Songstress Lata Mangeshkar inaugurated the Vishwashanti Sangeet Kala Academy, a new-age global centre for music run by the MIT group on Thursday. Located in Rajbaug, Loni Kalbhor, the Academy offers courses in music and musical instruments.

If we get to hear Lata Mangeshkar’s evocative Lag ja gale se in the stunning sequel to Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster it comes with a heavy price. And film producers are poised for a battle with the music company that owns the copyrights of over 95 percent of the vintage film songs.

The Screen Guild Awards last week gave the singing legend Lata Mangeshkar a chance to re-visit one of her dearest colleagues, friend and surrogate-brother Yash Chopra, albeit after he was gone. The awards function was held at Yashraj Studios where Lata<em>ji</em> visited for the first time.