All posts by Yogesh Kale
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Kavita Krishnamurti – Golden Voice of the Nineties
Veteran composer and playback singer of the golden era, Hemant Kumar, was invited to St. Xavier College in...
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C. Ramchandra – The Wizard’s Magic sans Lata Mangeshkar
Despite having little musical background, he had a flair for music right from his early years. Though music...
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Rafi and Roshan – The Magically Mellisonant Combo
A man with a divine voice and golden heart, he was a master of singing and a thorough...
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Chitragupt and Lata Mangeshkar – Magicians of Melodies (Part 2)
The songs that Lata Mangeshkar has rendered for Chitragupt are undoubtedly among her sweetest songs. The magical masterpieces...
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Shankar Jaikishan sans Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri
Soon after the mid ‘40s, Hindi cinema was shifting gears and the film music was moulting its skin,...
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We Needed You – Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar
Someone just said that you would have turned 93. Would have??!! Why did that someone not say, “you...
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Mere Man Ke Diye – Parakh – The Lamp Must Keep Burning
Jahaan rahega wahin raushni lutaayega, Kisi charaagh ka apna makaan nahin hota… A lamp keeps on dispensing light,...
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S.D. Burman and Mukesh – A Rare but Remarkable Combo
All the golden era playback singers were indeed God’s gift to mankind (not to discount the contribution by...
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O Panchhi Pyaare – Bandini – Vain Longing for Freedom
We all keep on craving for freedom in life, without realising that we are already on a life...
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Bade Achhe Lagte Hain – Balika Badhu – Innocent and Pure Expression of Love
The sea and the seashores, the rivers and the riverbanks, the mountains and the dales, the dense jungles,...