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Tag Archives: Majrooh Sultanpuri
Abhimaan, the 1973 classic by Hrishikesh Mukherjee is a case-study in the art and craft of cinema. One of the best films ever made, Abhimaan's treatment of its theme, the performances,...
Painting vivid word pictures of the various shades of romance time and time again is no easy task. Yet Hasrat Jaipuri did just that in song after song, leaving us with thousands of verses that express...
Chal ri sajani ab kya soche is synonymous with the bidaai, the heart-breaking moment of departure when the bride steps across the threshold into an unknown world. Shirish...
When Adheer offers his first song of love to Sujata, little does he know that while he is dreaming of a world with her where love is as fragile as delicate glass, Sujata's world is imploding.
Shirish...
Majrooh Sultanpuri: The Poet For All Reasons, written by noted music historian and archivist Manek Premchand explores the massive gamut of the...
Part 1 of this essay explored the talent and work of Hemant Kumar, the singer, in the Hindi film industry. Today, the author explores some of his compositions of merit and...
Romancing The Song is a tiny Facebook group of music aficionados of the Hindi film music kind. Its members share their thoughts, usually about specific songs. Here is a representative sampling of what they do. They...
Naushad's destiny was written in music, by music to be dedicated to music. Silhouette pays tribute with a glimpse of his musical journey.
Renowned author and scholar of Indian cultural history, Pran Nevile is the author of the authoritative book KL Saigal - Immortal Singer and Superstar; K.L. Saigal The Definitive Biography and the richly...
The challenge of Nadiya kinare in Abhimaan was to create a supremely classical yet rustic song. SD Burman's music, Majrooh Sultanpuri's lyrics, Lata Mangeshkar's voice along with Jaya Bhaduri and...
The king of rhythm and romance O P Nayyar was in his prime this time 50 years ago but as is usual with the film industry, his success graph this year had its highs and lows. Let’s revisit his memorable creations, that...
Flashback 50 years. The year 1966. You will notice a marked shift in the style of compositions, change in the audience taste and acceptance of new music directors. Among the films that had their music release...
As a tribute to the Queen of Bhaav Gayaki, I revisit some of my most favourite duets of Geeta Dutt that create a charming world of evergreen music. She put her heart and soul into each and every song she sang, What...
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...
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...
"Burman Sahab would reject his own tune. He would say, ‘Chhodo, this is not sounding good.’ Then he would create another tune and start. Producers and directors would also come and sit with him. He would keep...
Majrooh could write any kind of lyrics tailor-made for the situation in the film.
