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

Audio master: An unapologetic courtesan and Vanraj Bhatia’s terrific music in ‘Sardari Begum’

Shyam Benegal’s 1996 movie starring Kirron Kher and Smriti Mishra features a soundtrack that nearly upstages the plot.

Manish Gaekwad

· May 31, 2017 · 03:00 pm

Audio master: In AR Rahman’s ‘1947 Earth’, love, savagery and sonic brilliance

The soundtrack for Deepa Mehta’s 1998 Partition-era drama captures the hopes and horrors of the times.

Rineeta Naik

· May 24, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: ‘Pakeezah’ resonates to the sound of Meena Kumari’s anklets

The soundtrack of the 1972 classic was by Ghulam Mohammed, who used the foot ornaments to startling effect.

Manish Gaekwad

· May 18, 2017 · 01:30 pm