By K. V. Ramesh Whenever we watch a film directed by Vijay Anand, one thing becomes quickly apparent - his absolute control of the medium. With Chetan Anand and Dev Anand, two illustrious elder brothers to emulate, Vijay Anand not only followed in their footsteps but in some ways even surpassed them with the sheer power...
By Nandini Trivedi Creativity can be defined as the willingness to be courageous, adventurous and to try new things. When I met the artist Suril N. Desai for 'Swar Gurjari' YouTube channel interview, who is a lawyer by profession, I found him so humble, thoughtful, intelligent, loving and passionate about painting, music and literature. Suril creates...
Excerpts from Cinemaghar written by Atul Merchant ‘Jataayu’. The joke of the century was that the most mediocre film Be-Imaan bagged 7 Film fare Awards in 1973. Years of allegations about the media corruption and unfair practices in Award nominations was proved beyond doubt in the year 1973 when Be-Imaan was awarded as the Best Movie, Manoj...
Atul Merchent 'Jataayu' | merchatul@gmail.com There was none before her and will be none after her (न भूतो न भविष्यति). All these qualities, that too at its best in one singer who lasted for five decades is an exceptionally rare divine phenomenon. To understand the achievement of the Mangeshkar sisters, one must understand that in...
K V Ramesh | kvr4060@gmail.com There is a joke that Nasir Hussain left Lucknow with one file containing one story that he kept repeating again and again in various combinations! First as a writer, then as a producer, then a writer-producer-director! Most of his big hits have a common theme. The hero opposes his estranged...
K V Ramesh | kvr4060@gmail.com Hrishikesh Mukherjee, popularly known as Hrishida, was a well-known director and an expert editor, producer, screenplay, and dialogue writer. This resulted from his early years in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He laid aside his ambitions to pursue a scientific career in favor of the magic of cinema. The world of science...
विनीत श्रीवास्तव | इंदौर (म.प्र.) सुरमित्रों, आज तक १५० से ज़्यादा गीतों की समीक्षा लेखन और वीडियो के ज़रिये कर चूका हूँ। पर हिन्दी फ़िल्मी गीतों के बारे में जब बात करें तो ऐसे कई अरमान होते हैं जो दबे रहते हैं पर दफन नहीं होते और सही वक़्त पर उछल कर सामने आ ही...
October 13 was Kishore Kumar’s death anniversary. It was also his brother Ashok Kumar’s birthday, and he stopped celebrating his birthday after Kishore Kumar’s death. The Ganguli brothers were immensely talented and Kishore more so. He was indeed a “Harfan Maula” - a man who was completely comfortable in all departments of filmmaking. He was...
Raviraj Pranami | raviraj1007@gmail.com जगजीत कौर एक बहुत बड़ा नाम हो सकता था। लेकिन अपने नाम को सुस्थापित करने से बेहतर उन्होंने एक आदर्श पत्नी के रूप में उभर के आना पसंद किया। ख़य्याम साहब के संगीत को स्तरीय बनाये रखने और उसमें उमराव जान जैसी नवीनता और ताज़गी बनाये रखने के पीछे गुणी जगजीतजी...
