Why have Salim-Sulaiman gone indie? Because ‘Ore Piya’ wouldn’t stand a chance today

The ‘Chak De! India’ and ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ composers on making music within and beyond Bollywood.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Dec 06, 2020 · 10:30 am

Twenty shades of a king: The songs that define Shah Rukh Khan

The tunes that put the Shah in Shah Rukh Khan.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Nov 02, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: You can never think of ‘Razia Sultan’ without thinking of Kabban Mirza

The All India Radio announcer was the surprise package in Kamal Amrohi’s Hema Malini-Dharmendra starrer.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Oct 26, 2020 · 10:45 am

SD Burman to AR Rahman: A playlist of Hindi film composers who can sing (and those who shouldn’t)

Who’s your favourite and why?

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 19, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: The Shiv-Hari partnership proves that quality always trumps quantity

Seven of their eight films were with Yash Chopra, including ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’ and ‘Darr’.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Oct 05, 2020 · 10:30 am

Asha Bhosle interview: ‘Machines can fix a voice, but can they give emotion?’

Asha Bhosle talks about her YouTube adventures, seven-decade career, and SP Balasubrahmanyam.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Oct 04, 2020 · 10:30 am

‘Ginny Weds Sunny’ music review: Soundtrack for Netflix romcom hits all the right notes

The Netflix original film, starring Yami Gautam and Vikrant Massey, will be out on October 9.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 30, 2020 · 10:30 am

‘Khaali Peeli’ music review: Vishal-Shekhar EP is interesting in parts

The Ishaan Khatter-Ananya Panday-starrer is scheduled to be out on October 2 on Zee Plex.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 28, 2020 · 10:30 am

Music and lyrics: How Shailendra gift-wrapped cosmic truths through his songs

Sought after by the best Hindi film music composers, directors and producers, he wrote about 900 songs in a career spanning 17 years.

Ganesh Vancheeswaran

· Sep 22, 2020 · 10:30 am

Song check: New Punjabi wedding song incoming with ‘LOL’ from ‘Ginny Weds Sunny’

Payal Dev has sung her own composition, along with co-singer Dev Negi. The lyrics are by Kunaal Vermaa.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 20, 2020 · 08:17 pm

On a different wavelength: Why Vanraj Bhatia is the foremost composer of Hindi New Wave cinema

An in-depth look at one of the unsung architects of alternative Hindi cinema.

Shwetant Kumar

· Sep 20, 2020 · 12:00 pm

Song check: Mika Singh reworks old hit ‘Sawan Mein Lag Gayi Aag’ for ‘Indoo Ki Jawani’

The 1998 hit has returned in a bunch of films over the last 20 years.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 16, 2020 · 05:03 pm