What moves the heart more when listening to a song? Polish and perfection, or the raw emotion that the performer brings to its rendition? For those who prefer the second, there can be no better option ...

Geeta Dutt, born on November 23, 1930, was a legendary playback singer whose soulful voice captured the hearts of millions. Her songs, from the melancholic "Mera sundar sapna" to the lively "Tadbeer ...

KOLKATA, (IANS) – “You should have been named Hemant Kumar because you sing so well,” the tetchy heroine of the night-long caper film ‘Solva Saal’ (1958) snaps at the interloping hero after being ...

Geeta Dutt etched out this verity throughout her scintillating career. The singer had only a rudimentary training in classical music but starting at the age of 16, she scaled peaks of creativity.

Interested in music, a young Bengali completed his primary education with great difficulty and dropped out of college after Calcutta AIR took him on board as a singer. He spent most of his salary on ...