Without meaningful lyrics, a singer doesn't enjoy singing, says Harshdeep Kaur, who has delivered hit numbers such as "Katiya karoon" and "Ik Onkar". She adds language is no bar for a song's success in Bollywood. "Lyrics are very crucial to a song. If they are not good, you don't feel the joy of singing. Music and lyrics both are very important and goes hand in hand," Harshdeep told IANS.

– LAHORE, Pakistan In an auditorium at a luxury hotel here the other day, an artistic spectacle unfolded that once would have been unimaginable: Women and men danced together. The occasion was International Dance Day, and to celebrate it, the Pakistan National Council of Arts put on a cultural show in which young performers displayed different ethnic dance traditions.

Latino dances are now the world's hottest cultural diplomacy tool connecting people across continents. And in India, it is the new beat on dance floors. Dancers say the popularity of Latino dances lies in the inherent joyousness, the friendships it generates on the floor across cultural divides - and the free-flowing body language, open to improvisations.

The trailers of "Department" are already in theatres and the promotional clippings are ready to be aired on the small screen. But the film's producers have decided to shoot an additional song, to be sung by actor Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay will also feature in the song, to be choreographed by his friend and protege, Ahmed Khan, according to a source from Viacom18 Motion Pictures, producers of "Department".

Vijay Iyer could have spent his life delving into the mysteries of quantum mechanics after graduating from Yale University with a combined major in math and physics. While earning a Ph.D. in the cognitive science of music from University of California, Berkeley, however, Iyer felt a stronger tug toward the musician’s life. So instead pursuing mathematics or music theory, he’s adding Michael Jackson to his modern jazz repertoire.

This true-blue Bollywood musical is Kishore Kumar all the way! Packed with the retro look in psychedelic colours, over-the-top props and bling, "Jhumroo" tells the story of a simpleton and his tryst with love, emotions and music but what makes it all the more interesting is when the audiences sing and sway with the classic melodies of the legendary singer. The experience is close to watching a movie live, in action.

Renowned music director of yesteryear, Ravi Shankar Sharma, popular called as 'Ravi' passed away here late Wednesday night, according to family sources. He was 86 and had been ailing since some time when he breathed his last at his Santacruz residence. He is survived by his estranged son Ajay and daughter-in-law Varsha Usgaonkar, a leading Marathi and Hindi film actress.