Like the voice, the tie is golden. Along with other accessories--shiny leather shoes and a benign smile--it completes the satiny black blazer that was purchased by its famous wearer in Switzerland ...

He had a voice as soft as velvet. His singing brought out the emotion of every song that came his way. Mohammed Rafi remains one of India’s most loved singers. On his 45th death anniversary (July 31), ...

Akash Deep lost his father and elder brother in six months when he was 18. During the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, after struggling to procure an oxygen cylinder for his mother, she ...

Two singers. One a young man in his early 30s, known more for his work in Marathi films, trying to gain a foothold in the Hindi film industry. The second a legend, arguably the greatest playback ...

Man re, tu kahe na dheer dhare? Oh mind, why do you not stay calm? And just like that, I was undone. Not by a deadline. Not by heartbreak. But by Mohammed Rafi. Again. There’s a special kind of irony ...

Forty four years after Mohammed Rafi's untimely demise on July 31, 1980, at the young age of 55, the singer's work continues to enjoy a musical afterlife on radio, television and modern streaming ...

There are re-creations. And there are readymade soundtrack albums—almost. In 2019, the entire five-track album of Luka Chhupi was re-created from earlier songs and fitted into the narrative from the T ...

Mohammed Rafi was India's most renowned singer, and December 24 marks his 100th birth anniversary. As we celebrate this milestone of the legendary artist, here is an interesting fact about him. Rafi ...

Music was his religion, even as he prayed five times a day as a devout Muslim. In his songs it was faith straddling the mosque and the temple which came alive. He sang of the sanctity of Ramadan and ...

After the buzz around legendary singer Kishore Kumar's biopic, music lovers who loved the 60s era have a new reason to celebrate. Recently, at the International Film Festival of India, iconic singer ...