Book Review: The Swinging ‘70s
As somebody who was born in the 1990s, my introduction to the earlier decades has been through books and cinema. The cinema of the ‘70s, which I discovered as a…
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Book Review: The Musical Maverick: The Authorized Biography of Shankar Mahadevan
Those who have followed Hindi music (film and non-film) over the years would vouch for the fact that Shankar Mahadevan has been one of the brightest musical talents to have…
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Book Review: Sridevi: The South Years
Whenever somebody makes a list of the greatest actors to have been a part of Indian cinema, they do not miss out on mentioning Sridevi. The actress, who made her…
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Book Review: Folk Tales From Bollywood – Adventures In Tinseltown
When a senior film journalist makes her fiction debut with a book that features ten short stories inspired by the lives of the rich and famous who have been a…
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Book Review: Kishore Kumar The Ultimate Biography
As a child, when I first heard Kishore Kumar’s songs on radio, television and old cassettes bought by my father, I got instantly drawn to his voice. Around the same…
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Book Review: Kahaan Tum Chale Gaye – Daastaan – e – Jagjit
If there is one person who should be credited for popularizing Ghazals among the masses in India, it has to be Jagjit Singh. The singer, with a velvety voice, left…
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Book Review: Sanjeev Kumar – The Actor We All Loved
Every time somebody decides to analyse Hindi cinema academically, one of the actors they are asked to study is Sanjeev Kumar. Widely regarded as one of the best actors to…
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Book Review: Nagme, Kisse, Baatein, Yaadein: The Life & Lyrics of Anand Bakshi
Anand Bakshi will always be remembered as one of the most prolific and successful lyricists in the history of Hindi cinema. Bakshi, who breathed his last on 30 March 2002,…
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