Here are some of my personal faves: “Mohe Rang Do Laal” sung by the great Shreya Ghoshal and picturised by the also very great Deepika Padukone (fr. S. L. Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani, 2015). Pure Bliss! Well done, ladies!! I suggest that we also support D.P.’s brilliant Live, Love Laugh Foundation site! Girl, you’re not alone ☻ ☺! (A […]
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 […]
Although I’ve traveled through many parts of India and a few places abroad, I think that surely Kolkata’s is some of the best Biryani. If Biryani is new to you, here are a few quick facts: Biryani, like stew or masala, means different things to different cooks. It always includes rice (usually basmati), and may […]
Over the centuries, what we now take for granted in Indian cinema has been developed through a collaboration of music and dance (like Rahis Bharti’s BMO seen in this YouTube video), as well as storytelling. Storytelling could be factual or fanciful. I’ll refrain from editorializing here. I simply want to celebrate the celebrations that draw us […]
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 […]