Lata Mangeshkar christened Madan Mohan ‘Ghazal ka Shehzaada’ and once admitted that she would find his compositions difficult to master, and more complex than many other composers she had the fortune ...

One morning, this Bollywood music composer was called up by none other than “Malika-e-Ghazal” Begum Akhtar, who was so taken by one of his compositions that she insisted on singing it fully to him — ...

On his 50th death anniversary this July 14, we revisit Madan Mohan’s overlooked gems from the 1970s—proof that his genius went far beyond ghazals, embracing bold and soulful experimentation TUM jo mil ...

Lata Mangeshkar's iconic song "Lag Ja Gale" almost didn't make it into the film "Woh Kaun Thi". Director Raj Khosla initially disliked the song, prompting Manoj Kumar to intervene after composer Madan ...

"Lag Ja Gale", that plaintive ode to love sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1964 classic "Woh Kaun Thi", almost didn't see the light of day. Quite simply, director Raj Khosla didn't like the track and it ...

TUM jo mil gaye ho, toh yeh lagta hai, ki jahaan mil gaya. Any talk of music director Madan Mohan will invariably bring up reference to this song, written by Kaifi Azmi and sung by Mohammed Rafi and ...

New Delhi, "Lag Ja Gale", that plaintive ode to love sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the 1964 classic "Woh Kaun Thi", almost didn't see the light of day. Quite simply, director Raj Khosla didn't like the ...