Mumbai: Ghazal singer Talat Aziz was the first celebrity contestant to be eliminated from the fifth season of dance reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa'.
Talat was among TV hosts Archana Vijaya and Shibani Dhandekar to get minimum scores after combining audience votes and the judges' scores.
Talat was competing alongside Gurmeet Chowdhary, Giaa Manek, Sanath Jayasuriya, Bharti Singh, Pratyusha Banerjee, Sushil Kumar, Darsheel Safary, Ravi Kishan, Isha Sharvani and Jayati Bhatia.
Hosted by Manish Paul and Ragini Khanna, the show's judges' panel includes actress Madhuri Dixit, choreographer Remo D'Souza and filmmaker Karan Johar....
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01:59 PM, Jul 01, 2012
Ahmad Faraz, the Urdu poet, told me an interesting anecdote. Once, he was very late in catching his flight back home from Delhi. The airport ...
12:03 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Kozhikode: He left with a promise that he would return to the city to sing again. And when the news broke amongst music lovers in the city of Mehdi Hassans demise on Wednesday, it was also confirmation that it was a promise he would not be able to keep. Hassan had performed at the Tagore Centenary Hall in 2002 - reportedly his last in India - and the performance came...
11:01 AM, Jun 14, 2012
New Delhi: Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital Wednesday and his son says that the funeral will take place Friday. "My father's funeral will take place Friday in Karachi," Arif Mehdi told IANS on phone from Karachi, adding that they have yet to finalise the place. "We have asked for the permission from the government to bury him at Quaid-e-Azam...
07:07 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan first mesmerised connoisseurs with his rendition of 'Gulon main rang bhare;, step one of a long musical journey that lasted five decades. The death of the artist, who gave voice to ghazals such as 'Patta patta boota boota' and 'Abke bicchde khwaabon mein mile', brings the curtains down on an era of lyricism, melody and poetry in light Hindustani classical music. Born in undivided...
03:26 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: India-born Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan died at a Karachi hospital on Wednesday after prolonged illness. He was 84. Better known as 'King of ghazal', Hassan ruled the Pakistani music industry for years. He was born in a village called Luna in Rajasthan. His family migrated to Pakistan after 1947 and had to face financial problems as well. Not many know that Hassan used to work at a...
02:28 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84 in a Karachi hospital. ...
02:10 PM, Jun 13, 2012
India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84. ...
01:37 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Karachi: India-born Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan, the melodious voice behind evergreen hits like 'Patta patta, boota boota' and 'Kab ke Bichhare', died on Wednesday following multiple organ failure at the age of 84. Hassan, who had millions of fans in India and Pakistan, had been admitted to the Agha Khan Hospital in the southern port city of Karachi some days ago. He had been in a serious condition and was...
01:25 PM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan was admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Karachi on Monday. Specialists are treating the 85-year-old for multiple lung, chest and urinary tract ailments. Hassan was born into a family of musicians in Rajasthan and had migrated to Pakistan after 1947. The singer who has a huge following in the subcontinent, cut back on his performances in the late 80s...
07:56 AM, Jun 12, 2012
New Delhi: Born on February 8, 1941 Jagjit Singh was one of the most popular singers in the country. Ghazal industry was dominated by Pakistani singers when Singh entered the industry. Because of his golden voice and dedication, Jagjit Singh soon became one of the most loved ghazal singers. Apart from his music albums, Jagjit Singh lent his voice to many Bollywood songs as well. Singh suffered a cerebral hemorrhage...
06:43 PM, Feb 07, 2012
Karachi: India-born legendary Ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan was on Thursday put on a ventilator at a private clinic in Pakistan's Sindh provincial capital Karachi after he collapsed due to respiratory problems. Eighty-four-year-old Hassan has been ill for the last few years due to a serious lung condition that has led to complications and breathing problems. "He is still in the ICU and doctors are looking after him round the clock....
10:30 AM, Jan 13, 2012
New Delhi: Ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Karachi after he had trouble in breathing, his son Arif Hassan said on Wednesday. The 84-year-old singer, the voice behind evergreen ghazals like 'Ab ke bichade' and 'Patta patta boota boota', has also stopped speaking. Hassan, who has been suffering from lung problems for the past twelve years, was rushed to...
10:54 AM, Jan 12, 2012
Mumbai: Singer Jagjit Singh was cremated at Chandanwadi electric crematorium in Mumbai today. The ghazal maestro has been survived by his wife Chitra Singh. The cremation draw several celebrities as well. Jagjit Singh died at the age of 70 after being treated for brain hemorrhage since he was admitted to Lilavati hospital on 23 September 2011. He underwent two surgeries during his hospitalization in Lilavati hospital. He was on the...
02:32 PM, Oct 11, 2011
Pankaj Udas featured with Jagjit Singh in two albums, 'Together' and 'Forever'. ...
10:25 PM, Oct 10, 2011
Noted ghazal singer Jagjit Singh died on Monday. Singh was admitted in Mumbai's Lilavati hospital after he suffered brain hemorrhage last month. ...
10:45 AM, Oct 10, 2011
Mumbai: Ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, who underwent a brain hemorrhage surgery, is still in the Intensive Care Unit, but stable. Singh, 70, was admitted to the Lilavati hospital in suburban Bandra on September 18 after he suffered a brain hemorrhage. "He (Singh) is still in the ICU and continues to be on the life support system and ventilator. He would be in ICU till his health improves. He seems to...
07:15 PM, Oct 01, 2011
Mumbai: Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Friday after he suffered a brain hemorrhage and is in a critical state, doctors attending to him said. Doctors at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra performed a life-saving surgery on him, hospital sources said. Singh (70) is under observation and is stated to be in critical condition, they said. He was to perform at a...
08:49 PM, Sep 23, 2011
