Movie Soundtracks
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Why we are still singing the songs of ‘Pinjara’ 50 years after its release
V Shantaram’s musical blockbuster cast a long shadow on films about the tamasha tradition.
Yogesh Pawar
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Audio master: In ‘O Kadhal Kanmani’, Carnatic cool and spirited melodies for a story of young love
AR Rahman’s soundtrack for Mani Ratnam’s 2015 movie captures ardour both young and seasoned in all its shades.
Rineeta Naik
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Audio master: In ‘Kumbalangi Nights’, chilled-out backwater riffs blend with songs of love and fears
Madhu C Narayan’s Malayalam film deserves all of its accolades, and so does Sushin Shyam’s soundtrack.
Rineeta Naik
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Audio master: In AR Rahman’s soaring songs for ‘Delhi-6’, sustained melody and no Punjabi pop
The soundtrack is a response to those who believe that an album about Delhi must have Punjabi tunes.
Rineeta Naik
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Super sounds of Tarantino: ‘Kill Bill Volume 1’ breaks (and makes) the rules of movie soundtracks
Why Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ (2003) has the best soundtrack among all his movies.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Audio master: ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’ is an ode to the absence of boundaries in music
The soundtrack of the 1985 hit film marked the first collaboration between Balachander and Ilaiyaraaja.
Archana Nathan
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‘Zero’: Katrina Kaif shows off her moves once again in ‘Husn Parcham’
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Audio master: Every AR Rahman song in ‘Kandukondain Kandukondain’ reflects the film’s many moods
AR Rahman’s eight-song soundtrack for Rajiv Menon’s second film is as gorgeous and elegant as its star cast.
Archana Nathan
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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
The Reel
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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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
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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
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Audio master: ‘Bandini’ is about crossings real and imagined, literal and metaphorical
The 1963 Bimal Roy classic starred Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra and was scored by SD Burman.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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