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Watch: Musician plays Sidhu Moose Wala’s song ‘295’ on the sarangi in a shopping area in Chandigarh
Caught on camera in Sector 17, Chandigarh.
Scroll Staff
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Listen: Film songs by Feroze Nizami sung by Noor Jehan and others
Nizami trained as a vocalist in the Kirana gharana and the Delhi gharana.
Aneesh Pradhan
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
Yashraj Mukhate is back with his funny cover versions.
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Trending
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Legally dubious, politically profitable: Why BJP scrapped the Muslim OBC quota in Karnataka
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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India’s ‘thought-free’ universities and the danger of the ripples from a single dissenting pebble
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
Swift had her fans in a tizzy with a splashy switchover from ‘Tim McGraw’ to ‘Lavender Haze.’
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‘The Legacy Must Live On’: Listen to this a capella anthem of the wild with animal sounds
Sony BBC Earth collaborated with Indian band Raaga Trippin’ for a theme song for the second season of its wildlife series ‘Dynasties 2’.
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Watch: Talented cat meows on beat as it joins singer performing on the street
Fat Niu joined the busker singing a popular Mandarin love song on a Taiwan street.
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Video
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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Watch: College students swap bags with pressure cooker, sacks and more to observe ‘no bag day’
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out at a wholesale market in Kanpur, at least 500 shops gutted
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
‘Almost all Hindi film songs have beat patterns which are straight and regular. But OP Nayyar had other ideas.’
Ajay Mankotia
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
Dubai-based radio presenter and singer Mariyam Kisat’s mashup features the Grammy-winning song by Sam Smith and Kim Petras and two Bollywood hits.
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Watch: Crowd joins Indian busker on London street singing ‘Maa’ from the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’
Musician Vish sang the number on March 19, which is celebrated as Mother’s Day in the UK.
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The Reel
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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Watch: The trailer of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ part 2 is out
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The secret ingredient to Bollywood’s funny songs was a unique drum played by a distinctive man
The twang of Zahoor Khan’s bhapang underlined the humour in many Hindi film songs. But it was his traditional ditties that made him famous.
Malini Nair
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Watch: Baba Sehgal’s mashup of his hit ‘Aaja Meri Gaadi Mein Baith Jaa’ with Rihanna’s ‘Rude Boy’
Sehgal tries to stay relevant by co-opting the version Rihanna sang at the Superbowl.
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‘Total Banger’: Deepika Padukone’s introduction to ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the Oscars is now a remixed song
Sickick – the masked EDM artist and DJ – created a catchy tune with the phrase from Padukone’s introduction.
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The Field
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year
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Watch: Roger Federer gets on the wrong train with Trevor Noah in Swiss tourism advertisement