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20 April 2024
The Masters: Shakeel Badayuni
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My love for old Hindi film songs is familiar to all those who have read my previous posts. And those who are familiar with my writing know t...
17 April 2024
Char Dil Char Raahein (1959)
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Directed by: KA Abbas Music: Anil Biswas Lyrics: Sahir Ludhianvi Starring: Raj Kapoor, Meena Kumari, Nimmi, Ajit, Shammi Kapoor, ...
07 April 2024
The Teller of Middle-Class Tales
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Films have always been defined by the periods in which they were made. Though, initially, films borrowed from stage plays and were, therefor...
31 March 2024
Pakeezah (1972)
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Directed by Kamal Amrohi Music: Ghulam Mohammed, Naushad Lyrics: Kamal Amrohi, Kaifi Azmi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Kaif Bhopali Starri...
25 March 2024
The Divas: Nanda
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08.01.1939-25.03.2014 Truthfully, I have never been a great fan of Nanda’s. Perhaps it’s because I first saw her in regressive weepfests lik...
14 March 2024
Forgotten Composers: SN Tripathi
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14.03.1913-28.03.1988 For every 'great' music director, there are those who were no less talented but whose circumstances did not al...
07 March 2024
My Favourites: Songs by Ravi
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It is strange that when you think of the names of the great composers of the golden period, music director Ravi Shankar Sharma (who went by ...
19 July 2023
Nora Inu (1949)
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Stray Dogs Directed by: Akiro Kurosawa Music: Fumio Hayasaka Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Awaji, Isao Kim...
05 March 2023
Kishore Kumar's Comic Songs
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I am not a great fan of Kishore Kumar, the actor, except in rare circumstances. But his physical comedy is absolutely fantastic, especiall...
28 February 2023
My Favourites: Comic Songs
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I have not always been a fan of ‘comedy’ in old Hindi films. They are usually stereotypical, loud, and at least to me, not at all funny. Eve...
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