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Tag Archives: RD Burman
Jatugriha by Tapan Sinha is one of the films that handled the theme of schisms in marriage with aesthetic sensitivity, technical finesse and, most importantly, strong social relevance. Gulzar's...
On the Nightingale's birth anniversary, NS Rajan pays tribute to the melody queen with a selection of 50 solos that have been his all-time favourites, among the many hundreds of unforgettable Lata songs.
It will be 23 years since Pancham (R D Burman) on this day in 1994 left us music lovers with an awful feeling of loss just when we were about to celebrate his huge comeback. Today, I wish to recall the many voices that...
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....
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...
Torrential rains may be submerging the major metros of India as water-logging hogs the media headlines yet again with expected regularity this time of the year. But when it comes to...
Torrential rains may be submerging the major metros of India as water-logging hogs the media headlines yet again with expected regularity this time of the year. But when it comes to Hindi film music...
In their 19 years of camaraderie that involved working together on 117 songs for some 24 films together, R D Burman and Gulzar gave a new dimension to Hindi film music. Songs that took poetry and melody to a new...
A journey of discovering and enjoying gold nuggets of Bengal’s music strewn in Hindi film songs - a presentation made at the Romancing the Song Meet in India Habitat Centre, New Delhi,...
Style and fashion icon Dev Anand with his city-slick and charismatic persona left behind a rich legacy of films that are still loved for their superior camera work, exceptional direction, some of the best ever performances, excellent...
'RD Burman’s music is eternal, universal and a life-long joy.' Each and every song RDB composed and set to tune has a unique identity in its treatment, an unmistakable RDB stamp. A straight-from-the-heart tribute to the...
In a tribute to singer-composer Hemant Kumar, Silhouette Magazine presents excerpts from a rare and unpublished, exclusive interview of the legendary artiste by Peeyush Sharma, taken in January, 1989.
