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The L&C-Silhouette Basket
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Tag Archives: SD Burman
Gaurav Sahay revisits the songs of Asha Bhosle across eras to encounter not merely a singer, but a phenomenon, one who refused confinement, who adapted and evolved, yet retained a signature distinctly her...
A tribute to Asha Bhosle’s versatility, the singer who could move across genres, moods, eras and languages with ease, revealing a different shade of her artistry each time.
Even though Rajinder Krishan worked with a diverse group of composers, singers, directors, and story writers and has a large portfolio as a lyricist, he seems to have no defining characteristics...
Ever since the 1930s and the advent of the ‘Talkies’ in cinema, the name of Pankaj Mullick stands out in the world of film, non-film music and Rabindra Sangeet not only for his trend...
In his autobiography Eka Naukar Jatri/ Journey of a Lonesome Boat, Nabendu Ghosh wrote about his troubled friendship with the legend Guru Dutt who valued his writing...
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...
An important figure in the Progressive Writers’ Movement, Kaifi Azmi’s poetry gave voice to those without one and raised social consciousness. However, as a film lyricist, he also proved that his words could...
Balraj Sahni was an actor par excellence. And beyond his histrionic talents, he was also a writer, screenwriter, teacher, radio announcer and theatre artist. SMM Ausaja explores the life and works of...
Silhouette presents an excerpt from Dadamoni: Life and Times of Ashok Kumar, an authoritative biography of the thespian by screen writer and director Nabendu...
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...
Manna Dey worked with 195 music directors starting with KC Dey in the 1942 film Tamanna right up to Sameer Tandon in the 2005 film Umar. Silhouette presents the 2nd...
In a career spanning 60 years, Manna Dey excelled across a variety of genres – film songs, ghazals, bhajans, classical and pop – he regaled generations of listeners with his romantic ballads,...
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...
A must-read for all film buffs and serious students of film studies, says Santosh Bakaya, in her detailed review of Guide, The Film: Perspectives.
