Legends
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Yogesh Kale | April 29, 2024
Barsaat – And It Started Raining Melodrama and Music!
The journey of Hindi cinema from the studio-confined classics in the early years to the modern-day tech-savvy and...
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Yogesh Kale | February 6, 2024
Lata Mangeshkar – The Musical Milestones in Her Magnificent Career
Lata Mangeshkar – apparently only two words, but effectively they encompass in themselves a whole world of music!...
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Yogesh Kale | July 22, 2023
Mukesh with Various Composers – Part 1
All the golden era playback singers were indeed God’s gift to mankind (not to discount the contribution by...
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Sharvari Khatavkar | April 30, 2023
Bhanu Athaiya – The Queen of Costume Design in Hindi Film Industry
An artist is born Bhanumati Rajopadhye Athaiya, better known as Bhanu Athaiya was born in a family that...
Collections
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Yogesh Kale | April 14, 2024
Shamshad Begum and her Gentle Ditties
She was one of the first voice-lending playback singers of Hindi cinema. She rendered over 6,000 songs in...
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Deepa | March 13, 2024
The Repeat Value of Nasir Hussain Songs
Long time ago, I watched a serial on Doordarshan (I don’t remember its name, actors, main story or...
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Yogesh Kale | March 9, 2024
Qamar Jalalabadi – An Underrated Versatile Lyricist
Ask someone to name a few lyricists from the golden era of Hindi film music, and the names...
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Yogesh Kale | February 8, 2024
Kavi Pradeep – Rare Romance in the Sage’s Poetry
“Beti, aaj tumne mujhe rula diya!” (Girl, your rendition filled my eyes with tears), said the then Prime...
Startups
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Deepa | January 4, 2018
Rewind Your Music, Time And Happiness Through – REWIND
The blissful sound of Hindi film music (HFM). A retreat in itself, it connects our past with the...
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Bal Krishn Birla | June 23, 2016
The Basslet – A Portable IoT Device to Enhance Your Music Experience
Technology in music space is making significant strides. Sound consists of multiple frequencies and sound systems which can...
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Bal Krishn Birla | May 25, 2016
GanaBanana – Creating Custom Music for Every Occasion
How did you think about the idea of starting this? (From Kushal Jaju’s perspective) I was always the...
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Deepa | December 28, 2015
Curtains Down for Rhythm House – A Paradise for Music Lovers
It is one of the oldest and the best music stores in Mumbai. Having set the trend for...
People
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Deepa | April 21, 2023
I would love to do a negative role – Sumeet Raghvan
Lambi lambi taangon waala Tez dimaag waala Ye Faster Fene hai Faster Fene hai Fa Fe, Fa Fe,...
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Deepa | June 15, 2022
The Jukebox Story – Art of Guided Listening
It was the winter of 1952. Ciba-Geigy Ltd approached Radio Cylon’s Bombay division to prepare a small half...
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Deepa | December 11, 2021
India has many talented authors of film and music – Balaji Vittal
For all music and cinema lovers, Balaji Vittal needs no introduction. With books like R D Burman –...
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Deepa | February 20, 2021
Every Experience Leaves its Imprint on the Mind – Rakesh Anand Bakshi
Film scriptwriter, director, actor, author, photographer, swimmer, walker and cyclist juggling through all these talents, Rakesh Anand Bakshi,...
Latest
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Barsaat – And It Started Raining Melodrama and Music!
Yogesh Kale | April 29, 2024The journey of Hindi cinema from the studio-confined classics in the early years to the modern-day tech-savvy and larger-than-life...
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Shamshad Begum and her Gentle Ditties
Yogesh Kale | April 14, 2024She was one of the first voice-lending playback singers of Hindi cinema. She rendered over 6,000 songs in Hindi...
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The Repeat Value of Nasir Hussain Songs
Deepa | March 13, 2024Long time ago, I watched a serial on Doordarshan (I don’t remember its name, actors, main story or anything...
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Qamar Jalalabadi – An Underrated Versatile Lyricist
Yogesh Kale | March 9, 2024Ask someone to name a few lyricists from the golden era of Hindi film music, and the names like...
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Kavi Pradeep – Rare Romance in the Sage’s Poetry
Yogesh Kale | February 8, 2024“Beti, aaj tumne mujhe rula diya!” (Girl, your rendition filled my eyes with tears), said the then Prime Minster...
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Lata Mangeshkar – The Musical Milestones in Her Magnificent Career
Yogesh Kale | February 6, 2024Lata Mangeshkar – apparently only two words, but effectively they encompass in themselves a whole world of music! Lata...
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Triveni Sangam of the Mangeshkar Sisters
Yogesh Kale | January 20, 2024Bharat is the land of gods, the land spiritual richness. There are a plethora of holy places across the...
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Romantic Duets by “Chitalkar”
Yogesh Kale | January 12, 2024C. Ramchandra (born Ramchandra Chitalkar), as we all know, was one of the most popular composers in Hindi cinema...
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Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi – Aandhi – Autumn Amour
Deepa | October 5, 2023Autumn – the transition of monsoon to winter. Crisp, clear and cooler days. The foliage boasts of spectacular red,...
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Ye Neer Kahan Se Barse – Rambling Reflections – Prem Parbat
Deepa | July 27, 2023The best thing one can do when it is raining is to let it rain – H. W. Longfellow....