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Tag Archives: Majrooh Sultanpuri
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.
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.
