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How Asha Bhosle ruled Instagram 40 years after this song's release, which Gen-Z couldn't get enough of
September 08, 2025 5:38 pm
This track from the movie Sharabi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Prada, was composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle, and it went viral 40 years after its release. Asha turns 92 today.
Mithun Chakraborty: The superstar of the masses was once ridiculed for his skin colour, called 'gareebon ka Amitabh'
June 16, 2024 10:29 pm
From being discriminated for his complexion to being labelled as 'Gareebon ka Amitabh,' thanks to his long stint with B-grade films, A-lister actresses refusing to work with him and strings of flops, Mithun Chakraborty's life has been a roller-coaster ride.
When Bappi Lahiri meets K-pop
June 10, 2023 6:24 pm
K-pop idol Aoora on being inspired by India's disco king Bappi Lahiri and his collaborations with musicians from across the country.
Bappi Lahiri composed the music for ad taking a gentle dig at him, reveals founder: 'He took it in the right spirit'
April 19, 2023 6:08 pm
Bappi Lahiri featured in one of the ads for CRED that had celebrities laughing at themselves.
Salim Merchant: 'Many ways for a musician to be discovered today'
April 05, 2023 9:28 pm
Salim Merchant said gone are the days when singers had to depend on music directors in the movies and record labels to churn out songs.
Lata Mangeshkar's death the most-googled news event of 2022; Sushmita Sen-Lalit Modi, Anjali Arora, Abdu Rozik among most-searched celebs
December 07, 2022 1:44 pm
The passing of four singers -- Lata Mangeshkar, Sidhu Moosewala, KK, and Bappi Lahiri -- were among the top 10 most-googled news events of 2022 in India. See the full list here:
How Jimmy Jimmy, now an anthem in China against Xi's Zero Covid policy, has been feted globally
November 02, 2022 11:59 am
China is not new to 'Jimmy Jimmy', but its use as a protest song has never happened before. So, what explains the popularity of 'Jimmy Jimmy' in China, and the rest of the world?
Bappi Lahiri in Shanghai and the power of music
November 02, 2022 5:55 am
That the angry residents of a Chinese city found an outlet for their frustration in a Bappi Lahiri track is just another example of the immense capacity of music to contain multitudes -- of stories, meanings, experiences
When Amitabh Bachchan put an 'uncomfortable' Smita Patil at ease during Namak Halal: 'With a lot of personal persuasion...'
May 01, 2022 8:18 am
As the Prakash Mehra directorial Namak Halaal celebrates 40 years of its release, we go down the memory lane and revisit some unforgettable trivia about the 1982 Amitabh Bachchan movie.
Bappa Lahiri on what the family plans to do with Bappi Lahiri’s gold collection: 'We are going to preserve it...'
March 23, 2022 8:38 am
Bappi Lahiri, famous for popularising the disco sound in the country, passed away on February 15 this year at the age of 69.
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RIP Bappi Lahiri: Pictorial tribute to the 'Disco King’
February 16, 2022 9:52 am
Bappi Lahiri is no more. Ace composer-singer passed away in Mumbai hospital.
Sonam Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Sonakshi Sinha at Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan's grand Diwali bash
November 13, 2015 2:37 pm
The party continued at Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya's residence on Wednesday evening, (November 11) as guests including Sophie Choudry, Tiger Shroff, Shilpa Shetty, Asin, Sonam Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha flooded in for the celebrations.
Congress candidates Sanjay Nirupam, Madhusudan Mistry hold roadshows in respective constituencies
April 18, 2014 9:31 pm
Actress Divya Dutta joined Congress candidate Sanjay Nirupam in an election campaign rally at Borivili.
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