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Melody Queen Suraiya : A toast to the last singing star of Bollywood

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Melody Queen Suraiya : A toast to the last singing star of bollywood
She enthralled thousands by her honey-voice. Millions swooned over her beauty. She was anointed by fans as  ‘Malika-e-Husn’ (queen of beauty), and ‘Malika-e-Tarannum’ (queen of melody). She was Suraiya. The sovereign actress-singer of yesteryears.
Suraiya was born at Gujranwala ( Pakistan) on 15 June 1929. She came to Bombay along with her mother, maternal uncles and grandparents. Here she studied and entered the filmdom as child artiste in 1937 film Usne Kya Socha.
Thereafter in 1941 she bagged a role as a heroine in filmTaj Mahal. At the tender age of 13 Suraiya made foray into playback singing. Her first song was for film Sharda. She didn’t had any formal training in singing.
Her untrained voice had a peculiar charisma which caught the fancy of music director Naushad. Bollywood legend has it that Nuashad saw her in Kardar Studio where she had gone to watch film shooting and recommended her for playback. As Baby Suraiya her first song was for Kardar’s Nai Duniya ( 1942). She ostensibily used to stand on a stool in order to reach the mike for singing.
After her initial phase Suraiya made her debut as a leading lady in Nanubhai Vakil’s ‘Taj Mahal’ .
In the early part of her career Suraiya got the support of Naushad. Under his tutelage she blossomed as a singer. Under the baton of Naushad Suraiya delivered some of her biggest hits in the early part of her career.
In Mehboob Khan’s Anmol Ghadi Naushad gave Suraiya three solo songs to sing. In the movie Suraiya was pitted against the colossal of her times, Noorjehan. During the making of the film Noorjehan gave a hard time to Suraiya. But Suraiya proved her mettle by her voice, and Naushad stood by her strongly. The film completed silver jubilee in Mumbai. Anmol Ghadi paved the way for Suraiya to become a singing superstar.
Hoever, Suraiya came to her own after Noorjehan married and migrated to Pakistan during Partition.
Suraiya was at the height of her popularity between 1947 and 1950.
This was the phase when Suraiya co-starred with Dev Anand in several block busters. Their proximity brought them emotionally close and they became romantically involved. However, their affair wasn’t destined to see the light of the day. Suraiya’s grandmother opposed the match and that was the end of the story. Suraiya was heartbroken and she never married. Dev kept Suraiya’s love aflame in his heart till his last days. Thus tragically ended  Bollywood’s one of the most popular love stories.
In the 1950s, Suraiya faced competition from Lata Mangeshkar. However, sadly, her career was on the decline.  The phase of actor-singer was on the wane. Geeta Dutt and Shamshad Begum had also joined the bandwagon. Suraiya sang her last song “Yeh kaesii ajab daastaan” in the  Rustom-e-Sohrab ( 1953)  At the age of 34 she said adieu to the film industry. She breathed her last on  31 January 2004 after a long battle with cancer.
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Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s Deewani Mastani gets featured on Oscars’ official Instagram handle, Ranveer Singh reacts

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh praised her wife and actor Deepika and said mesmeric.

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Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone’s fans can’t keep calm as her song Deewani Mastani, from the Bajirao Mastani movie directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, got featured on The Academy’s official Instagram handle. Padukone’s husband and co-star Ranveer Singh reacted to the clip and called it mesmeric.

The Academy, taking to its Instagram page, paid a tribute to Bollywood actor’s song Deewani Mastani on Thursday. The Deewani Mastani song, sung by Shreya Ghoshal, from Bajirao Mastani and directed by Bhansali, also features Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra.

Sharing the clip of the actor dancing to the song, the Academy official page wrote in the caption, “Deepika Padukone performing Deewani Mastani, sung by Shreya Ghoshal, from the movie Bajirao Mastani. Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra.

Reacting to the clip shared by the Oscars on its Instagram handle, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh praised his wife and actor Deepika and said mesmeric. A social media user said the beauty of Deepika in this song, I don’t think any other actress would be able to pull this off like her, this will go down as one of the greatest of all time in Hindi cinema.

In March 2023, Padukone showcased a performance of the Oscar-winning song “Naatu Naatu” from the film RRR at the 95th Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The song, composed by MM Keeravaani, created history by becoming the first Telugu song to be performed, nominated, and won at the Oscars.

During the introduction of the act, Padukone stated that the next song had an irresistibly catchy chorus, electrifying beats, and killer dance moves that made it a global sensation. This song plays during a pivotal scene in the movie RRR, which is about the friendship between Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem.

She said apart from being sung in Telugu and depicting the anti-colonialist themes of the film, it’s also a very popular song. It has millions of views on YouTube and TikTok, and people are dancing to it in movie theatres worldwide. Moreover, it’s the first song from an Indian production to be nominated for an Oscar.

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Amitabh Bachchan says angioplasty reports fake news, attends ISPL match in Mumbai

He was witnessed having a conversation with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at the stadium.

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Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan said angioplasty reports were fake news as he attended an ISPL match in Mumbai on Friday. On the same day, it was reported that Big B was admitted to Kokilaben Hospital and underwent an angioplasty.

Bachchan was seen attending an ISPL match in Mumbai last night and was accompanied by his son Abhishek Bachchan. He was witnessed having a conversation with cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at the stadium.

A video shared on Instagram by Viral Bhayani showcased Big B smiling and greeting paps. On being asked about his health by one of them, senior Bachchan said he was doing good and was heard saying fake news.

Big B recounted his experience at the ISPL finals match. While expressing his sadness over the defeat, he recognized the better performance of the opposing team. He gave credit to the opposing team and declared his determination to return with greater resilience in the next season. Tigers from Kolkata emerged victorious in the first-ever ISPL competition, defeating ‘Majhi’ Mumbai in the final on Friday.

He also shared his experience of getting mobbed outside the stadium and said he was stuck at the entrance gate for over an hour. The crowds were so enthusiastic that they didn’t give him even an inch to move. Compromised security eventually got them through, but by the time they made it to their seats, their batting innings were over and they knew the score was dismal.

Earlier, it was reported that Bachchan had been admitted to the hospital. The actor was admitted to the hospital after claiming to be out of breath, and it was said that he needed to undergo heart surgery.

It was also reported that he became ill and was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. There, he underwent an angioplasty. He went to the hospital for a general health checkup since he was uncomfortable while attending events, the doctors then advised him to have the operation so he was brought to the hospital today, as per the earlier report.

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Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan groove to Naatu Naatu song at Anant-Radhika’s pre-wedding ceremony, internet goes crazy

Khans of Bollywood came together after years and treated their fans with an electrifying and fun performance at a gala event of Ambanis.

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The Bollywood actors, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan set the dance floor on fire on the second day of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding ceremony on Friday night in Gujarat’s Jamnagar as they aced the hook step of ‘Naatu Naatu’ song from ‘RRR’ movie starring Telgu actors Ram Charan and NTR Jr.

Khans of Bollywood came together after years and treated their fans with an electrifying and fun performance at a gala event of Ambanis. While SRK and Salman wore black kurtas and pyjamas for the event, Aamir went with a green ethnic outfit.

The video from the event has been shared widely on the internet. A video shared by the SRK’s fan wrote, “Fire on the floor as Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan dance to Naatu Naatu at the pre-wedding celebration of Anant Ambani.”

In a video shared on X, actors Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Shah Rukh Khan attempted to do the hook step of Naatu Naatu song but failed to do so. Instead, they performed the iconic hook steps from each other’s famous songs. The viral clip showed Salman, Aamir, and Shah Rukh performing Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se, the towel step from Jeene Ke Hain Chaar Din from Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, and Masti Ki Pathshala from Rang De Basanti.

On day second, it was the integration of celebrations of Indian culture and animal conservation efforts that gave the wedding celebrations a deeper dimension and emphasised the Ambani family’s dedication to both regional customs and global challenges.

On the day first, Anant and Radhika’s pre-wedding celebration featured a variety of entertainment events, such as Cirque du Solei performances.

But everyone’s hearts were won over by Rihanna’s drone show, which was the event’s high point. This also marked her debut performance in India.

Several Bollywood luminaries attended the event, including SRK, Salman, and Aamir. The guest list also included Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Ibrahim Ali Khan, Ananya Panday, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rani Mukerji, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt, among others.

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