1951 – Lata Mangeshkar

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 …

Remembering a Genius…..

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 …

O Nigahen Mastana – Remembering Nutan

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 …

Yaad Aayenge Yeh Pal….

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 …