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A hand-picked basket of cherries from the world of most talked about books and popular posts on creative literature, reviews and interviews, movies and music, critiques and retrospectives ...
to enjoy, ponder, wonder & relish!
Nabendu Ghosh, the renowned screenplay and scriptwriter, was closely associated with Phani Majumdar, the legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as Street Singer, Doctor, Baadbaan, Oonche...
Phani Majumdar, the legendary filmmaker who directed classics such as Street Singer, Doctor, Baadbaan, Oonche Log, Aarti, to name a few, had an illustrious career spanning films in several languages...
In a short-lived career, Madhubala rose to the status of a superstar on the dint of her talent and magnetic screen presence. Humble beginnings, a meteoric rise to fame, dangerous liaisons, unrequited...
Tracking the music directors who embellished the evergreen hero Dev Anand's films with timeless songs down the years, we look at a mix of superhits and some lesser known films in a tribute to the icon on his birth...
The zeal to experiment to create something new drove SD Burman to introduce innovations that went on to become milestones in the journey of the Hindi film song. Today many of these experiments are standard...
S D Burman used his solid grounding in classical music and his wide exposure to folk music most effectively to create compositions that broke traditions and became hugely popular with the mass audience. His style of singing and...
The zeal to experiment to create something new drove SD Burman to introduce innovations that went on to become milestones in the journey of the Hindi film song. Today many of these experiments are standard practices....
SD Burman knew which voice to use for a particular composition. In a backstage meeting Manna Dey had recalled how Kishore Kumar was made to sing Dukhi man mere by SD Burman. Peeyush Sharma remembers Kishore...
Master of the Situation Song, SD Burman created compositions and music arrangement that were tailor made for the scene and the singers he chose. Anand Desai (in maroon) and Antara...
Majrooh Sultanpuri and Dada Burman were both born October 1, 13 years apart. Dada was born in 1906 and Majrooh in 1919. Destined to come together and create magic for music lovers in Hindi cinema, they partnered...
Dev Anand and Hemant Kumar together created some of the most memorable songs of Hindi film music. Interestingly, Hemant Kumar sang only 16 songs as playback for Dada Burman and 10 of those were on Dev Anand and all...
Fifty years ago, Guide 1965 proved that in the male-dominated film industry, feminism and women’s liberation can shine if handled sensitively. The film's music score set new precedents. A Review.