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Aneesh Pradhan
Aneesh Pradhan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Listen: Suraiyaa, KL Saigal and others sing the film music of Khurshid Anwar
The classically trained vocalist composed songs for films in Bombay before migrating to Pakistan.
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Listen: The songs of Saraswati Devi, India’s first woman music director
She worked with Bombay Talkies between 1935 and 1941.
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Listen: The film music of Rafiq Ghaznavi
Songs from ‘Sitara’, ‘Swami’, ‘Najma’ and more.
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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A jail sentence for Rahul Gandhi in India’s new vishwaguru democracy
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‘Ready to pay any price,’ says Rahul Gandhi after being disqualified as Lok Sabha MP
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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A copy of the Bible is expected to sell for $50 million. What makes it so special?
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Listen: Tabla player Ghulam Mohammed’s music for ‘Pakeezah’ and other films
The next part in a series about Hindustani performers who composed music for the movies.
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Listen: The film compositions of sitar player Muhammad Shafi sung by Lata Mangeshkar and others
The brother–in-law of Vilayat Khan worked as an instrumentalist and music director for more than three decades.
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Listen: Asha Bhosale and Anuradha Paudwal sing film songs by flute maestro Raghunath Seth
Another episode in a series on Hindustani musicians in the world of cinema.
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Watch: British PM Rishi Sunak plays cricket with England’s T20 World Cup-winning team
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Watch: Tornado swirling up to a height of 120,000 kilometres observed on the surface of the sun
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‘Petulant’: Australian panelist on TV, describing India’s response to High Commission attack in UK
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Watch this video from the cockpit of a glider plane as it crashes into a building
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Watch: This basset hound patiently taught puppy to use the dog door
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Listen: The film music of Timir Baran sung by Pankaj Mullick and others
The movies on which he worked included Adhikar, Rajnartaki and Baadbaan.
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Listen: Songs from the film ‘Nagad Narayan’ composed by Hindustani violinist Shridhar Parsekar
Bonus: A recording of his interpretation of raag Marwa.
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Listen: Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan’s film songs for ‘Aandhiyaan’
Lata Mangeshkar was among the singers on the soundtrack.
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The Reel
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
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Listen: The film songs of bansuri maestro Pannalal Ghosh
He composed music for ‘Anjaan’ and ‘Andolan’.
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Listen: Seven film songs composed by tabla maestro Alla Rakha
He composed music for Hindi and Punjabi movies under the name AR Qureshi.
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Listen: The film songs of Hindustani music educator Shankarrao Vyas
His movie work was influenced by folk, religious and art music.
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The Field
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WPL 2023: Issy Wong takes the first Women’s Premier League hat-trick for MI vs UPW in Eliminator
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WPL 2023, Eliminator, MI vs UPW blog: Sciver-Brunt, Wong star as Mumbai Indians reach final
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‘Sultan’: A witty and heartfelt memoir of legendary Pakistani left-arm fast bowler Wasim Akram
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rudrankksh Patil wins 10m air rifle bronze, Ramita narrowly misses podium