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‘She ties my shoelaces’: Music director Ismail Darbar reveals how he moved on after separation from his first marriage with Farzana; expert on being emotionally ready

October 16, 2025 10:30 am

He also spoke about Ayesha’s decision to convert to Islam “of her own free will” and praised her for giving up her career to support their family.

Ismail Darbar talks about Pritam and AR Rahman

Ismail Darbar recalls calling Pritam a 'chor', and accusing AR Rahman of buying his Oscar: 'Academy said we'll sue you for slander'

October 10, 2025 6:05 pm

Bollywood music composer Ismail Darbar opens up about his rift with Pritam and AR Rahman, over some of the comments he made regarding their careers.

'We were all sad to hear about Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai's fights; Sanjay Leela Bhansali betrayed him by signing Shah Rukh Khan for Devdas': Ismail Darbar

October 08, 2025 4:23 pm

According to Ismail Darbar, Salman Khan did Sanjay Leela Bhansali a favour by working with him on Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, but was replaced by Shah Rukh Khan in Devdas.

Ismail Darbar denies forcing second wife Preeti to convert to Islam, hid marriage from first wife: 'She ties my shoelaces to this day'

October 08, 2025 2:15 pm

Music director Ismail Darbar, the father of influencers Awez Darbar and Zaid Darbar, opened up about his second marriage, and his wife's conversion.

'Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra didn't respond to my calls': Ismail Darbar says finances suffered due to lack of Bollywood support, but he never had to 'borrow money' to survive

October 08, 2025 1:27 pm

Music director ismail Darbar said that he suffered financially after his fallout with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali, but that his efforts to find work for himself didn't yield the kind of results he was hoping for.

Devdas composer Ismail Darbar on bitter fallout with Sanjay Leela Bhansali: 'I won't work with him if he gives me Rs 100 cr'

October 08, 2025 11:46 am

Music composer Ismail Darbar reveals why he never collaborated with Sanjay Leela Bhansali after the success of Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas.

'It's Zaid Darbar's right to stop Gauahar Khan from working after marriage; I don't watch her work because I'll confront her': father-in-law Ismail Darbar

October 08, 2025 10:55 am

Ismail Darbar said that he avoids watching his daughter-in-law Gauahar Khan's work, because he is from an old-fashioned family and worries he might become confrontational.

Bigg Boss 19 evicted contestant Awez Darbar answers if he exited Salman Khan's show after paying Rs 2 cr: 'I am only earning Rs 50 lakh from the show, why would I...'

October 01, 2025 9:03 pm

In an exclusive interview, Awez Darbar addressed all negative claims made against him by Amaal Mallik and other contestants, shared his marriage plans with Nagma Mirajkar.

Rs 35 lakh stolen during theft at music director Ismail Darbar’s house in Surat

February 12, 2025 1:16 am

The theft came to the fore after Darbar’s son-in-law Shehzan alerted the police about the missing cash

When Ismail Darbar accused AR Rahman of buying his Oscar, claimed he was spending more time on PR: 'Kaam ke saath beimaani toh mat karo yaar'

March 19, 2023 10:46 am

Ismail Darbar courted controversy over a decade ago, when he alleged that AR Rahman had bought his Oscars, and was spending more time on PR than on his craft.

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6 song sequences from Devdas that tell stories on their own

July 12, 2022 4:55 pm

On its 20th anniversary, here is looking at 6 of the most stunning song sequences from Devdas, which tell stories of their own.