A Journey Through Golden Era Of Hindi Film Music
Earlier this month, I published a post on a rarely remembered lyricist, Asad Bhopali. I was planning a post on Raja Mehdi Ali Khan for a long time. Last year I'd planned it, but at the last moment I cancelled the plan and instead went for duets of Rafi and Geeta Dutt. So I was …
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Today the blog completes five years and I'm on cloud nine. For the last couple of years, with the pandemic roaring around, it was difficult to celebrate. But now our lives are getting back to normal by and large, the tourist places and cinema halls are overflowing with visitors, I think now I am in …
(Remembering lyricist, Asad Bhopali on his 101st Birthday) There were a few lyricists in Hindi films who penned popular and meaningful songs for a few decades, yet unfortunately couldn't get their due. Asad Bhopali was one of them. His career spanning over four decades saw him writing songs for various composers, and a few of …
It's been a month after the sad demise of the Bollywood singer, K K. I published a small post on 1st June, but he deserved a full post. I finished all the pre-planned posts before I got to today's post. Born on 23rd August 1968 in Delhi, K K belonged to a Malayalam family. His …
It was a wonderful journey going through the early years of Lata Mangeshkar's career so far. 1947 to 1950 was a delightful experience. I was a bit nervous as I approached the 50s for the first time. For the year 1951, there were around 225 songs for 49 films to consider in total. It included …
There was a genius composer who composed around 100 songs for Hindi films. Unfortunately he could compose for 16 films only in his career. He could have achieved grand success and reached the heights of popularity in no time. But that wasn't to be. He was a short tempered, outspoken and boastful person. He never …
I was planning a post on Nutan's songs for a couple of years. But wasn't able to actually get around writing it. This year I was waiting for her Birthday to publish my post. And today let's celebrate it. Image Courtesy - Conversations Over Chai Nutan was known for her natural acting and fabulous facial …
Today morning when I took my phone to check out new messages, all whataspp groups were flooded with the messages of the sad and sudden demise of KK. And unfortunately that wasn't a rumour. As the readers of my blog are aware, I'm also writing posts on the songs of the 90s and KK was …
"Geet, beet, bazao baajaa!"
The spice of life
Great film music and great music directors
A Journey Through Golden Era Of Hindi Film Music
A Journey Through Golden Era Of Hindi Film Music
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