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Raju Bharatan

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Lata loved to sport jeans
Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

Where Shamshad Begum was charging Rs 900 for a song, Lata was prepared to settle for Rs...

When Lataji Stunned Noorjehan
Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Was this indeed the Lata who had started out with her, as a child star, in Badi Maa...

After Lata Arrived, Others Melted Away
Rediff.com7 Feb 2022

She came like a whirlwind to wipe out, in one stroke, practically all female singing...

How Lata Mangeshkar Proved Dilip Kumar Wrong
Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

"Those words stung me to such an extent that the following morning itself I started,...

When Dilip Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar didn't speak for 13 years
Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The way Dilip came to the porch to receive Lata, you would never have guessed something...

When Kishore Kumar created magic with the Burmans!
Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

If Kishore Kumar were alive today, he would have turned 90 on August 4.

How Mohammed Rafi regained his confidence
Rediff.com24 Dec 2017

The incomparable Mohammed Rafi would have turned 93 today, December 24. Raju Bharatan...