Released in 1972, Hare Rama Hare Krishna became Dev Anand’s boldest film, redefining youth cinema, introducing Zeenat Aman, and cementing Dum Maro Dum as a cultural anthem for generations worldwide.
Madan Mohan 100th birth anniversary: The musical axis of Bollywood's legendary Iraq-born composer, who would have turned a century on June 25, revolved around his 'raakhi' sister Lata Mangeshkar and the recurring imagery of 'eye' in his oeuvre.
Happy Birthday RD Burman: The lesser-known fact about the legendary music director RD Burman, or Pancham, who'd have turned 85 today had he not died 30 years ago, is that he debuted as a Bollywood composer and a 'Puja song' composer in the same year, and some of those Bengali compositions became runaway hits in Hindi films.
The palace, where the music maestro was born and raised, was listed as a protected monument on Nov 30, 2017, officials in Bangladesh said.