! I think that the trend of officially incorporating old songs in today's films, on the positive side, speaks very highly of our past composers and frankly, even my generation. It shows that Shankar-Jaikishan, Kalyanji-Anandji, R.D.Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and others were 100 years ahead of their times and of today's music directors! It proves that they composed timeless melodies that people still want to hear today, albeit with new sound production. And why not? Who does not like solid songs? The new generation has not heard these songs and when they do, they generally love them. The money spent on acquiring these songs are...

Dev Anand lives again! In the soon-to-start-shooting 60-crore rupees action-adventure caper Lootera Ranveer Singh would be shown to woo Sonakshi Sinha with some of Dev Anand's choicest numbers including 'Khoya Khoya Chand' (Kala Bazar), 'Tere Mere Sapne' (Guide) and 'Yeh Dil Na Hota Bechara' (Jewel Thief) . And no cover versions, please. Producer Madhu Mantena who was associated with HMV-Saregama will apply for the rights of number Dev Anand melodies. These, say a source, would not be applied to the film in any random fashion. The songs would be filmed keeping the mood and tempo and flavour of the original sequences, and no tampering the core of the compositions or their screen interpretations at all. Apparently director Vikramaditya Motwane would shoot the songs in black-and-white. Ranveer a huge Dev Anand fan would apparently be shown as a Dev Anand fan in the film, sporting the same hairstyle,...

.Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya. . true to his popular song, Dev Anand, one of the most loveable romantic heroes of the 1950s and the 1960s, has refused to let age slow him down. He turned 88 Monday excited about new films and his birthday gift . an I-Phone.He has announced the sequel to his hit film .Hare Rama Hare Krishna. and is looking forward to the release of .Chargesheet...I am having a meeting with Warner Brothers, my producers of .Chargesheet., about the premiere on Monday morning. In the evening, my friends have planned a dinner. A lot of eminent people think my birthday is worth celebrating,. said Dev Anand, who has been part of the Hindi film industry for the past 65 years.The Padma Bhushan awardee and Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner continues to be as charged up about his new film .Chargesheet., which opens Friday, as he has...