Tag: Lyricist

Bhubaneswar: Veteran lyricist and music composer Gurukrushna Goswami passed away due to old age-related illness at his Shivajinagar residence in Cuttack on Sunday. He was 84. Born in 1934 near Baripada, Goswami has over 1600 folk, devotional and modern songs to his credit. Being associated with Odia music industry for over six decades, Goswami was […]

Mumbai: Veteran poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar says that restricting art in the name of culture damage is wrong and such things should not happen, neither in Pakistan nor India. During a media interaction, Akhtar took issue with the recent controversy sparked by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar stating that the […]

New Delhi: Aiming to encourage storytelling among individuals, author, Bollywood director, scriptwriter, lyricist and photographer Neelesh Misra realised that men in India do have a soft spot which they try to otherwise hide and some of his stories have been successful in breaking that false shield. Misra has been narrating stories on his show “Qisson […]

Mumbai: Sandeep Ssingh, one of the producers of “PM Narendra Modi”, says that the makers of the forthcoming film had acquired the rights of a song penned by lyricist Javed Akhtar and that is why he was given a credit. The producer also says Akhtar could have discussed it before commenting on social media. “Javed […]