Years ago, there was a time when the album of a film grew on the masses, eventually drawing them into theatres. Songs were slowly but steadily reduced to being promotional tools. And with time, ...

A hardened intelligence officer, Krishna goes soft on a female agent; perhaps a wife who discovers that she is gay. The R.D. Burman composition and its picturisation not only bring out the lively ...

The 1990s ushered in an era of heartfelt ballads and thoughtful lyrics in Bollywood, standing in sharp contrast to today's ...

Hindi film songs are a cultural phenomenon. One needs only to see the soulful classical influences on toe-tapping beats to understand it Is melody more important or rhythm? Is the beat more appealing ...

The current Hindi film music industry, as we know it, is in deep trouble. That’s for sure. Film music as we knew it, even until the past decade, seems to no longer resonate with consumers, outside of ...

November is for nostalgia and Deepavali, says Hyderabad-based Prabha Naresh, co-founder of Dakshin Dhwani, a music group comprising members passionate about old Hindi ...

Alokananda Dasgupta’s sublime and stellar background score in Jubilee is one of the strongest pillars the much-lauded series rests on. The Kolkata girl — she is the daughter of the late film-maker ...

On presence of Hindi in Bollywood music: Today, every music creator is making music for a pan-India audience. While music has no boundaries, language does. In this scenario, there are two three ...