Film (Music) History
A post regarding the history of the Indian subcontinent’s take on the evolution of music synced to motion pictures. Bollywood, Hollywood, Lollywood, etc. are all welcome topics (ancient—today).
![A Touch of Class A Touch of Class](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/image-12-427x240.jpeg)
Some of the greatest joys in life reach at unexpected moments adding to recognition by those we admire. God knows I admire Sonuji! He is such a hopeful light in the world. When Sonu Nigam smiles with his eyes and a silent “Acha!“ (as he gave to Aditi Singh Sharma above) be assured that you did something exceptionally well! Life is good. This was […]
![Hungama Mini-Masala Hungama Mini-Masala](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/image-470x240.jpeg)
Bollywood Bedlam Broadband Boss interviewer Faridoon Shahryar managed to draw me out a bit, lol. In our Musically Yours interview, I got to gush on Sharukh Khan‘s favorite Dilwale musical number (mine too): Faridoonji apparently got a kick out of my frank talk. I admit, a bit of frankness has never been too much of […]
![Thrilled to be billed with greatness! Thrilled to be billed with greatness!](https://www.antaramitra.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-675x240.png)
Bengali: আমি শুধু কাল্পনিক গায়ক-সুরকার সঙ্গীত পরিচালক প্রীতম চক্রবর্তী সঙ্গে একটি পর্যায় ভাগ সম্মানিত করছি? Hindi: मैं बस महान गायक-संगीतकार संगीत निर्देशक प्रीतम चक्रवर्ती के साथ एक मंच साझा करने के लिए सम्मानित कर रहा हूँ! English: I AM honored simply to share a stage with the great singer-composer music director Pritam Chakraborty! Thanks so much […]
I’m so glad this song was approved. Pritam’s musical gifts, Arijit’s great vocal energy and Kajol’s beautiful picturising of my part (plus of course SRK’s usual magic) combined to make this one a delight for me. It’s also rapidly gaining on “Saree Ke Fall Sa” (R…Rajkumar) as our #1 Bollywood song lyric video! I’m so glad people […]