Shankar Iyer | burmanfan@gmail.com Mysore Association Hall, Matunga witnessed a special musical event on 21" July, 2007- Percussions All The Way had Felicitation of Hindi films' multi-instrumentalist Homi Mullan and leading Nepali films music director and Maadal player Ranjit Gazmer. The occasion also saw ace drummer Franco Vaz taking stage to enthral viewers. The episode embossed...
Dinesh Ghate 'Jain' | dinesh@swaraalap.com The Mumbai Police is well-known for both its strong presence in the city and also on social media presence, amusing online users with memes and smart answers to common queries. An interesting fact includes that the Khaki Studio, Mumbai Police Band Department has a large following on social media. Since...
KV Ramesh |kvr4060@gmail.com Many directors went through tough times before they tasted success. For Raj Khosla, it was no different. Born May 31, 1925, Raj Khosla came to Bombay (now Mumbai) to be a playback singer. Guru Dutt - Dev Anand pair "discovered" Raj Khosla. There is an apocryphal story that the trio promised each...
Anisha Nandan | anisha.45687@gmail.com An extract from "The Unsung Heroes", was published by Swar Aalap in 2010. Burjor Lord, aka "Buji" Lord, is a beloved name in the music fraternity across India and around the globe. He hails from a widely established family in the music industry. When you hear songs like Chand Mera Dil,...
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...
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...
Apni kahani Chhod jaa, kuch to nishani chhod jaa, Kaun jaye is or, tu phir aaye na aaye Mausam beeta jaaye Mausam Beeta jaaye... , The rousing song, set to the tune of a Soviet Red Army March Polyushko Polye orchestrated by Salil Choudhary, seemed to be a perfect metaphor for Bimal Roy’s film making style that...
Shankar Iyer | burmanfan@gmail.com The trailblazer for the community of musicians, Cawas Lord was the first-ever musician of the Hindi Music Industry, you heard it right! Born in 1911 to an affluent Parsi family in Pune, Cawas was brave enough to follow his heart and that made him take the decision of moving to Mumbai...
Song: Piya bina baasiya – Abhimaan’ 1973 Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Music: S D Burman Singer: Lata Mangeshkar “Am I supposed to know everything that happens to everyone in this house?” Ahhh! The fangs of distance penetrate deep into the soul...and a song oozes out...gently... Pain is tender, pain is sweet, and pain itself is a soulful treat! Subir leaves the room in...
