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 …

Saiyan (1951)

It has been three months since my last film review. Meanwhile I watched a few of Madhubala films, but none could actually inspire me to write a review. Though I liked Beqasoor (1950), somehow I couldn't gather enough enthusiasm for writing a review. Maybe someday I will. But when I watched M Sadiq's ‘Saiyan’, my …

(Part 4) Lata with Forgotten / Lesser Known Composers

It's time now for the fourth part of the series, based on Lata's association with lesser known composers. So far I've covered forty two composers. In today's post, I'm dealing with twelve more. I just wish to repeat the same thing once again, the series is designed keeping in mind, the general music lovers, who …