K V Ramesh | kvr4060@gmail.com Mainstream Hindi cinema, popularly called Bollywood, always has its stereotyped larger-than-life characters. The “hero” and heroine were usually “whiter than white”, while the villains were blacker than black. Nothing in between. The stories were largely formulaic with occasional flashes of innovation. That changed mainly in the late 1960s and through...
Some years ago, I was lamenting the general "lack of interest in today's younger generation in old classic Hindi film music" to a friend. She countered, "no; my children listen to the music of the 70s and so on". I said, "that's because you are a singer yourself ". She countered", no. They called me up...
Song: Tere bina zindagi se – Aandhi’ 1975 Lyrics: Gulzar Music: R D Burman Singers: Lata - Kishore Kumar “The only happiness in this life is to love and be loved...” What starts with sharing an overcoat moves on to the realization that life is all about sharing; otherwise, it’s just existence! The Vibraphone starts with Sanjeev Kumar putting his...
