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Film lyricist Anand Bakshi is regarded as the most successful Indian film lyricist having written 4000 songs in a career ranging 45 years. A look at his work reveals his mastery over his art. Remember Chingari Koi Bhadke....(Amar Prem), Hum Tum Ek Kamre Mein Bandh Ho...(Bobby), Teri Pehli Nazar Ko Salaam... (Ek Duje Ke Liye), Tujhe Dekha To...(Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge) etc.

Anand Bakshi was a master of penning lyrics, within minutes, he could write to the tunes of music directors and in the process many a times he would cram mindless words like Dum Maro Dum...., Achcha To Hum Chalte Hain....Mere Jeevan Sathi Pyar Kiye Ja... etc incidentally the songs would prove hit.

One such song that he set to the tune of Laxmikant-Pyarelal was for the movie Amir Garib (1974) staring Dev Anand and Hema Malani. The song was Baith Ja Baith Gayi, Khadi Ho Ja Khadi...

“Numbers are an integral part of our lives and numerology helps guide us through this science of numbers,” said acclaimed actor Mithun Chakraborty as he launched astrologer Bhavikk Sangghvi’s book Numerology Rocks at the Crossword book store in Juhu, Mumbai.

Celebrities like Siddharth Kannan, Munisha Khatwani, Manasi Verma, Neeraj Soni, Dr Rinku Aher and Hema Sardesai were part of the launch event.

Mithun was all praise for the young gun astrologer and said he was impressed that Bhavikk had “managed to come up with a book on numerology at such a young age.”

Bhavikk revealed that he had once “messaged Mithunda and predicted something for him, which was so true that he promised to release my book the day I write one. I am thrilled and grateful that Mithunda has stayed true to his promise. It’s the mark of a thorough gentleman that he is.”

Bhavikk also revealed...

“Numbers are an integral part of our lives and numerology helps guide us through this science of numbers,” said acclaimed actor Mithun Chakraborty as he launched astrologer Bhavikk Sangghvi’s book Numerology Rocks at the Crossword book store in Juhu, Mumbai.

Celebrities like Siddharth Kannan, Munisha Khatwani, Manasi Verma, Neeraj Soni, Dr Rinku Aher and Hema Sardesai were part of the launch event.

Mithun was all praise for the young gun astrologer and said he was impressed that Bhavikk had “managed to come up with a book on numerology at such a young age.”

Bhavikk reveale ...

<div>When Esha Deol forayed into Bollywood in 2002, it was speculated that younger sister Ahana would follow suit soon, but nothing of the sort happened. And now mother Hema Malini reveals that Ahana is willing to take up acting if something interesting comes her way.</div><div></div><div>"Ahana does lots of things, that`s the problem with her. She is a fashion designer and she is writing some scripts. Then she also gets acting offers. She has decided that only if she really likes something, then she will take it up. She doesn`t want to do the regular, commercial stuff. But now she is open to acting," Hema told reporters in an interview.</div><div></div><div>Ahana is two years younger to Esha and she has been avoiding the arc lights saying she would like to direct. However, acting is a family thing for the 26-year-old, who is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer just like her mother and sister.

Dharmendra-Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) were undoubtedly the two most iconic on screen pairs (who became real life pairs as well) of the seventies and early eighties. Though Amitabh-Jaya were seen together as husband-wife in Karan Johar's family drama, Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham, it's been (almost) over a quarter century since one of Bollywood's most loved on screen couple, Dharam-Hema, were seen opposite each other in full fledged roles. This is qu...

Dharmendra-Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan-Jaya Bhaduri (Bachchan) were undoubtedly the two most iconic on screen pairs (who became real life pairs as well) of the seventies and early eighties. Though Amitabh-Jaya were seen together as husband-wife in Karan Johar's family drama, Kabhi Khushi Khabhie Gham, it's been (almost) over a quarter century since one of Bollywood's most loved on screen couple, Dharam-Hema, were seen opposite each other in full fledged roles. This is qu...

Playback singer Hema Sardesai is back after a hiatus. The singer of hits such as Awaara Bhawre and Ishq Chaandi Hai, says her next album is dedicated to women empowerment.Film music has gone through a sea change since your first song with Ar Rahman in Sapnay. Comment. There definitely has been lesser emphasis on playback music itself in our films, unlike before wherein the songs and the voice played a pivotal role. What is sad today is that star playback singers are hardly heard today. That is contributing to the slow but steady downfall of music.We haven’t heard much from ...

Hungama Digital Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd has come up with a unique way to fight piracy and promote original music. The digital entertainment company has floated a new website, ArtistAloud.com, that will offer new, unreleased music of over 30 Indipop, indie, and Bollywood musicians, including Roopkumar and Sonali Rathod, Hema Sardesai, Sunita Rao, Parikrama, Dream Out Loud and Mukul Deora. Says Neeraj Roy, MD of Hungama, “In the last few years, a lot of new talent has been discovered through reality shows, but they’ve never had the chance to reach out to people. We felt ...

Actor Sahil Chadha, one of the heartless sons in Baghban will now be featured in the serial-version of the film. In the film he played a son for whom his parents were a huge burden and now in the serial he will be a burden on his sons In a strange case of tit for tat, Sahil, on small screen will go through all the humiliation he put through his reel life parents Amitabh and Hema on big-screen

His character in the serial is believed to be the same, as that of Rajesh Khanna in the film Avatar. He is one of the four friends around whom the story revolves in the serial. Ram Kapoor, Akshay Anand, Rajesh Shringarpore and he are from different backgrounds, but their friendship is like a house on fire.

“I am playing a character named.