Posts Tagged ‘RD Burman’

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    Asha Bhonsle : Yun hee gaate raho !
    Indian cinema music has been fortunate enough because some great singers have been blessing it by their gracious presence in the last 7 decades. Their great singing performances have been enriching the fields of both, Indian cinema music and Indian music. To become a member of this prestigious group of great singers one needs to be an enormously talented singer who is...
    by Rk at September 8th, 2009 at 01:09 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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    Rajnigandha phool tumhare:remembering yogesh
    iView Author: dilnawaz (New Delhi, India) Email: syed.tauheed [at]gmail[dot]com Content : Rajnigandha phool tumhare:remembering yogesh Yogesh gaur or yogesh a native of Lucknow,came to Bombay(mumbai) in search of employment.passing away of father forced him to leave studies in middle and move Bombay friends,acquaintances and self vision of employment guided yogesh...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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    Shakti Samanta – A Musical Tribute
    ye kyaa huaa, kaise huaa, kab huaa kyon huaa, jab huaa, tab huaa chhodo, ye naa socho humne jo dekhaa thaa, sunaa thaa kyaa bataaye wo kyaa thaa sapnaa salonaa thaa khatam to honaa thaa, huaa When the end came, it was really sorrowful. But as all good things come to and end, so did the life of Shakti Samanta. The above lines are from his movie Amar Prem and they are so...
    by crazyrals at April 11th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
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    Video : Q&A with makers of Pancham Unmixed & Amal
    iView Author: Pratik (Cleveland, USA) Email: mailpratik [at] gmail [dot] com I watched a few movies at the MIAAC film festival in New York the week of November 3, 2008 (more details here). Ended up watching short docmentaries Beware Dogs & Personality, and feature films Chai Pani Etc., Vallu, Pancham Unmixed and Amal. Gave Slumdog Millionaire a miss since I...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at November 23rd, 2008 at 07:11 pm
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    Aandhi : Love, marriage, family and ambitions
    People fall in a situation and follow the passion generated out of this special situation called love and at that time they feel that every other thing in the life keeps less value before this passionate feeling called love. Life looks rosy and people think that it would remain rosy for ever if they follow the path of this love. That happens also with many and life becomes...
    by Rk at September 9th, 2008 at 08:09 am
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    Khushboo: Fragrance of love, wait, sacrifice and moral right in the relationship
    First thing first, KHUSHBOO is a PERIOD film, based upon the story of Sharat Chandra Chatterjee. So no new definitions can be imposed on the characterisation/s. It is set in an old time and hence has to be seen in that manner only. Once selected a story, the thing which matters is the fact how convincingly a director has shown his chosen story. Story may not look convincing...
    by Rk at August 13th, 2008 at 07:08 am
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    When outsiders were preferred over regular singers : a question to music lovers
    There have been many good female singers in the hindi cinema right from the days of Noorjahan and Suraiya. Geeta Dutt, Suman Kalyanpur and Sudha Malhotra all gave good and hit songs and their songs were able to compete with the songs of any good female singers active in those years. They all have many songs where question of comparison with other singers does not arise...
    by Rk at July 21st, 2008 at 04:07 am
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    Pancham Unmixed : A Salute to the Boss – R.D. Burman
    Better late than never. Capturing R.D. Burman’s life in a documentary. And when it finally came out, what a way to do it! Brahmanand Singh does complete justice to the boss. We saw Pancham Unmixed at IFFLA 2007 and were blown away. Its the simplicity with which Brahmanand unfolds the flow of the documentary. Following are two videos. The first is a 4 minute trailer...
    by oz at June 27th, 2008 at 08:06 am
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    Padosan : The perfect antidote of sad mood !
    Padosan is a sure shot killer of sad and depressive mood. With the height of buffoonery, but a classy one, involved in the film, its success rate as a mood enhancer is very high. Padosan is to enjoy and laugh without any inhibition. Padosan has got good dialogues and lyrics by famous poet and author Rajendra Krishan, good acting by Kishoir Kumar, Mehmood, Sunil Dutt,...
    by Rk at May 6th, 2008 at 07:05 am
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    Amitabh, Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna : : Remake of Shaukeen (1981)
    Amitabh Bachchan has already been appeared in 5 films during the first six months of 2007 and no wonder he may appear in 5 more films in the rest 6 months. Among his contemporaries he is the only actor whose acting career is still enjoying so active phase. Recently Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna also have been able to show their presence in films released in the first half...
    by Rk at July 3rd, 2007 at 06:07 am
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