Hindi film music
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‘Nail-cutter, helicopter’: Amitabh Bhattacharya on quirking up Hindi film lyrics
Devarsi Ghosh
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Tribute: Lata Mangeshkar’s songs of harmony and love united India across divides
Ashwini Deshpande
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What was the secret of the impeccable tuning between composers Laxmikant and Pyarelal?
Rajiv Vijayakar
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Listen: What is the association between Hindustani music and film music based on raags?
Aneesh Pradhan
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Asha Bhosle interview: ‘Machines can fix a voice, but can they give emotion?’
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Khaali Peeli’ music review: Vishal-Shekhar EP is interesting in parts
Devarsi Ghosh
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Song check: Mika Singh reworks old hit ‘Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag’ for ‘Indoo Ki Jawani’
Scroll Staff
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Song check: Tapori blues in ‘Khaali Peeli’ track ‘Tehas Nehas’
Scroll Staff
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Music and lyrics: Composer Ajit Varman was a meteor in the firmament of Hindi cinema
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
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A playlist of actors who sing, singers who act, and those who shouldn’t be as brave
Devarsi Ghosh
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How Rajesh Roshan survived as a Bollywood composer for five decades
Devarsi Ghosh
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Song check: Javed Ali celebrates love in ‘Sadak 2’ song ‘Ishq Kamaal’
Scroll Staff
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Song check: Autotuned longing in ‘Tum Se Hi’ from ‘Sadak 2’
Scroll Staff
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‘Khuda Haafiz’ music review: Full marks to the Mithoon album
Devarsi Ghosh
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Song check: Mithoon, Sayeed Quadri and Vishal Dadlani team up for ‘Khuda Haafiz’ title track
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‘Shakuntala Devi’: Sachin-Jigar’s music for Vidya Balan-starrer goes by too quickly to register
Devarsi Ghosh
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Anandji interview: ‘You need to study all kinds of music to compose for Hindi films’
Devarsi Ghosh
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Playlist picks: Sneha Khanwalkar shares three go-to albums (and what else she’s into these days)
Devarsi Ghosh
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Song check: The friendzone is real in AR Rahman’s ‘Dil Bechara’ title track
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Viju Shah interview: ‘I wanted to do with electronics what Laxmikant-Pyarelal did with acoustics’
Devarsi Ghosh