Bollywood Legend

Hundreds of Mumbaikars, Bollywood personalities and music fans bid a tearful 'alvida' (adieu) to the 'Disco King' Alokesh alias Bappi Lahiri as his funeral procession started here on Thursday. The mortal remains of Bappi-da - as he was revered in the industry - were carried out of his Juhu bungalow to a flower-bedecked van with a huge hoarding of his photo with the trademark jewellery, for his final journey to the Vile Parle crematorium.

Bollywood celebrities have been mourning the death of India's 'Disco King' Bappi Lahiri since the news broke that he had passed away at the age of 69 at a suburban hospital in Mumbai's Juhu area in the early hours of Wednesday.

Anoop Singh's 'Irrfan: Dialogues with the Wind' (Copper Coin)' is about friendships sans reminders about bonds, about gazing into the abyss together, drowning and allowing magic to happen -- be willing partners to find otherworldly rhythms. It is about an actor who never ceases to be human, and was therefore superhuman in his craft. It is also not just about Irrfan, but also the filmmaker Anup Singh and the writer -- someone who observes, the one who refuses to instantly interpret but leave spaces.

In a conversation with IANS, Rani said, "It's special that I have completed 25 years in cinema with the character that is probably closest to my heart. I feel I was born to play Vimmy. I remember I was blown away by her when 'Bunty Aur Babli' was first narrated to me.

Suresh Wadkar said - "Der aye, par durust aye.I am thankful to the government, my listeners and teachers," . For someone who has worked with major music directors, including Kalyanji-Anandji, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Ilaiyaraja, and sings in Hindi, Marathi and Bhojpuri films as well as in Odia, working in multiple languages is always exciting as it involves "living with the language".