Sahir Ludhianvi
The "Golden Era of Indian Music" is immortal. Past, present as well as future generations will also love to listen to those oldies. Besides the playback singers and composers, the song…
Yesteryear cruising across Lake Victoria
This photograph[i] of SS Usoga spoke a thousand words to me and took me on a virtual journey down the memory lane of my childhood which prompted me to write…
Chori Chori
I was listening to a song of Lata Mangeshker "Rasik balma" from film "Chori Chori"This signature song from the film, made the Composers Shanker Jaikishan won their first Filmfare award.(1956)This…
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hrishikesh Mukherjee was a film editor before he became a full-fledged director. He worked as an editor with a renowned and famous producer and director Bimal Roy. He edited all…
Kalinga – Directed by Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar's directorial debut "Kalinga" which was launched with much expectation and fanfare by Sudhakar Bokade who produced successful movies namely "Sajan" "Izzatdar" and others, was a co-producer.This film's banner…
Sangam Song
The song from "Sangam"; "Yeh mera prem patra" is undoubtedly an evergreen classic. It will be on the lips of music lovers for generations to come.It has got some interesting…
A tribute to the composer Madan Mohan
I was listening to some of the lovely compositions of a great composer, Shriman Madan Mohan, and it inspired me to pen a few of the things I have learnt…