Posts Tagged ‘Ravi’

  • 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,...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at November 5th, 2008 at 07:11 am
  • 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...
    by Pavan Jha at October 4th, 2008 at 05:10 pm
  • Mahendra Kapoor – Main yoon hi mast naghme lutata rahoon
    Mahendra Kapoor is no more.. One of the most powerful voices in hindi, punjabi and marathi film music passed away today due to a heart attack. He was 74. He would be remembered for putting up amazing energy levels in his songs. Considered a Rafi clone by many, he could prove he was the best when it comes to singers of Rafi-genre… Here are a few interesting nuggets...
    by Pavan Jha at September 27th, 2008 at 05:09 pm
  • Kaajal / Meena Kumari & Ram Maheshwari :: Maachis / Tabu & Gulzar
    Ram Maheshwari made four films, namely Kaajal, Neelkamal, Karmayogi and Chambal Ki kasam, having Raaj Kumar, either in lead roles or in a substantial role and Kaajal was his first directorial venture and for any new and that too first time director, star cast consisting of big names like Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Padmini, Durga Khote and Mehmood should have been a matter...
    by Rk at May 29th, 2008 at 06:05 am
  • Dhundh(1973) :: A Murder mystery with nice music!
    B R Chopra combines shades of D.H.Lawrence’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” with the suspense elements, of Alfred Hitchcock’s films and presents “Dhundh“, a suspense thriller which has got some very good songs also. Sahir’s all filmi songs look like his best works as he has always maintained a very high standard. Ravi’s music adds much value...
    by Rk at March 5th, 2007 at 06:03 am
  • A Leela Naidu film : Ya Raste hain Pyar ke
    Background : In the late 50s, Nanavati case – a criminal case, famously called as “Crime of passion”, brought a big change in Indian legal system and after this case Jury system was abolished from India. Accused was a Parsi naval officer Commander Kawas M Nanavati who was charged for killing the lover, Prem Ahuja- a sindhi businessman, of his Anglo Indian...
    by Rk at November 10th, 2006 at 05:11 am