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'OP Nayyar had a huge ego, was offended when Shammi Kapoor interfered in their most famous song': Rafi's son recalls feud

September 04, 2025 1:09 pm

Singer Mohammed Rafi had to play mediator between feuding actor Shammi Kapoor and music director OP Nayyar. Rafi's son described Nayyar as a man with a massive ego.

Legendary Bollywood music composer lived as paying guest in final years, banned family from attending funeral

June 22, 2025 8:48 pm

The legendary music composer OP Nayyar died at the age of 81, having lived the final decade of his life with a family in Thane. He was estranged from his biological family, and wanted nothing to do with the film industry.

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Deconstructing the classic 'Bombay Noir': Raj Khosla's 'CID'

August 30, 2015 11:26 am

CID is remembered not for its simplistic plot but as the film that launched Waheeda Rahman.

Musical Encore

March 08, 2013 12:51 am

Over 17 artistes performed at a programme revisitng the melodies of OP Nayyar at Yashwantrao Chavhan Natyagruha,Kothrud.

Strung Together

May 03, 2012 4:20 am

The Accordion Fan Club of Pune has been working for the last seven years to popularise the instrument in the city.

Once an MP, rape-convict Prajwal Revanna is now a clerk at prison library

Cities3 hr ago

Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former PM H D Deve Gowda, has been assigned clerical duties at Parappana Agrahara Central Prison after receiving a life sentence for rape. He earns Rs 520 per day and faces multiple charges stemming from four cases, with evidence including videos of the assaults recorded on his phone. He was found guilty in one case and still faces trial in the others.

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