Ustad Sabir Khan: A Great Musician Remembered
The world of Indian classical music lost a brilliant artist on May 14, 2026, with the passing of Ustad Sabir Khan.
The world of Indian classical music lost a brilliant artist on May 14, 2026, with the passing of Ustad Sabir Khan.
Time was when Tamil films had regular press shows, which were held a few days before the movies hit the theatres. But this has now been cancelled, as filmmakers found much to their chagrin that journalists flouted the cardinal rule of journalism: balance.
Co-directors Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy have made a name in Bengali cinema for telling stories that are untold and would have remained so if the duo had not dared to venture into forbidden territories time after time.
A cowgirl, a reunion, and a bridge only Taylor Swift could write. "I Knew It, I Knew You" is on streaming now, and the vinyl is already gone. Swift and Jack Antonoff made a 'Toy Story' song. It sounds exactly as good as that sounds.
The Mishras are back. Same house, same chaos, same love, just a little older and a little more complicated. Season 5 of Gullak is streaming now, and it feels like coming home.
She had just made her Bollywood debut. Her parents watched the film. And instead of talking about her performance, they asked who would handle the society's questions.
She was five years old the first time she watched 'Toy Story'. Twenty years later, Disney called. She wrote the song the same night she saw the film.
Twenty-nine films in fifteen years. Comedies, dramas, musicals, and one unfinished legacy. She was gone at 36, but the camera never forgot a single frame of her face.
Her co-star got $200,000. She got $18,000. Same film. She found out, walked off the lot, and built her own company. A hundred years later, that part of the story still gets skipped.
The curtains have fallen on one of the gentlest and most enduring voices of Indian music.
