Conversations Over Chai

06.06.1919 – 23.09.1987 Rajendra Krishan Duggal or Rajinder Krishan was born on 6 June 1919 in Jalalpur Jattan (in present-day Pakista...

Recently, Dustedoff posted a list of ‘ Swimming Pool’ songs – songs that were filmed near, or in a swimming pool, for the better part of ...

Some years ago, I was listening to one of my favourite songs – Aa jaane jaa from Inteqaam. S, who usually recognises music directors ...

01.05.1919 - 24.10.2013 It was interesting to learn that Manna Dey's first recorded song in Hindi was a duet Jaago aayi usha ( Ta...

04.08.1929 - 13.10.1987 It seems appropriate that I end this month with my follow-up post on the Hindi music industry's eccentric...