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Tag Archives: Shailendra
A lyrical portrait of Salil Chowdhury, this article journeys through his revolutionary beginnings, his seamless fusion of Western and Indian music, immortal film songs, deep artistic friendships,...
One Saturday in the early 1970s, Ameen Sayani drew Nabendu Ghosh into a conversation in 'Saridon Ke Saathi' radio programme. On the birth anniversary of the much-loved voice of Indian...
In this lyrical exploration, Madhulika Liddle examines Salil Chowdhury’s Madhumati score, revealing how music, narrative, landscape, and emotion fuse into a cinematic masterpiece.
Apni kahaani chhod ja — a line that personifies the masters who created such unforgettable classics as Do Bigha Zamin. Seventy years after the film was released in...
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...
Kahaan ja raha hai tu aye jaanewaale is the cry of a mentor, a protector, a friend. It has the power to touch even a ravaged soul and turn her back towards light and life. Shirish Waghmode revisits...
A poet has a bit of him in every piece of poetry he writes, even if it is a so called ‘custom-made poetry.’ After all, our film songs are written to fit pre-conceived situations....
On the 50th Anniversary of the release of Raj Kapoor’s magnum opus, Mera Naam Joker, Sundeep Pahwa looks back with memories at the film that didn’t cut ice at the box-office then but is today much...
Teesri Kasam was made in another age and time. But more than 50 years after it briefly lit up the screen before it was yanked off the majestic Apsara Cinema of Bombay, “the finest human document written...
Celebrating the uniqueness that was Mukesh today. This article does not even attempt to list all of Mukesh’s songs that have made an impression, for there are way too many; it simply celebrates this...
This is Part 3 in a 4-part series of essays, exploring the Hindi film music of 1963, the year of birth of this writer. In a personal tribute to composers who gave music that makes its presence felt even...
Dev Anand’s creative effort reached its apogee in Navketan’s Guide, a film that accommodates more than one perspective. On the occasion of Dev Anand's birth anniversary (he would have been 95 today), Vijay...
The “parallel tune for a song” technique, known as a Counter-Melody, created with violin, cello, piano, Spanish guitar or an organ was introduced in Shankar-Jaikishan's music by a musician – a violinist from...
Legendary music composers Shankar Jaikishan created not only a mammoth repertoire of hit songs in Hindi film music, they also set many a style and precedent in the use of instruments to create sounds and rhythms....
Among the memorable dances picturised in Hindi films, Bol ri Kathputli from Kathputli (1957) is an innovation in terms of choreography and music. Anand Desai...
Teesri Kasam – the name given to Maare Gaye Gulfam for its cinematic version – was hailed a classic and collected reasonably well at the box-office though a little too late for its producer - the great poet...
Nutan amazed us with every role she did – she lived the character, spontaneous, natural, unaffected. So you watch Kalyani and Sujata and Aarti Sohanlal (Anari) not Nutan. We pay a tribute to the legendary actress Nutan with...
"In Pyaasa, Mujhe Jeene Do, The Guide, Teesri Kasam and Kaagaz Ke Phool – Waheeda’s best four movies to my mind, Waheeda played the women who traded their charms for sustenance." Vijay...
Shailendra's seemingly simple lines are layered with meaning, with purpose and with the deepest thoughts, feelings, emotions and realisations. We compiled a brief list of 15 songs that give a glimpse of his massive range...
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...
Some of the most enchanting, lilting, melodious, memorable songs are associated intrinsically with the gorgeous style icon Sadhana. A tribute to the renowned star.
