Hindi Film Music
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‘Nail-cutter, helicopter’: Amitabh Bhattacharya on quirking up Hindi film lyrics
‘Kesariya’ from ‘Brahmastra Part One: Shiva’ is only the latest example of his playful use of language.
Devarsi Ghosh
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The highs and highs of Jatin-Lalit’s Hindi film soundtracks
Imagine disbanding after a soundtrack as fabulous as ‘Fanaa’.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Music and lyrics: For Anand Bakshi, his life was his muse
The songwriter channelled his life-shaping experiences into some of the finest Hindi film songs.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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Opinion: Pakistan has learnt little from India and India has taken the worst lessons from Pakistan
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Watch: 75 musicians perform the entire song whose first stanza is India’s national anthem
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‘Mind your language’: Bar Council of India rebukes advocate Prashant Bhushan for ‘ridiculing’ SC
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How Indian newspapers reported Independence and Partition in 1947
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Audio master: When Madan Mohan and Majrooh Sultanpuri created magic in ‘Dastak’
The spare soundtrack has four tunes – each of them a gem.
Nirupama Kotru
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What women sing about when they sing about desire
Female characters in Hindi films have not shied away from expressing physical longing – and it’s not just in the ‘item songs’.
Rineeta Naik
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Soul music: When Hindi film songs send a prayer to the Almighty
Whatever the faith or the situation, there is a song for it.
Rineeta Naik
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Gateway of India to Howrah Bridge: Monuments, structures, buildings lit up for Independence Day
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Watch: Indian flag unfurled 30 kilometres above the surface of the earth to mark Independence Day
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Watch: Young refugees in India sing ‘Jana Gana Mana’ with Grammy Award-winner Ricky Kej
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‘Painful in an irritating way’: Men experience menstrual cramps at Kerala mall through simulator
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Watch: Pakistani musician plays Indian national anthem on the rabab as Independence Day ‘gift’
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Why it ain’t love if you ain’t dead in the Hindi film song
‘Barbaadiyan’ from Shiddat is only the latest song to advocate self-annihilation as the purest state of love.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Song check: For ‘Chehre’, a poem narrated by Amitabh Bachchan and music by Vishal-Shekhar
Over a hundred musicians from Prague Philharmonic Orchestra participated in the song. Rumy Jafry’s film will be out in cinemas on August 27.
Scroll Staff
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Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy interview: ‘We showed that Bollywood music could be cool’
The ‘Toofan’ trio look back on their 25-year career and discuss their soundtracks for ‘Dil Chahta Hai, ‘Katyar Kaljat Ghusli’ and ‘Bandish Bandits’.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Reel
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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Start the week with a film: Get a much-needed dose of ‘Gandhigiri’ with ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’
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‘Darlings’ director Jasmeet K Reen on her heroines: ‘They are simple, scared, a bit off’
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‘Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons’ review: Jeffrey Epstein and the dark side of marketing
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Music and lyrics: Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s story is as much about friendship as it is about their tunes
The partnership between Laxmikant Kudalkar and Pyarelal Sharma transformed Hindi film music.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
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Music and lyrics: The other Bappi Lahiri who gets drowned out by disco and synth
Several lovely melodies by the maverick film composer remain undiscovered.
Ganesh Vancheeswaran
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Why a Bollywood action film is incomplete without Amar Mohile
Amar Mohile’s boisterous background scores feature in the films of Sanjay Gupta, Rohit Shetty and Ram Gopal Varma.
Devarsi Ghosh
The Field
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CWG 2022, Table Tennis: How Sreeja Akula reset and struck a historic gold with Sharath Kamal
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