What moves the heart more when listening to a song? Polish and perfection, or the raw emotion that the performer brings to its rendition? For those who prefer the second, there can be no better option ...

Young Geeta sat for hours on the banks of the Padma River in East Bengal, listening to the Bhatiali songs of boatmen. Little did she know that the trance-like refrains would find relevance and ...

Geeta Dutt, born as Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri was a legendary playback singer, celebrated for her music renditions all over. Born to a wealthy Zamindar family, her early years were spent in the beauty ...

When Geeta Dutt (née Roy) sang, ‘Yaad karoge, yaad karoge, ik din humko yaad karoge’ in ‘Do Bhai’ in 1947, she had not imagined how prophetic the lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan would turn out to be.

It’s usually the job of fans to draw up lists of top tracks by their favourite singers. But what happens when the singers take on this task? What kind of criteria do they use, and do they pick out ...

Geeta Dutt and Guru Dutt’s marriage was once full of love, but things changed when the singer started believing their dream home in Pali Hill was haunted. What followed not only broke Guru Dutt’s ...

Guru Dutt, a visionary filmmaker celebrated for his melancholic masterpieces like 'Pyaasa,' faced turmoil in his personal life. His marriage to Geeta Roy, initially opposed by her family, crumbled ...

Guru Dutt in a still from Pyaasa, Geeta Dutt and Guru Dutt in an undated photo (From left) In 1957, Guru Dutt released Pyaasa, a hauntingly lyrical tale of a struggling poet, followed by Kaagaz Ke ...

Geeta Dutt believed their Pali Hill dream home was haunted, leading her to insist on its demolition, deeply upsetting Guru Dutt, who cherished the house. Despite his love for the bungalow, he relented ...