Mumbai: Writer Shagufta Rafique is keen to cast Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi or Ajay Devgn in an action thriller, which will be her directorial debut. Shagufta started her career as a writer with Bhatt camp production company -- Vishesh Films with 'Woh Lamhe' and has been part of the company in the capacity of a dialogue writer and screenplay writer for films like 'Aawarapan', 'Raaz 2', 'Jism 2', 'Murder 2',...
09:59 AM, May 02, 2013
Here's a look at the work of legendary singer Mohammad Rafi through the years. ...
03:43 PM, Mar 23, 2013
This week on Evergreen Voices, we look back at the golden years of the legendary singer Mohammad Rafi. ...
03:18 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Santosh Trophy, full of youngsters, is actually a blessing in disguise, according to former India striker Mohammed Rafi. ...
03:10 PM, Mar 01, 2013
Islamabad: An alliance of Pakistani clerics will hold demonstrations across the country against the killings of polio eradication campaign workers, leaders said on Thursday, as the death toll from attacks this week rose to nine. Tahir Ashrafi, who heads the moderate Pakistan Ulema Council, said that 24,000 mosques associated with his organisation would preach against the killings of health workers during Friday prayers. "Neither Pakistani customs nor Islam would allow...
05:21 PM, Dec 20, 2012
One of the greatest singing talents, Mohammad Rafi continues to enthrall generations with his voice even after 32 years. Amitabh Bachchan recently launched a memoir called Mohammed Rafi My Abba in Mumbai. Available in both Hindi and English, this memoir throws light on the life a deeply private man. And for all the Rafi fans this 177 pages book is priced at Rs 250 only and is now available at ...
03:07 PM, Nov 27, 2012
The hilarious English translation of Mohammad Rafi's song 'Hum Kalein Hain Toh Kya Hua Diwale Hai' was sung by the master himself. While the Hindi number from the 1965 thriller 'Gumnaam' was a huge hit, the English version - The she I love is a beautiful, beautiful dream come true' - somehow failed to take off. Here's why. ...
06:02 PM, Nov 26, 2012
Raigadh: After Mohammad Rafi's son expressed outrage at Lata Mangeshkar's claims about a letter of apology written to her by the late singer, former vocalist Shabbir Kumar has now challenged the songstress to show the letter containing the purported apology. "Lata ji's claims that Rafi saab had written her a letter of apology has hurt the sentiments of his fans and also raised doubts on her prestige," Kumar said at...
12:38 PM, Oct 18, 2012
Legendary singer Mohammed Rafi's son Shahid has accused veteran playback singer Lata Mangeshkar of trying to malign his father's image. Lata, in a recent interview, claimed that Rafi, after a fallout with her over an issue of royalty, had written a letter of apology to her, adding that although the letter "ended the cold war, but whenever I would see him, the hurt would return". Shahid said that Lata was ...
11:17 AM, Sep 27, 2012
Mumbai: Shahid Rafi, son of legendary playback singer Mohammad Rafi, has refuted claims by Lata Mangeshkar that his father had sent her an apology letter to resolve an issue between them. He said that he feels strongly about Lata's allegations as his father "has never been involved in a controversy before this". An old feud came back to the limelight when Lata claimed in an interview to a leading daily...
06:32 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Mumbai: Writer Shagufta Rafique, who has been associated with Vishesh Films for quite sometime, is set to launch filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's son Rahul in her directorial debut. "Bhatt saab and I have decided to make a kind of picture that he made for his daughter Pooja Bhatt like 'Daddy'. This will be a fresh film and will be made keeping Bhatt sir's cinema in mind. The film will be written...
03:42 PM, Sep 04, 2012
At 21, Rafiq also became the youngest captain in the county's history. ...
09:15 AM, Jun 23, 2012
At 11 p.m. on November 11, 2007, Mecartin experienced an uneasiness within himself. He felt cold and began shivering. Mecartin was at Ottapallam for the shooting of the film, 'Romeo'. "I had a sixth sense that something was wrong," says Mecartin. "I feared that I would slide into unconsciousness." He called many people but all were sleeping. Finally, he got Rafi who quickly came to his room. Thereafter, Mecartin was...
01:28 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Already a family man, director Shafi is now ready for another 101 weddings. Yes, the director seems to have loved his wedding so much that he has named his new movie as '101 weddings', the shoot for which will start by next month. Interestingly the movie will be the debut production by Shafi and his brother Rafi. The hit maker has also gone for a casting soup bringing together the...
10:52 AM, Jun 08, 2012
Kabul: The US has terminated funding for a $20 million project to develop a Pakistani version of "Sesame Street" in response to alleged corruption by the local puppet theater working on the initiative, US officials said on Tuesday. The organisation in question is the Rafi Peer Theater Workshop, a group based in the city of Lahore that jointly developed the show with Sesame Workshop, the creator of the American series....
09:59 AM, Jun 06, 2012
After working together for 24 long years, one of the biggest brand of directors of Mollywood Rafi-Mecartin is heading for a separation. As per the latest details, their last movie together will be Prithviraj's 'Mumbai Dhosth' all set to start the shoot by the month of June. Howly Pottur will produce these humorous films that will have plenty of slapsticks, as usual by the director duo. Rai-Mecartin has plenty of...
03:13 PM, May 24, 2012
