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 …