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Published: 27 January 2023

Last Updated: 27 January 2023

I am sure you have all read the story, started by Raju Bhartan, how Lata espied Ram Ganguly using one of the tunes from 'Barsat' for another producer, while she was in the same recording studio, and how she ratted out Ram Ganguly to Raj Kapoor, who was furious and fired him on the spot.

I now give you another version from Radhu Karmakar, the ace cinematographer, from the book, Radhu Karmakar the Painter of Lights.

According to him, Ram Ganguly quit over differences with Raj Kapoor.

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Published: 08 February 2023

Last Updated: 08 February 2023

Another clip from this 1943 Marathi film.

A screenshot  from this has been used on the cover of Snehasis Chatterjee's Lata Geet Kosh Volume XII (Ahirani, Konkani, Marathi).

He is doing a great job of discovering previously unknown songs of Lata.

It is a pity that Marathi Film Geet Kosh has not yet been compiled.

 Lata in Maze Bal

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Published: 24 November 2022

Last Updated: 24 November 2022

I have had the following photo with me since May 2006. I have no idea how I obtained it.

It shows Naushad and Gurudutt having bagged a tiger in the jungles of Madhya Pradesh. Looks like the photo was given to the editors of Bhaskar by a Khandwa photographer. The hunt may have happened around 1956. Photo does not say who the others are.

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