Amanda Sodhi
PR/marketing practitioner, Bollywood journalist (PlanetBollywood.com, AllVoices.com, NRI Today magazine), Screenplay writer, Lyricist, Bollywood researcher, and Program Coordinator of the 2008 Indian Visions Indian Film Festival of Washington, DC. Curious to know more? Check out http://amandasodhi.expressartist.com/

 

Amanda Sodhi's Blog

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    Main Hoon Lab Tu Duaa: Lamhaa Music Review
    Mithoon Sharma has composed several gorgeous, soulful tracks over the past few years—Bas Ek Pal (2006), Anwar (2007), The Train (2007), Aggar (2007) and Tu Hi Mere Rab Ki Tarah Hai (2009), and since his last film release was in 2007, I’m sure lots of you just like me were waiting to see the result of a three-year long hiatus on Sharma’s compositions in Rahul Dholakia’s...
    by Amanda Sodhi at June 16th, 2010 at 05:06 am
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    “Ranjhaa Ranjhaa Kardi Ve Main”-Raavan Music Review
    As is always the case with AR Rahman OSTs, was very eagerly awaiting the release of Raavan’s music, and finally…oh god, finally the moment has arrived! The Mani Ratnam-AR Rahman duo always works magic (Roja, Bombay, Dil Se, Saathiya, Yuva, Guru, Iruvar, Thiruda Thiruda, Kannathil Muthamittal), so was looking forward to what they had in store for music listeners with...
    by Amanda Sodhi at April 24th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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    Striker Music Review
    There’s a saying that too many cooks spoil the broth. Well, “Striker” is a pleasant exception to this rule. With 6 music composers,— Blaaze, Amit Trivedi, Shailendra Barve, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Swanand Kirkire, Vishal Bharadwaj—6 lyricists,— Nitin Raikwar, Blaaze, Prashant Ingole, Jeetendra Joshi, Swanand Kirkire, Gulzar—and 7 singers—Sonu Nigam, Siddharth,...
    by Amanda Sodhi at January 24th, 2010 at 07:01 pm
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    Zindaggi Kyaa Dholak Hai! (“Ishqiya” Music Review)
    I know, there are already umpteen Ishqiya music reviews out there, but somehow I didn’t get around to listening to the OST until last week. The Vishal Bhardwaj-Gulzar joddi works magic yet again. I’m totally in love with the songs, and just have to write down my thoughts about the compositions One of those “gotta get it out of my system” type moments, lol! Dil...
    by Amanda Sodhi at January 22nd, 2010 at 01:01 pm
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    2009: Band Baj Gaya Music Ka
    Co-written by Tushar Shukla and Amanda Sodhi. Okay, so there were about 150 + OSTs released in 2009 and maybe 1-2 dozen private albums, too. We ended up going through the list and realized just a handful of OSTs and private albums had enough replay value…Sach mei…Band baj gaya music kaa iss saal. But we find it funny at times. No, not the years passing by, that is...
    by Amanda Sodhi at December 31st, 2009 at 08:12 pm
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    Paa Music Review
    Ilaiyaraaja is without a doubt a living legend in the Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam music scene, so I was looking forward to Paa’s music release (btw, has anyone listened to his compositions from Chal Chalein?). Have been listening to Raaja’s compositions for Paa throughout the day, and the compositions are actually relaxing to listen to… Mudhi Mudhi Ittefaq Se...
    by Amanda Sodhi at November 17th, 2009 at 06:11 pm
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    Y.M.I. & Aagey Se Right: Music-vusic Oye!
    While everyone is going latoo over APKGK’s music (read Tu Jaane Naa), I felt like writing about some slightly older OSTs which might have slipped off the radar—Y.M.I. and Aagey Se Right. Yeh Mera India Bas ji, sirf 4 tracks hai Y.M.I. mei. But, it’s quality not quantity that matters, hai naa? Bansuri is a nice soft-rock composition from the Siddharth-Suhas duo,...
    by Amanda Sodhi at October 17th, 2009 at 07:10 pm
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    ScriptWalla Workshop
    The second session of the ScriptWalla workshop will start on October 15, 2009. Run by Kamlesh Pandey and Ben Rekhi, the workshop will last 8 weeks and will be held every Saturday and Sunday from 11 AM to 1 PM so people with jobs don’t have to hesitate in enrolling. Anyone interested in further details and/or would like to apply for the workshop, visit http://scriptwalla.com/....
    by Amanda Sodhi at September 7th, 2009 at 04:09 pm
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    Kuch Marketing Common Sense
    If you are one of those people who believes it is solely the duty of audiences to get into Hindi cinema crusade mode to save the fate of a low-budget film at the box office, then, umm…it might not be such a good idea to click on this post. A few months back a handful of PFC authors and readers took an initiative called the Cinema Support & Research Group, which...
    by Amanda Sodhi at August 28th, 2009 at 05:08 pm
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    Interview: P. Jayachandran
    Over 10,000 songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, and national and state awards for playback singing, P. Jayachandran is a name anyone familiar with South Indian music will recognize. And, those unfamiliar with Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telgu music may recognize him for singing Milo Wahaan Wahaan for AR Rahman in Ada. Today, yours truly brings you a...
    by Amanda Sodhi at July 14th, 2009 at 01:07 am
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    Dhan Te Nan! Kaminey: Music Review
    So way back in February I went to see Delhi-6 and the first thing I see is the trailer of Kaminey with that mind-blowing Dhan Te Nan song in the background. Called my cousin and here went our conversation: “Oh. My. GOD! I just saw this awesome trailer. Oh my god! Kyaa mast song hai!! Dhan Te Nan!” “Achaa ji?” “Arrey haan! Check YouTube naa!” “Kyaa type...
    by Amanda Sodhi at July 8th, 2009 at 08:07 am
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    Kailasa Chaandan Mein: Review
    There has been so much utter garbage in the name of Hindi music coming out this year, that when I found out Kailasa (Kailash Kher, Naresh Kamath, Paresh Kamath) have come out with their fourth album, Kailasa Chaandan Mein, I was ecstatic! Songs from Aawargi, Kailasa and Kailasa Jhoomo Re still rank very high on my play list and so do Kailasa’s compositions from Dasvidanya...
    by Amanda Sodhi at June 21st, 2009 at 02:06 pm
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    Gaali Si Laage Malhaar: Rain Songs For Dukhi Aashiq’s
    Bas bas! We had enough fun and masti with rain songs in my last post (last bole toh not my aakhri post ever but my previous post. lol). Here’s the link for those of you who missed out on it It’s now time to devote some attention to those rain songs in which the rain clouds don’t just bring rain drops but also bring some yaadein–I call ‘em...
    by Amanda Sodhi at May 7th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
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    Paighaam Laayaa Saawan: Songs From the Heavens
    I’ve always loved the rains. Always. And somehow the rains seem to follow me wherever I go outside of the US. As a kid, I’d enjoy walks in the neighborhood while it was pouring outside, and even now as an adult I like to avoid carrying an umbrella even when I know it’s going to rain. Oh I’ve got PLENTY of umbrellas, all right. Baat woh nahin hai....
    by Amanda Sodhi at May 1st, 2009 at 06:05 am
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    Music: Aloo Chaat, Kal Kissne Dekha & Sikandar
    Dev D, Delhi-6, Rahman’s Connections, Sivamani’s Maahaleela, Gulaal, 13B (I CANNOT get over Aasmaan Odh Kar!!!)…we’ve had a couple of very nice OSTs and private albums come out over the last few months. Time to add Aloo Chaat, Sikandar and Kal Kissne Dekhaa to that list! No, no—these three OSTs are not necessarily music-revolution-instigating....
    by Amanda Sodhi at March 23rd, 2009 at 05:03 pm
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    A Collection of Thoughts on Delhi-6
    (This post contains spoilers. You’ve been warned. Baaki aap ki marzi ) I normally stay far, far away from writing movie reviews. It just isn’t my forte. However, after seeing Delhi-6 on Saturday and then reading most of the reviews of Delhi-6 posted on the Internet, I feel compelled to write this post, since many of the reviews out there ignored a lot of...
    by Amanda Sodhi at February 24th, 2009 at 03:02 pm
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    Q & A With Amit Trivedi – The Composer of Dev.D
    The final week of December 2008 worked magic in the lives of all fans of Hindi music—It was that very week the music of Dev D was available online and was introduced to us, courtesy Tushar Shukla’s superb music review, even though the CDs of the Dev D OST weren’t out until much later. Singer, lyricist and music director Amit Trivedi’s 18 simply...
    by Amanda Sodhi at February 18th, 2009 at 08:02 pm
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    Music Review: A.R. Rahman’s Connections
    Review, review pe likhaa hai ji review writer kaa naam. Yup, that’s the second thought that came to my mind when I did a quick Google search for music review of A.R. Rahman’s Connections and realized that there really aren’t any complete reviews of the album. What was the first thought that came to my mind?—WHY THE HECK AREN’T THERE ANY...
    by Amanda Sodhi at January 25th, 2009 at 07:01 pm
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    Ada Music Review
    It has been over six months since the release of Ada’s OST (God knows when the film will actually be released!). So, why am I bothering to write a music review of a not so recent album on PFC?…precisely because of the fact that six months later each and every song in Ada still has a powerful effect. Etched out the CD cover are the words, “ADA…..a...
    by Amanda Sodhi at December 5th, 2008 at 08:12 am
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    Ghajini Music Review
    It’s time for Rahmaniacs of the world to rejoice: the OST of Ghajini is finally out! Jodhaa Akbar, Ada, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa, Yuvvraaj, and, now, Ghajini…2008 has been a blissful year for fans of Allah Rakha Rahman. Without this musical Godsend’s compositions (and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s Rock On!! and Amit Trivedi’s Aamir), 2008 is one of the...
    by Amanda Sodhi at November 25th, 2008 at 07:11 am
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    Bollywood Research Study-The Details!
    Bollywood Research Study-The Details! In mid-February, I did my first PFC post about a Bollywood Research Study I was trying to administer for a Marketing class I was enrolled in. And, now it is July and I’ve finally disclosed the results, which have already been posted on PFC, courtesy of Utpal Borpujari. First of all, I would like to thank those of you from PFC...
    by Amanda Sodhi at July 5th, 2008 at 07:07 pm
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    Maqbool—Taking Macbeth to Bollywood
    Maqbool—Taking Macbeth to Bollywood I was going through some old college assignments and came across a film review of Maqbool I wrote for a Theatre History course I took. Below follows the write-up for those interested in reading it: Vishal Bharadwaj is a name which has almost become synonymous with excellence—whether it be his music score for critically acclaimed...
    by Amanda Sodhi at June 16th, 2008 at 08:06 am
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    On-Screen Dads
    As always, June features Father’s Day—while you are busy honoring and paying tribute to your daddy dearest, let’s also take a quick look at some of the top Bollywood actors who have portrayed the role of a father on-screen (list in no particular order, and, no, this list is NOT comprehensive). 1. Anupam Kher—Anupam Kher certainly knows how to excel in the...
    by Amanda Sodhi at June 15th, 2008 at 10:06 am
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    Researching Bollywood: Survey
    There is no business like show business, but what do you do when the money doesn’t pile up high enough? Bollywood surpasses Hollywood by over 1 billion tickets every year, but still reaps a profit only a fraction of Hollywood’s. Okay, so maybe this has something to do with the U.S. dollar being stronger than the Indian rupee. But, I have a hunch it also has something...
    by Amanda Sodhi at February 19th, 2008 at 04:02 am
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