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Bollywood lyricist didn't meet son for 23 years, lived in mansion while he struggled in chawl: 'Wore a Rs 10 shirt'

August 23, 2025 10:23 pm

Lyricist Anjan had no idea that his son had ignored his warnings and boarded a train to Mumbai to make it in the film industry. He found out when the wife he'd ignored for decades wrote a letter to him.

Madhuri Dixit's 'Dhak Dhak': Plagiarised music, CBFC's censorship and the song that originally belonged to Sridevi

May 15, 2025 8:00 am

Madhuri Dixit's 'Dhak Dhak' persona could have easily belonged to Sridevi, for she was the first woman to dance on this music.

'Mahesh Bhatt gave it in writing that he'll quit direction if Aashiqui flopped, Gulshan Kumar wanted to scrap the film and release it as an album,' recalls Sameer

April 30, 2025 6:54 pm

Mahesh Bhatt gave it in writing that he would give up direction if Aashiqui failed. He also decided to cover Rahul Roy and Anu Agarwal's faces with a coat as producer Gulshan Kumar thought they were not attractive enough.

Sameer movie review: This Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub film is predictable

September 08, 2017 12:22 pm

Sameer movie review: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, whom we’ve seen earlier this year in Tubelight, makes a meal of his young college student forced into a difficult situation not of his making.

Remember Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan's son in 'My Name Is Khan'; he's a bearded man now

May 08, 2016 2:03 pm

Remember Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan on screen son Sam (Sameer) in the 2010 film 'My Name Is Khan'? He is a grown up man now.

Bollywood lyricist Sameer hopes to get into Guiness Book

June 21, 2017 4:36 pm

Bollywood lyricist and poet Sameer is hoping to get his name into the Guinness Book of World Records for penning down most number of film songs.

Recognise Grammy winner Ricky Kej, Shankar Mahadevan, Sameer tell govt

August 21, 2015 8:48 pm

Shankar Mahadevan expressed disappointment and Sameer said it is a "biggest blunder" of the Central government not recognising Grammy winner Ricky Kej's efforts and his art.

Lyricist Sameer to get Kishore Kumar award

October 12, 2014 1:31 pm

Noted lyricist Sameer will be honoured with the National Kishore Kumar Award for 2012-13.

On a Solo Note

September 01, 2013 5:03 am

Lalit Pandit of erstwhile composer duo Jatin-Lalit is ready with his first big-ticket Bollywood album Besharam

On a Solo Note

August 31, 2013 1:21 am

Lalit Pandit of erstwhile composer duo Jatin-Lalit is ready with his first big-ticket Bollywood album Besharam

Take 5 With Zeeshan Ayyub

June 22, 2020 6:54 pm