Conversations Over Chai: The Many Moods of Raj Kapoor (function() { var c = –> The Many Moods of Raj Kapoor I have celebrated Raj Kapoor in songs before; his aptitude for playing various musical instruments, for instance, or his collaboration with his ‘soul’, or with Mohammed Rafi, and even unlikely voices lending him playback.
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Directed by Raj KapoorMusic: Shankar-JaikishanLyrics: Shailendra, Hasrat Jaipuri, Neeraj, Prem DhawanStarring: Rishi Kapoor, Simi, Manoj Kumar, Kseniya Ryabinkana, Achala Sachdev, Dara Singh, Dharmendra, Rajendranath, Om PrakashandRaj Kapoor “The Joker was conceived as early as the post-Awara years and Abbas sahib’s marathon script was the result of years of visualisation and labour. Still many a year
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Allu Arjun rocks the box-office with his fiery acting and magnetic screen-presence By Sharada Iyer The box-office collections of Pushpa 2-The Rise are clocking monumental numbers! Allu Arjun’s film has caused a tsunami and his magic is spreading like wildfire across the country with the domestic collections totalling to more than rupees 500 crores in
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A few months back, when I published the list of songs addressed to Zindagi I realised that the songs are about talking to your own self. A similar situation is when the songs are addressed to the inner self. One talks to self by either addressing one’s mind or to heart. I chose the mind
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Pic: Courtesy – Film History Pics As I mentioned in my post earlier this month, Mohammed Rafi had sung for Raj Kapoor in many films. Yet, he was not the only playback singer to lend their voice to Raj Kapoor on screen, notwithstanding Mukesh’s prominent standing as RK’s preferred singer. From his debut film as
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In the heart of California’s diverse economic landscape lies Sacramento, a city often overlooked when it comes to discussions about innovation and entrepreneurship. Yet, a quiet revolution is taking place here, fueled by a blend of creativity, resilience, and a commitment to solving real-world problems. The businesses in this vibrant city are not just keeping
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I returned from a short India trip last week. It was okay. I got a little bored at home. I have nothing much to do there. The thing is that all my cousins are married and have kids. I met them once, but it is quite formal with them now. They have made their own
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Did you know, there exists a Bollywood movie that took twenty years to release? When filming was completed and the film was ready to be released in 2004, then why such a delay? Perhaps the makers, Anees Bazmee and Ajay Devgn, themselves were not willing to release it! See the clashing coincidence! In November 2024,
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Directed by Raj KapoorMusic: Ram GangulyLyrics: Behzad Lucknowi, Saraswati Kumar DeepakStarring: Shashi Kapoor, Raj Kapoor, Kamal Kapoor, Premnath, Nargis. Nigar Sultana, Kamini Kaushal, Indumati Aag was born out of Raj Kapoor’s love for cinema; of his need for cinema to stand for something; of the passion that youth dream of. From working backstage at his
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In 2018, I published a post on Piano songs from Hindi films. But the list had a few criteria and that wasn’t easy to fulfill. So the number of songs was less.One of the criteria was, the singer of the song shouldn’t be playing the piano. So after all these years, I thought of publishing
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