Tag Archives: Majrooh Sultanpuri

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.