1948 – Lata Mangeshkar

Last month I started the series based on a yearly review of Hindi film songs by Lata Mangeshkar. Last post wasn't a planned one and featured her first Hindi film songs as a playback singer. As a result, I missed Lata's first duet with Rafi, Chal Ho Gayi Taiyar, which was for the film, Shadi …

(Part 2) Lata with Forgotten / Lesser Known Composers

I started the series, on Lata Mangeshkar's 90th birthday last month. The list of composers became very long and I couldn't come up with the second part last week. I needed time to collect the information and to decide about the names to include. Today, I'm presenting the second part of the series, having fifteen …

My Favourites by Prem Dhawan

Prem Dhawan was a multi-talented personality. He was basically a poet and a choreographer, but also a lyricist, a good dancer and a competent music director too. For me, he is one of the most underrated personalities in Hindi film industry. People love the songs penned by him, but majority of them are unaware of …