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Remembering today on 24th Feb 2017 onhid 93rd Birth Anniversary

Talat Mahmood (24 February 1924 � 9 May 1998) is considered one of the greatest male Indian non-classical and semi-classical singers. He was a born singer with an intuitive sense of beauty, charm and grace, he was one of the most important and significant singers of the Golden Era of Hindi film music..
Talat apprenticed classical music under Pandit S.C.R. Bhat at Marris College of Music, Lucknow.He began his singing career at the age of 16 in 1939 when he began singing the Ghazals of Daag, Mir, Jigar etc. on All India Radio, Lucknow. His voice had a quality distinct from all the other singers. HMV was quick to notice this and offered Talat his first disc in 1941 Sab din ek samaan nahin tha, Bun jaoon ga kya se kya main, Iska to kuch dhyan nahin tha.
In 1944 came the hit Tasveer teri dil mera behela nah sake gi. Its popularity was so phenomenal and unrivalled that even today it remains one of the top selling non-film discs.This disc brought Talat the fame throughout India and soon he was beckoned by the Calcutta film industry. Talat made cameo appearances and starred in about 16 movies, for both the Calcutta (film hub of the 1940s) and Bombay Film Industry.
In 1949 Talat moved to Bombay, to sing for the Hindi film industry. His name and fame had already preceded him and soon he was flooded with offers. His big break came with the song Ae dil mujhe aisi jagha le chal jahan koi na ho composed by music director Anil Biswas for the soundtrack of the movie Arzoo.
Besides being a gifted singer, Mahmood was quite handsome as well. He acted in over a dozen films with top actresses of the time like Nutan, Mala Sinha, Suraiya and others.Some of the films were Rajlaxmi 1945,Tum Aur Main 1947, Araam with Dev Anand and Madhubala in 1951,Thokar with Shammi Kapoor in 1953,his last appearance was in Sone ki Chidiya (1958) opposite Nutan. Later he decided to give up acting to concentrate on singing.
Talat Mahmood was probably the pioneer of international concert tours � his first tour was to East Africa in 1956. Music directors felt that Talat, busy with his films and overseas concerts, wouldn�t be available to sing playback. Music directors who had earlier given him plum assignments now began favouring other singers. SD Burman, for whom Talat had rendered the sublime Jaaye toh jaaye kahan wanted Mohammed Rafi for the plaintive Jalte hain jiske liye, and it was only on Bimal Roy's insistence that Talat got to sing it.
By the 60s, things had taken a turn for the worse. There seemed to be no place for Talat�s voice by this time .Talat�s career never quite recovered. Except for the odd song in a few nondescript films, Talat Mahmood retired graciously from film music, preferring to focus on his non-film records and live shows, until ill-health saw him leave the limelight completely.
Talat recorded his first track way back in 1941 and sang around 750 songs in 12 languages.
My Tribute to this Great Singer
First Song for Hindi film Rajlaxmi 1945

Song from Rajlaxmi 1945 (Audio only)

Ae dil mujhe aisi jagah le chal (Aarzoo/1950)

Song from Aarzoo 1950

Shukriya shukriya ae pyar tera from Aaraam 1951,He himself acting

Song from Aaraam 1951

Main dil hoon ek armaan bhara. from Anhonee 1952

Song from Anhonee 1952

Ye hawa ye raat ye chandni from Sangdil 1952

Song from Sangdil 1952

Andhe jahaan ke andhe raaste from Patita 1953

Song from Patita 1953

Shaam-e-gham ki kasam from Footpath 1953

Song from Footpath 1953

Zindagi denewale sun from Dil e Nadaan 1953 picturised on Talat himself

Song from Dil e Nadaan 1953

Raat ne kya kya khwaab dikhaaye from Ek Gaon ki Kahani (1957)

Song from Ek Gaon ki Kahani (1957)

Sab kuch lutake hosh mein aaye from Ek Saal (1957)

Song from Ek Saal (1957)

Pyar par bas toh nahin hai from Sone ki Chidiya (1958)

Song from Sone ki Chidiya (1958)

Jalte Hain Jiske Liye from Sujata 1959

Song from Sujata 1959

Phir wohi shaam from Jahan Ara (1964)

Song from Jahan Ara (1964)

For cinema lovers this name is synonymous with Police Officer, a role he often played on the silver screen. In fact the movie �Ittefaaq� changed his life completely. The cop�s uniform suited his personality so well, that he instantly became a very busy man. He soon bought his own flat in Khar.

He was born on 26^th February 1922 in Jalandhar and brought up in Kanpur. After completing his matriculation he did a diploma course in painting from Lucknow College Of Arts.
Iftekhar�s debut film was 1944 release �Taqraar� which was made under the banner of �Art Films-Kolkata�. Heroine of this film was that time star actress Jamuna.
Iftekhar acted in over 400 films in a career that spanned from the 1940s through to the early 1990s.He had been a lead actor in his youth during the Black & White era of Bollywood in the 1940s and 1950s.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Iftekhar graduated to playing uncle, father, and what came to be his speciality: police inspector roles, doctor or senior advocate. Generally he played 'sympathetic' characters but, on occasion, he played the heavy. One of his most memorable roles as a heavy was as Amitabh Bachchan's corrupt industrialist mentor in Yash Chopra's classic Deewaar (1975).

Besides Deewaar and Zanjeer Iftekar had character roles in many of the classics of 1960s, 1970s, 1980s Bollywood cinema: Bimal Roy's Bandini, Raj Kapoor's Sangam, Manoj Kumar's Shaheed, Teesri Manzil, Teesri Kasam, Johny Mera Naam, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Don, The Gambler and Sholay to name but a few.
70s and 80s were busiest days for Iftekhar During this period he acted in hundreds of movies like �Sharmili�, �Mehboob Ki Mehndi�, �Gambler�, �Kal Aaj Aur Kal�, �Hare Rama Hare Krishna�, �Jawani Deewani�, �Achanak�, �Zanjeer�, �Majboor�, �Deewar�, �Dharmatma�, �Sholey�, �Kabhi Kabhi�, �Dulhan Wohi Jo Piya Mann Bhaaye�, �Don�, �Trishool�, �Noorie�, �Kaala Patthar�, �Karz�, �Dostana�, �Rocky�, �Saath Saath�, �Rajpoot�, �Sadma�, �Inqalaab�, �Jageer�, �Tawaif�, �Angaare� and �Awaam�, �Bekhudi� (1992) and �Kaala Coat� (1993) are among the last films.

Iftekhar with his wife

Iftekhar married Hannah Joseph, a Jewish girl from Calcutta,he had 2 daughters.His elder daughter, Salma was born in 1946 and the younger one, Sayeeda, was born 1946.Sadly his younger daughter died in 1995 which completely broken him and he died on 1st March 1995, a few days after his younger daughter's passing away.

Song(Audio) from Ghar 1945

Song from Rajlaxmi 1945 Audio only

Song from Aisa Kyon 1947

Sara Ali Khan was seen with mentor Karan Johar at Shahid Kapoor's 36th birthday bash.

All eyes are on Sara Ali Khan's big Bollywood debut. Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh's daughter has been roped in by Dharma Productions for her big screen debut and the 21-year-old will soon begin prepping up for her first Bollywood film. And the star kid was recently seen with her mentor Karan Johar at Shahid Kapoor's pre-birthday bash.

Bollywood's who's who was invited to the big bash and Sara was also on the guest list. Clad in a monochrome dress, Sara looked gorgeous as she made her way to the party with Karan Johar.

In fact, the two happily posed for the shutterbugs. It's been a while since Sara's debut has been making news but the details of her project have been kept under the wraps.

Meanwhile Sara's dad Saif Ali Khan has put all rumours to rest about disapproval of his daughter Sara being launched by Karan Johar and said he would be more than happy if the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil director gives her a film break. "I would love Sara to be launched by Karan Johar. He is one of the best that we have," Saif, 46, said in a statement.

The Phantom actor added, "I keep reading various reports where I am supposedly averse to her getting launched by Karan because she will apparently become another Alia Bhatt. "If Sara becomes as successful as Alia is then it will be a matter of pride and happiness for all of us," he added.

Sometime back Saif in an interview to Mumbai Mirror had said that he doesn't want to dissuade his daughter from joining film as she craves this excitement, creative fun and glamour.

He told the daily, "Who's to blame, it's in her genes. I remember on the first world tour we were on together, I spotted her peeking through the curtains backstage to watch the actors dancing on stage, mesmerised. That's when she decided this is what she wanted to do. Cinema has changed since and she's also realised there's a lot of angst in the profession, specially if you have not quite arrived yet. I worry about that, but what can I do?"

Manish Malhotra shared a GIF clip of Sridevi's Daughter Jhanvi Kapoorr where she is seen showing off her sizzling dance moves.

Sridevi�s elder daughter Jhanvi Kapoor looks no less stunning than her diva mom. The teenager has become the talk of the town with her series of glamorous pictures in designer Manish Malhotra�s creations and posing with Sridevi and younger sister Khushi Kapoor.

The mother-daughters trio has made it quite evident that the entire family is a big fan of designer Manish. If you have any doubts, scroll down their Instagram profiles. Manish too has been posting a lot of pictures of them on his social media account.

Recently, the ace designer shared a GIF clip of Jhanvi where she is seen showing off her sizzling dance moves. But wait, do we see Jhanvi�s alleged love interest Akshat Rajan in the picture too?

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Oh yes, the man grooving with Jhanvi is her �close friend� Akshat who has also been a part of the family get-togethers hosted by father Boney Kapoor and Sridevi. His frequent visits to the Kapoor household has made the speculation around him dating Jhanvi even stronger.

Currently, Akshat is studying International Relations, with Entrepreneurial Leadership and Film and Media Studies at Tufts University.

Well, with biggies like Manish Malhotra and Karan Johar being all praises for Jhanvi we are sure that a total star is in the making. There were also reports about Karan approaching Boney and Sridevi to propose the idea of launching her in the Hindi film industry. In response, Boney agreed and said, �Yes, Karan has been talking to us about a film for Jhanvi and we�ve given consent. But we don�t know which project it would be. Since Karan has recently acquired the remake rights of Sairat it is being presumed that our daughter would be launched in this project.�

It looks like Karan Johar has a lot of responsibility coming his way. Recently, there were reports about him launching Saif Ali Khan�s daughter Sara Ali Khan in his upcoming project Student Of The Year 2.

Khayyam was born on 18th Feb 1927 as Sa'aadat Hussain in undivided Punjab in Rahon, a town in Nawanshahr District no in India. When he was young. It was his dream to become like a singer-actor like the great KL Saigal whose movies he used to watch very often. However, his family opposed this and he had to leave his house. Khayyam then went to his uncle in Delhi to learn music but was forced to return to complete his education. Khayyam then went to Lahore to learn music from the famous Baba Chishti.
He made his debut as Sharmaji of the Sharmaji-Varmaji composer duo with the movie Heer Ranjha in 1948. He went solo after his co-composer Rahman Varma went to the newly created Pakistan post partition. One of his earliest breaks was in the film Biwi in which the song "Akele mein wo ghabrate to Honge" sung by Mohammed Rafi was a huge hit. But he gained greater recognition from the film Phir Subha Hogi starring Raj Kapoor and Mala Sinha, in which songs written by Sahir Ludhyanvi and sung by Mukesh and Asha Bhonsle were set to tune by Khayyam, notable amongst them "Wo Subha Kabhi to Aayegi", "Aasman Pe hai Khauda aur Zameen pe Hum" and "Chin-o-Arab Humara".
The song "Jaane kya dhhonti rehti hein ye aanken mujhmen" sung by Rafi from the film Shola Aur Shabnam established Khayyam's reputation as a great composer.Latter on Songs from the film Shagun which had Khayyam's wife Jagjit Kaur sing "Tum apna ranj-o-gham" and "Tum chali Jaogi". From the film Lala Rukh "Hai Kali Kali ke lab par" sung by Rafi and from Footpath "Shyam-e-Gham ki Kasam" sung by Talat Mehmood. From Mohhabat Isko Kehte hein "Theheriye hosh mein aa lun to chaley jaiyega" by Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur made him popular composer.
Khayyam teamed up with Sahir Ludhyanvi once again to work in the Yash Chopra-directed "Kabhi Kabhi". The songs were super hits and showed Khayyam's versatility with huge hits like "Kabhi Kabhi mere dil mein Khayal ata hai" (Sung by Mukesh), "Tere chehre se nazar Nahin hatti" (Kishore & Lata) and "Mein Pal do pal ka Shayar Hun" (Mukesh).
Again pairing with Sahir in Trishul he produced great songs like "Mohabbat bare kaam ki cheez hai" and "Janeman tum kamal karti ho" and the light "Gapuchi Gapuchi gam gam". "Hazar rahen" from Thodi si Bewafai and "Aaja re o mere dilbar Aaja" from Noorie and "Dikahyi Diye" from Bazaar are some noticeable songs. Khayyam also created music for the Kamal Amrohi directed "Razia Sultan" and his "Aye dil-e-nadan" sung by Lata capturing the mood beautifully. One of popular song is Cho lene do.
How can we forget him in Muzaffar Ali's Umrao Jaan in 1981. He made Asha Bhonsle sing songs which are indisputably her best. "In Aankhon ki masti ke", "Ye Kya Jagah hai doston" and "Dil Cheez kya hai" are evergreen.