Audio master: Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maachis’ score finds tenderness amidst insurgents and guns

Gulzar’s acclaimed 1996 film explores the insurgency in Punjab and stars Tabu and Chandrachur Singh.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 30, 2018 · 09:15 am

Audio master: AR Rahman’s 1990 masterwork ‘Thiruda Thiruda’ is still stealing hearts

‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ marks AR Rahman’s fourteenth soundtrack for Mani Ratnam. Here’s to their second collaboration.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 22, 2018 · 08:15 am

Audio master: In ‘Dev.D’, Amit Trivedi gave Hindi cinema one of its finest soundtracks

The audacity of the 18-track album of ‘Dev.D’ is as unexpected today as it was in 2009.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 12, 2018 · 10:30 am

Audio master: ‘Bandini’ is about crossings real and imagined, literal and metaphorical

Gulzar made his debut as a lyricist with the 1963 Bimal Roy classic, starring Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra and scored by SD Burman.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Jan 31, 2018 · 09:45 am

Audio master: The blockbuster combination of Guru Dutt and OP Nayyar in ‘Aar Paar’

The 1954 classic is packed with chartbusting songs, from ‘Babuji Dheere Chalna’ to ‘Sun Sun Sun Sun Zalima’.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Sep 28, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ has an epic soundtrack befitting its grand themes

Rage, passion and tragedy are all packed into the songs in K Asif’s 1960 epic masterpiece.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 23, 2017 · 10:15 am

Audio master: ‘Rangeela’ remains one of AR Rahman’s most radical soundtracks

Every song from Ram Gopal Varma’s 1995 movie is a testament to the composer’s ability to take sonic risks that pay off.

Amit Gurbaxani

· Sep 13, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: Winning tunes for a lovable loser in ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’

Kundan Shah’s romantic comedy stars Shah Rukh Khan as the loser in love.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 03, 2017 · 08:15 am

‘Mersal’ soundtrack review: Plenty of Tamil pride but only one really stunning song

AR Rahman’s score for the Vijay-starrer ‘Mersal’ tries to accommodate the requirements of a mass entertainer.

Archana Nathan

· Aug 23, 2017 · 07:15 am

Audio master: The combined genius of MS Viswanathan and Ilaiyaraaja in ‘Mella Thiranthathu Kathavu’

The collaboration between the two legends produced one of Tamil cinema’s greatest soundtracks.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Aug 20, 2017 · 01:30 pm

‘Mom’ soundtrack review: Female voices power the score for a movie about a determined mother

Full marks to the composer for amplifying unique and surprising voices in the soundtrack for Sridevi’s new movie.

Rineeta Naik

· Jul 02, 2017 · 06:45 pm

Audio master: ‘Arth’ has Jagjit Singh, poetry, and the right questions about love and life

Jagjit Singh’s sublime score captures the breakdown of a marriage one track at a time in Mahesh Bhatt’s 1982 drama.

Rineeta Naik

· Jun 13, 2017 · 04:00 pm