On Republic Day 2025, we reflect on Jaidev Varma's 1971 composition ‘Jo Samar Mein Ho Gaye Amar,’ sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which rivals ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ in its patriotic fervor.

Lata Mangeshkar's 'Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon' became an iconic patriotic anthem. Initially hesitant due to time constraints, she reluctantly agreed to sing it after poet Pradeep insisted, threatening ...

1000 and Rs. 3000 per recording which was a lot in those days. Nowhere close to the Rs. 500 that Lata and Rafi would charge in the 1950s. She was so popular that she drove around in a horse-drawn ...

Interestingly, decades later, Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi would charge ₹500 per song in the 1950s. According to Bangalore Mirror, 'at one point she became so wealthy, that she would drive ...