Conversations Over Chai

The other day I was listening to one of my favourite RD Burman songs. From a 70s fluff movie called Jawani Diwani. Apart from the fact th...

Directed by: Vijay Anand Music: SD Burman Lyrics: Hasrat Jaipuri Starring: Dev Anand, Nutan,  Om Prakash, Mumtaz Begum,  Harin...

24.12.1924 - 31.07.1980 I have always maintained that I do not have a 'favourite' singer - male or female. I love songs, and...

Kal koi mujhko yaad kare Kyun koi mujhko yaad kare Mazroof zamana mere liye Kyun waqt apna barbaad kare... Knowing of Dev An...

When I was off on my long hiatus, one of my readers complained my blog was 'static' and I should do something about it - quick! He...

26.09.1923 - 04.12.2011 My introduction to Dev Anand, the man, came when I was a trainee journalist with The Sunday Observer in Bom...

My list of ‘favourite songs’ keeps changing with my mood. And I can make hundreds of lists of such songs – sad songs, romantic ones, due...

26.09.1923 - 03-12-2011 A man who truly knows how to live in the present, and work toward the future. Who, in his eighties, irrespec...

Think of Dev Anand's movies, especially the earlier Navketan ones from the black and white era and you immediately think of the song...