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The magic of Madhubala is the magic of Hindi cinema. She epitomizes all the grace and feminine beauty that make those flickering images on the screen come alive as a collective emblem of the life force. And to think that she died so young. 36 is no age to die. Not for one of the most beautiful women God ever created….or maybe He needed to have her up there to beautify heaven.

Madhubala is synonymous with beauty, just as Lata Mangeshkar is the epitome of melody.

The Nightingale Lataji recalled meeting Venus socially. “She was always warm and friendly. Though everyone stressed her breathtaking beauty, Madhubala never took her looks seriously.”

God knows, Madhubala turned Hindi cinema into an ambrosial paradise for as long as she remained alive. Short-lived as her stardom was, the reign at the top was swift and splendid.

Born in a conservative Muslim family, Madhubala started...

When Lata Mangeshkar Thought Kishore Kumar Was Following Her ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar are the most significant assets of the music world in our country. They have presented us with countless melodious songs, both duets and individually. Unfortunately, both the legends have passed away, leaving a massive void in the music world. Throughout their career, there have been several exciting incidents that sometimes resurface and become amusing for fans.

Mangeshkar was fondly known as the Nightingale of India, and in her book, she talks about the first time she met Kumar. She was working on the movie Ziddi when she came across Kishore Kumar for the first time and thought that the late singer was stalking her. Keep scrolling for more.

According to Hindustan Times, Lata Mangeshkar in her book, Lata Mangeshkar: In Her Own Voice, author and documentary maker Nasreen Munni Kabeer recollected the incident.

Bollywood has been around for a very long time for sure, but love has been around for longer. As much as Bollywood has somehow kept finding new ways to express love, whether that be the forbidden love of a rich man’s daughter all the way through to the love of another man/woman or in a love that dare not speak its own name because it takes the form of patriotism or religious fervour, love still out lasts Bollywood. So, on this Valentine’s day lets listen to a few different ways Bollywood has tried and failed to capture love over the years.

‘Aayega Aanewala’ – Mahal

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar – Composer: Khemchand Prakash

“He will come, he will come, he will come… for he is destined to come, so he will come.” That is the message of the first of our chosen songs… love is destined to happen. If you...

The 1949 film had music by Khemchand Prakash and lyrics by Nakhshab Jarchvi, who created the hit song Aayega Aanewala sung by Lata Mangeshkar. Mahal was directed by Kamal Amrohi and starred Ashok Kumar and Madhubala in lead roles...

The forthcoming film Angry Indian Goddesses, features the song ‘Tinko Ke Sahare’, which has been composed by DJ/Music composer Kary Arora. Kary is known as India’s first female DJ and she has featured in the Limca Book of Records. I recently had a catch up with Kary, and she shared with us details of how her journey in the Bollywood music industry began, and also how she landed the part of a composer for Angry Indian Goddesses.

Read on to find out more from the talented Kary Arora!

Tell us your journey so far, within the Bollywood music industry.

My journey started when I moved to Mumbai in 2011 with the intentions of exploring the field of music composing in Bollywood. At first it was difficult to understand the technicalities like who pays, who decides creative inputs, whats legal and illegal like copyright, credit and contract issues as the...

Continuing with our special series on legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar's 84th Birthday, we bring you yet another fascinating fact from her life! Khemchand Prakash, the guru of music maestro Naushad, impressed by Lata's voice experimented with her for his movie super hit movie Mahal (1949). However Khemchand Prakash strictly instructed Lata that the movie was being directed by renowned director Kamal Amrohi who was a perfectionis...