Lara Lappa Lara Lappa Lai Rakhda – Remembering Vinod

Let me first wish all a Merry Christmas. When I was researching for my series on Lata's association with lesser known composers, I came across a few of excellent songs by the composer, Vinod. It was a couple of years ago. Though I was planning the post for a long time, I couldn't get around …

1955 – Lata Mangeshkar

Continuing the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs, I'm presenting today my favourites from the year 1955. Here I want to clarify that the year mentioned corresponds to the year of getting censor board certification. The majority of the books enlist the films as per the year of censor board certification. The film …

One Lady Sings, The Other Dances

Hindi films are full of song and dance. Many people wonder why Hindi films or Indian films in general have songs? But for us it's a routine, almost an essential part! Isn't it? At the drop of hat, the hero and heroine break into a song. It's not mandatory to have a situation. We have …