Bollywood Roots

NDTV traces the musical journey of Ravi who has left behind a treasure trove of melodies.

NDTV traces the musical journey of Ravi who has left behind a treasure trove of melodies.

Having given silver jubilees at par with Naushad and about 200 solo songs with the legendary Lata Mangeshkar, including the memorable Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon, C Ramchandra might not have won many awards but he was second to none, when it came to striking the right chord. Watch what the scholars have to say about the industry's 'Chitalkar' as he was fondly called.

Expressive eyes, bewitching smile and subtle gestures - all this define the beauty of the late actress Suchitra Sen. Called 'The Greta Garbo' of the Indian cinema by filmmaker Gautam Ghose, there was something to her, that even after going into recluse in the mid-seventies, her memories are still fresh. We remember the late actress.

Expressive eyes, bewitching smile and subtle gestures - all this define the beauty of the late actress Suchitra Sen. Called 'The Greta Garbo' of the Indian cinema by filmmaker Gautam Ghose, there was something to her, that even after going into recluse in the mid-seventies, her memories are still fresh. We remember the late actress.

Expressive eyes, bewitching smile and subtle gestures - all this define the beauty of the late actress Suchitra Sen. Called 'The Greta Garbo' of the Indian cinema by filmmaker Gautam Ghose, there was something to her, that even after going into recluse in the mid-seventies, her memories are still fresh. We remember the late actress.

RD Burman and AR Rahman have not been geniuses in a particular genre but are masters of every game. They were not bound by geographies. The world was theirs and the world would listen to them.

RD Burman and AR Rahman have not been geniuses in a particular genre but are masters of every game. They were not bound by geographies. The world was theirs and the world would listen to them.

RD Burman and AR Rahman have not been geniuses in a particular genre but are masters of every game. They were not bound by geographies. The world was theirs and the world would listen to them.

One of the prominent faces of meaningful cinema of the 1970s, veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, who died on December 27, 2013 following a massive heart attack, made people laugh and cry with his portrayal of emotions onscreen. Here is a look at the actor's cinematic journey.

One of the prominent faces of meaningful cinema of the 1970s, veteran actor Farooq Sheikh, who died on December 27, 2013 following a massive heart attack, made people laugh and cry with his portrayal of emotions onscreen. Here is a look at the actor's cinematic journey.

The bold and the beautiful, the fast and the furious, each tried to step up the volume the way they knew best in Bollywood, as the year 2013 threw up some surprises, hits and misses, from heart-raining moments to heartache. Some struck the right note, while some missed the chord. Here's the Bollywood report card for 2013.

This was a year, when the Hindi film industry lost some of its most beautiful stars - Manna Dey, Shamshad Begum, Pran and Farooq Sheikh. Bollywood remembers these souls, who with their timeless contribution to the industry, have immortalised the songs they sung and the characters they portrayed.

Music maestro Naushad is hailed for taking Hindustani classical music to the masses. He gave Hindi cinema some of its most timeless compositions.

Gear up for a melodious journey of late playback singer Mahendra Kapoor, who was often referred to as the vibrant voice of India due to his vast vocal range. With a career spanning over five decades, the singer was at the pinnacle of success during the 1970s.