All posts by Deepa

Royal Poems Which Became Hindi Film Songs

Poetry has been the most romantic way of expressing one’s feelings in this part of the subcontinent. On...

How Well Do You Know Deepti Naval Songs

Twilight Flavours – Parbaton Ke Pedon Par – Shagoon

As the evening sets in, the sun begins to hide behind the line of horizon, the nippy weather...

No Percussion – No Problem

The world of Hindi film music transcends itself from just mere music to another world. It adapts and...

Manek Premchand – A Beacon For Music Travellers

Sometime back I was reading about a song from Kismet (1943), Dheere dheere aa re baadal, a wonderful...

Vande Mataram – The Patriotic Passion

Rise India thy millions lead With flag aloft unfurled From Comorin point to Everest peak Stand free before...

Genius And Evergreen – Naqsh Lyallpuri

Main woh diya hun, jise aandhiyon ne paala hai. Bujha na paogi, ae, waqt ki hawaon mujhe!!! –...

Eyes Tell Candid Tale – Joothe Naina Bole – Lekin

Adapting a short story to a full fledged film is always a challenge. And Gulzar does this with...

Deliberate Doings – Meri Duniya Lut Rahi Thi – Mr & Mrs 55

Love is to be felt not seen or spelt!!! More so in case of Guru Dutt’s films. His...

Ecstatic In Love – Dikhayi Diye Yun – Bazaar

Quality music or more so quality ghazals in the 80s mainstream Hindi cinema, difficult to find? What if...