Conversations Over Chai

The Waltz (Camille Claudel) Source: Wikipedia I have been in a bit of a bind lately, as is evidenced by the neglect of my blog. So, when ...

30.08-1923-14.12.1966 I spent a lot of time when I was growing up listening to Hindi songs. My favourite songs were those whose words reson...

As I mentioned earlier, I hadn’t really thought of Nargis as one of my ‘favourite’ actresses, until I realised that whenever...

01. 06. 1929 – 03. 05. 1981 When I’m asked about my favourite Hindi film heroines, I usually have Meena Kumari top the list, followed...

In our country, our whole existence, our lifestyle, our cultural fabric is wedded to music. Our life, our birth, is wedded to music. O...

Photo credit: imgkid.com Many moons ago, I had begun a new category of themed lists. I titled it 'Word Play' and under that ca...

01.05.1919 - 24.10.2013 This post has been on the back burner for many months. Every time I listen to a Manna Dey song, I tell mysel...

Courtesy: atithi.com The rains are here. ( 'Here' meaning the Kerala monsoons have finally arrived. ) And with it comes the s...

1955 Directed by: Raj Kapoor Music: Shankar-Jaikishen Starring: Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nadira, Lalita Pawar, Nemo, Rashid Khan Innocen...

Christmas Eve is around the corner and New Year's Eve, just beyond. This is the season for party-hopping. I must confess I would like ...

14.12.1924 - 02.06.1988 *Warning* Long post ahead. I grew up surrounded by movies, by music (and books), and my father not only t...

Love is beautiful - coloured as it is by rainbows and sparkles, where everything brings a smile to your lips and there might even be unico...

14.12.1924 - 02.06.1988 Ranbir Raj Kapoor, born in Peshawar, then undivided India, was the eldest son of theatre doyen Prithviraj Kapo...