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On a different wavelength: Why Vanraj Bhatia is the foremost composer of Hindi New Wave cinema
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· Sep 20, 2020 · 12:00 pm
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The Vanraj Bhatia interview: ‘My music was unique then and is perhaps unique even now’
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