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'Tumhari Auqaat Kya Hai?': Piyush Mishra's memoir dismantles his own myth
January 21, 2026 6:20 pm
In a novelised memoir that moves through Gwalior, Delhi, and Mumbai, the artist replaces reverence with reckoning and asks readers to confront their own worth.
Lyricists-composers sign MoU for fair contracts from producers and music companies
February 28, 2025 8:44 pm
Vishal Bhardwaj, a noted Bollywood filmmaker and composer, termed the move "landmark and historic".
‘Relationships today are not as beautiful’: Prasoon Joshi on crafting timeless tales for modern Indian audience
August 23, 2024 4:14 pm
Screenwriter, lyricist and poet Prasoon Joshi gives a glimpse into the writing process behind ‘Rajadhiraaj: Love, Life, Leela,’ the world's first mega-musical on Shri Krishna, created and conceptualised by Dhanraj Nathwani.
Maine Pyar Kiya, Baazigar, Hum Aapke Hai Koun lyricist Dev Kohli passes away at 81
August 26, 2023 11:23 am
Bollywood lyricist Dev Kohli was admitted in a Mumbai hospital for the last few months. He passed away on Saturday, at the age of 81.
'Modern music is like junk food, it is everywhere': Lyricist Sameer Anjaan
December 13, 2021 11:36 am
"It was a big struggle for me to make a place in the industry on my own. I fought my battles single-handedly," the songwriter shared
‘I don’t think I’ve ever used the word jigar’
February 23, 2014 12:23 am
Irshad Kamil on the many languages of his lyrics, and dreaming up red rabbits
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Lyricist Sameer enters Guinness Records
February 17, 2016 5:38 am
Mumbai, Feb 17 (ANI): Lyricist Sameer Anjaan has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for penning the most number of Bollywood songs. Anjaan, who has written 3,524 songs for 650 films over a span of 33 years, was conferred the honour on 17 February. Son of veteran lyricist Anjaan (Lalji Pandey), Sameer has three Filmfare awards in his list of accolades.
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