Today is 100th birth anniversary of the amazing 'Showman of Indian Cinema', Raj Kapoor. I am now in my mid 40's. The stars I grew up with are Khans and Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Govinda, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff etc. My father grew up in Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan era (late 60's, early 70's).... Continue Reading →
Though I have never learnt music, I like to grab opportunities when someone imparts small lessons along with demonstration. One such person is Anuja Kamat. I have shared few of her videos on this blog before. Here is the latest video from her about understanding 7 rhythms with Hindi film songs. You don't have to... Continue Reading →
I watched Kiran Rao's "Laapataa Ladies" a couple of months back and wanted to write this blog since then. However, it got delayed due to multiple reasons. So finally decided to write it today, as a quick/short review. Laapataa Ladies is about the misadventures of two young brides who get lost from the same train.... Continue Reading →
Kunal Kamra is one of the few Indian stand-up comic artists I like. The others are Punit Pania, Varun Grover (though he is not a full-time or mainstream stand-up artist), Tanmay Bhat, Bassi, and Kanan Gill. There are 5-6 others who I like or have liked their one-off performances. However, the first three in this... Continue Reading →
Christmas and New Year's move toward us again . the old sickening duet . the masses coming out of their TV caves . the family gatherings . the gross, dull nothingness, the fake drunks, the fake smiles, the fake people . may we live through this somehow, one more time — Charles Bukowski Thought 1:... Continue Reading →
Here are interesting insights from my Spotify Unwrapped 2023. The key highlights are as follows: Compared to 2022, this year I spent significant time on podcasts (maybe 95%) and only a small time on music. I think this was a good change, however the proportion is very skewed. 70:30 would have been better I usually... Continue Reading →
I am an avid music lover. I used to spend huge time on collecting good and rare music, posting it on my music podcast, catering to demands of people who used to follow my podcast and so on. Since the last few years, my interest in music had dipped. I didn't seek new songs and... Continue Reading →
I have been a movie buff and music buff since my childhood. I grew up in 80's and 90's and have keenly followed Hindi film music since then. I was fortunate to see the rise of A.R. Rahman right from beginning. However, I also love the 80's and 90's songs before or around the emergence... Continue Reading →
Since the pandemic I have been hooked to podcasts. Before that it was mainly listening to songsduring my commute to office, or evening walks or before going to bed. I used to listen a lot of songs on Wynk and later on Jio Saavn. But since last two years I have switched to Spotify. Youtube... Continue Reading →
A R Rahman's first film as a composer, "Roja" released on 15th August 1992...30 years ago on this day! I still remember the sensation created by Roja songs and the beginning of the cult of A R Rahman! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OJBJLSVEho Roja was made in Tamil but it was also dubbed in Hindi. All the songs were... Continue Reading →
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