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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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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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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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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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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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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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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj