B.R.Chopra- A Legend Ahead of his time.

My first B.R.Chopra movie was Dhund. I was just a kid of 12 that time, when i saw it on video. Honestly i had no clue about the movie, except the fact that it starred Zeenat Aman, on whom i was having a major crush( matter of fact I still do). The starting scene, was pretty much eerie too, showing off mist covered landscape, and Naveen Nischol walking to a bungalow, and then seeing Danny’s dead body. It made me think, this was some kind of horror movie. But egged on by my friend, i kept watching, and a couple of reels later, was totally drawn into the movie, right up to the ending.

I would rate Dhund as one of the best thrillers ever made in Indian cinema. Dhund is basically the story of Rani( Zeenat Aman) , who claims to have murdered her abusive husband …

Music Director Ravi : Beete hue lamhon ki mahak saath to hogi

Met this legend for the first time exactly three years back and you can find an account of the meeting here.. Our local music group SurYatra had felicitated him earlier and Ravi ji always showers his blessings on us.. So every time we get the news of his coming to town, we always catch him for a discussion and he always oblige..

chehare pe khushi chhaa jaati hai aa.Nkho.n me.n suruur aa jaataa hai
jab tum mujhe apanaa kahate ho, apane pe Guruur aa jaataa hai!

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At 83, he is still going strong and still working.. A man whose energy levels can even beat a forty plus worker today… He is one of the living legends of golden era of hindi film music. Here is an account of our meet held on October …