All posts by Yogesh Kale
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Marathi Melodies by Manna Dey
As Hindi cinema started flourishing in Mumbai, it started attracting talent from across the whole nation. Artists with...
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Hasrat Jaipuri beyond Shankar Jaikishan
While a litterateur may look down upon lyrics of Hindi songs, a film song afficionado would certainly know...
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Meri Aawaz Hee Pehchaan Hai – Lata Mangeshkar, an Emotion
While the playback technique was still taking baby steps in Hindi film music, a skinny teen-ager girl was...
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Chaudhvin Ka Chaand Ho – An Uninhibited Praise of Peerless Beauty
If you are a poet, you would describe the beauty vividly and aesthetically. If you are a lover,...
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Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki – Dulari – The Slumberless Saga
The night perches on the earth through the gateway of the evening and spreads its dark wings all...
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Rajesh Khanna and Mukesh – Offbeat (but not Offkey) Combination
When we think of songs of a Hindi cinema star in the golden era of Hindi Film Music,...
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Chitragupt and Lata Mangeshkar – Magicians of Melodies (Part 1)
There is a Subhaashitam (a verse with a good message) in Sanskrit – दधि मधुरं मधु मधुरं द्राक्षा...
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Smita Patil – Prolific Presence that Filled the Screen
Countless actors – some with unique style, some with good comic timing, some with great dancing skills and...
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Purvaiya Leke Chali Meri Naiyya – Do Jasoos – Sailing with the Sails of Love
Sailing the ocean could mean a conquest for a seafarer like Columbus, but it not so for a...
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Majrooh Sultanpuri and Laxmikant Pyarelal – Sharp Shades of Romance
Many a time, we tend to remember a song if the composition and singing are good; it doesn’t...