Stage Performances at College or School Festivals

Our Hindi films always revolve around young generation. We usually don't accept older main leads, though the scenario is changing for good, of late. But it was mandatory for old Hindi film heroes to be a college student, who would always pass B A with distinction. Even if they look old enough to have a …

इब्तिदा ए 1990s

A post based on the songs of 1990s, was in the air for a really long time now! I was at loss to finalize the structure of the posts. I soon realized that the songs can't be accommodated in a single post, and to choose a single song per year is next to impossible. Giving …

Remembering S N Tripathi

A tribute to S N Tripathi on his 31st death anniversary. It's time now, for a post on one more forgotten composer! He was talented, in fact he was an all rounder, he composed, he sang, he acted, he directed, he produced films, he wrote stories & screenplays for some of his movies, he was …

Rarely Heard Ghulam Mohammad

  (Remembering Ghulam Mohammad on his 51st Death Anniversary) I've been waiting this post for a year. Last year, thanks to my busy schedule, I could not pay tribute to yet another underrated composer of the Golden Era. But now, here I am with the post. Ghulam Mohammad is best known for his spectacular songs …

Lata sings for Ravi

In the first part of the series, I took overview of Ravi's career as a lyricist. Today on his 7th Death Anniversary, let's consider his musical journey as a composer. He was born as Ravi Shankar Sharma, on 3rd March 1926 in Gurgaon, near Delhi. He was fond of music since childhood. He used to …

Remembering Ravi

Music director Ravi is one of the underrated composers of the Golden Era. While some of his songs have achieved iconic status, and most of the remaining are hugely popular till date, he is still not considered first class composer by many. If we look at his versatility as a composer, this is a bit …

Songs with a Surprise!

A few months back, I visited my cousin for a wedding. We had a lovely time and delightful memorable moments! All of us were enjoying the pre marriage functions and one day we started playing 'Antakshari'. During the competition, I started singing, 'Main Chali Main Chali', before I could finish those four words, the opposite …

दास्तान- ए – हाल – ए -दिल

It seems, this month I would get more opportunities for theme based song lists. And obviously I find it more interesting! I find the phrase ‘Haal e Dil’ enthralling. It's usually reserved for sad and soulful songs, though sometimes, songs are happy, romantic as well. It's actually nothing but what a person feels on a …