Hindi Film Music
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‘Saraswati Devi, who?’ Only one of India’s pioneering film music composers
‘Main Ban Ke Chidiya’ endures – as does the legacy of its trailblazing creator.
Nirupama Kotru
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The Hindi film songs that feature working women
A small but important subset of tunes show women engaged in professional activities.
Ashwini Deshpande
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RD Burman archival interview: ‘Only if you have a rapport with the director do tunes come to you’
In a conversation with Nasreen Munni Kabir from 1983, the renowned composer revisits his formative years.
Nasreen Munni Kabir
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How KJ Yesudas cast a spell on Hindi film music
Renowned for his songs in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, the singer mesmerised Hindi film fans too.
Archana Nathan
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Amit Trivedi lets his music do the talking: ‘There’s one life. We take it way too seriously’
‘Just go on working, don’t think and don’t look back. Whoever says whatever, let it be.’
Devarsi Ghosh
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Pritam interview: ‘The importance of a song in a Hindi film has decreased – it’s hara-kiri’
Films – and movie stars – are ignoring the contribution of music to their success, the hit-making composer told ‘Scroll.in’.
Devarsi Ghosh
Video
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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
The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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
The Field
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