(Part 1) Lata with Forgotten / Lesser Known Composers

Today let's celebrate Lata Mangeshkar's 90th Birthday! I was struggling with the topic. Her musical life has so many aspects,I didn't know what to do. I had thought of her associations with popular composers. It certainly was a good idea but I wanted to do something different and suddenly there it was, her association with …

Anhonee (1952)

I was planning a film review for a long time now! A few months give or take! And the process began with a lot of frustration, as I tried watching the film in a single go! When I consulted 'Dusted off' and 'Beyond the wonted', both the ladies were kind enough to guide me and …

Khayyam and Asha Bhosle

(Celebrating Asha Tai's 86th Birthday, by remembering her association with Khayyam) Great composer of Hindi cinema, Khayyam passed away on the 19th August 2019. He was one of the legendary composers of Hindi cinema, and would always be remembered for his songs throughout the Golden Era and in 70s-80s as well. In fact he was …

The Romantic Rain Songs

I had a rain song list last two monsoons. Last year it was songs with Umbrella as a prop. This time, in the third year of the blog, I had no problem deciding the theme. I have started a 1990s series and I finalized to go for romantic rain songs from the 1990s. Romantic rain …