Music and lyrics: For Anand Bakshi, his life was his muse

The songwriter channelled his life-shaping experiences into some of the finest Hindi film songs.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Mar 30, 2022 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s story is as much about friendship as it is about their tunes

The partnership between Laxmikant Kudalkar and Pyarelal Sharma transformed Hindi film music.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· May 25, 2021 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: The other Bappi Lahiri who gets drowned out by disco and synth

Several lovely melodies by the maverick film composer remain undiscovered.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· May 10, 2021 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: You can never think of ‘Razia Sultan’ without thinking of Kabban Mirza

The All India Radio announcer was the surprise package in Kamal Amrohi’s Hema Malini-Dharmendra starrer.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Oct 26, 2020 · 10:45 am

Music and lyrics: The Shiv-Hari partnership proves that quality always trumps quantity

Seven of their eight films were with Yash Chopra, including ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’ and ‘Darr’.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Oct 05, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: How Shailendra gift-wrapped cosmic truths through his songs

Sought after by the best Hindi film music composers, directors and producers, he wrote about 900 songs in a career spanning 17 years.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Sep 22, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: Composer Ajit Varman was a meteor in the firmament of Hindi cinema

His best work was with Govind Nihalani and Mahesh Bhatt.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Sep 15, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: ‘Thodi Si Bewafaii’ and the magic of one-off collaborations

Gulzar and Khayyam joined forces for the 1980 movie, starring Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi and Padmini Kolhapure.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Aug 20, 2020 · 10:25 am

Music and lyrics: Songwriter Gulshan Bawra combined soul and depth with a sense of fun

Born Gulshan Kumar Mehta, but known by the name that captured his irreverent and freewheeling personality.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Aug 13, 2020 · 03:00 pm