All posts by Deepa

Koi Matwala Aaya Mere Dware (Love in Tokyo)

Le Gayi Dil Gudiya Japan Ki (Love in Tokyo)

Aa Jaa Re Aa Zaraa (Love in Tokyo)

Alleluia to the winds – Hawaon pe likh do hawaon ke naam – Do Dooni Chaar

Winds make their own music. Hear them flurrying, blustering or even roaring. Making the rustling noise, whooshing around...

Remembering Hasrat Jaipuri through his daughter’s poem

Hindi cinema is overloaded with song for every moment. There are songs which give us comfort, peace. Then...

A giant actor with an elfin silhouette – Jaya Bhaduri

When Jaya Bhaduri entered Hindi films in 1971 with “Guddi”, she was probably the only actress who carried...

The Reclusive Pole Star – Suchitra Sen

She came, she saw and she conquered. Suchitra Sen, the Mahanayika of Bengali cinema, just happened to act...

Stoking the fire, flaring the sparks – Chingari Koi Bhadke – Amar Prem

Be it the romantic “Kashmir ki Kali”, the stoic “Kati Patang”, the flashy “Great Gambler” or the poignant...

Contemporary Moon of the Silver Expanse – Devika Rani

Lineage-wise she was the great grandniece of the nationalist and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Often described as the...

When Pancham created music with a pat on the back

R D Burman is known for creating unconventional music through some unfamiliar and experimental sounds. Some of these...