Suhas Kirloskar | suhass.kirloskar@gmail.com The Voyage of Colorfilm In 1901, the first color movie was created. As time went by, the production of color films in the year 1905 started using six colors. Later on, the introduction of Technicolor in 1915 was seen as a turning point for color movies. Dadasaheb Torane created a 22-minute film called...
Bipin R Pandit | panditbipin@yahoo.com Shamsherraj Kapoor was the second son of the legendary Prithviraj Kapoor. While his father was a hugely respected theatre and film actor, his elder brother, Raj Kapoor, was an established superstar. But as luck would have it, almost all of Shammi Kapoor’s initial movies flopped—there must have been seven to...
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...
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...
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...
‘Aaja aaja main hoon pyar tera’ That attacking, introductory guitar solo of an iconic song. A clear, sharp guitar in the interlude of ‘Aasman se aaya farishta’ (An Evening in Paris) or ‘Tumse accha kaun hai’ (Jaanwar). Yet another fast-paced intro, interludes, in keeping with the rock and roll theme of an iconic song from Gumnam ‘Jaan...
Leslie Godinho was a man with exceptional knowledge and skill in music. He was a drummer beyond the extraordinary. Not only was he popular in India but he made a name for himself worldwide. But did you know that it was Leslie Godinho who introduced drums to Indian music lovers? Isn’t that quite something. Let us...
