Film Music
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‘Pushpa’ composer Devi Sri Prasad keeps it simple: ‘Even a dance song needs a catchy tune’
The Telugu hit machine, who is headed to Bollywood, looks back on a two decade-long career.
Devarsi Ghosh
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The Santhosh Narayanan way: ‘Stay original and don’t fear how people will react’
The ‘Karnan’ and ‘Jagame Thandhiram’ composer explains his style and influences spread across nine years of Tamil film music.
Devarsi Ghosh
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‘Even Indians can create a phenomenon like K-pop’: Clinton Cerejo and Bianca Gomes aka Shor Police
Clinton Cerejo also spoke about his extensive work on Hindi film soundtracks, Coke Studio India and Vishal Bhardwaj.
Devarsi Ghosh
Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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12-year-old raped in Ujjain, gets shooed away when she asked for help
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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Rules of state-to-state relations cannot be bent for political expediency, says Canada at UN
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Adani Power’s largest public investor is a ‘single person company’, reports ‘The Indian Express’
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AR Rahman interview: ‘There’s an ocean inside you, never say everything has been done’
The music composer speaks about his involvement with BAFTA Breakthrough India initiative.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Why ‘The Lion King’ soundtrack sounds so familiar despite new tunes and voices
The songs for the live action remake retain the arrangement and vibe of the animated original.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Nostalgia king: How Tamil filmmakers are keeping Ilaiyaraaja’s musical legacy alive
Ilaiyaraaja’s hits from previous decades frequently show up in contemporary films in addition to original soundtracks.
Archana Nathan
Video
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‘I like to study’: 92-year-old woman attends classes with children at a school in Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Touching farewell from constable in song and verse as IPS officer is transferred
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Watch: Man saves child who came into contact with live wire on flooded street
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Watch: Woman shifts seamlessly between English accents from over a dozen countries
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Watch: Timelapse video of massive ‘shelf cloud’ moving across the sky over Brazilian town
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Watch: Zayn and Zhavia Ward perform ‘A Whole New World’ for Guy Ritchie’s ‘Aladdin’ remake
Starring Mena Massoud as Aladdin, Naomi Scott as Jasmine, Marwan Kenzari as Jafar, and Will Smith as Genie, the film is being released on May 24.
Scroll Staff
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Where are the jobs? We’re not quite sure, but here are the film songs about them
Unemployment and the quest for work have inspired filmmakers and lyricists down the decades in fascinating ways.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Ilaiyaraaja: His preludes and interludes changed the way we listened to Tamil film music
Ilaiyaraaja showcased his mastery over orchestration by paying close to the sonic spaces between the lyrics.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
The Reel
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Malayalam film ‘2018’ will represent India at the Oscars
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Watch: The first teaser of ‘Tiger 3’ is out
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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‘I’m a romantic person, it reflects in my singing’: Abhay Jodhpurkar on ‘Mere Naam Tu’ from ‘Zero’
The 27-year-old singer is winning hearts with his debut in Hindi cinema through Ajay-Atul’s score for the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer.
Archana Nathan
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‘2.0’ music review: AR Rahman gives the villain the better song
This is the 11th time AR Rahman has composed for Shankar.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Between love object and vice, money has been a constant muse in Hindi film music
The latest Hindi film song to revolve around money is ‘Billionaire’ from Gauravv K Chawla’s ‘Baazaar’.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Field
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Asian Games, Shooting: Led by Sift Kaur Samra’s gold, India win seven medals on Wednesday
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Watch, Asian Games: Nepal’s Dipendra Airee breaks Yuvraj Singh’s T20I record with fastest fifty
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Watch, Asian Games: Sift Kaur Samra sets a new world record to win gold in women’s 50m 3-Positions
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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Shooters win seven medals; medal assured in MD tennis
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