10 Simple & Awesome Songs of Ravindra Jain
Ravindra Jain’s music reflected the innocence and simplicity of small-budget films released in the 1970s. Most often, he wrote lyrics for his own songs, making him a complete songwriter, writes …
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Musical duos who delivered
With audiences looking at whom songs were picturised on, the trend of hit pairs caught on and continued down the decades, writes Narendra Kusnur The year 1949 was a landmark …
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10 Songs That Reflect Nutan’s Engaging Persona
To mark her 30th death anniversary on February 21, we choose 10 fabulous songs, rounding off at the end of the 1960s. One of the biggest actresses from the mid-1950s …
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10 Melodious Ghazals & Nazms of maestro Jagjit Singh
February 8 will mark ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh’s 80th birthday. On the occasion, we choose 10 of his well-known ghazals and nazms. The list does not include ghazal-based hits he …
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10 Grace-filled Songs to Celebrate Waheeda Rehman
A picture of eternal grace, Waheeda Rahman had some amazing films filmed on her. A good chunk featured Guru Dutt or Dev Anand, and she looked ravishing with both of …
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Top 10 Patriotic Songs to Commemorate our 72nd Republic Day
Narendra Kusnur cherry picks 10 of his favourite Desh Bhakti songs that will make you swell in pride and enjoy our 72nd Republic Day remembrance. Vande Mataram – Anand Math …
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Top 10 Snow Songs
Filmmakers and cinematographers have always loved the snow. And there was a time when Kashmir was one of the favourite locations, before the problems started. Another attraction was Himachal Pradesh, …
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10 Songs That Simply Make You Feel Good in The New Year
January offers us the perfect season for some pakodas, warm tea and songs that talk of the weather Around this time, as we enter the New Year, it’s cold in …
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10 Naushad songs on his 101st Birthday
One overlooks the gems he created for the top female singers of the 1940s and 1950s by Narendra Kusnur When one talks of legendary music director Naushad, one immediately remembers …
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10 ‘Jhakaas’ Anil Kapoor Songs, As He Turns 64
One of the most popular actors of the 1980s and 1990s, Anil Kapoor had a string of melodious songs picturised on him One of the most popular actors of the …
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10 Everlasting Songs on Dilip Kumar’s 98th Birthday
Legendary singers of Bollywood happily lent their voice to the unforgettable actor and some clearly animate why he is known as the ‘Tragedy King’, writes Narendra Kusnur Though Mohammed Rafi …
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10 Unforgettable Dharmendra Songs to Celebrate his 85th Birthday
In the good old days, Dharmendra was considered the most handsome actor in Bollywood and a matinée idol. Considered as one of the biggest superstars, in 1997, he received the …
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10 Songs by Geeta Dutt, from happy and romantic to devotional and sad
Narendra Kusnur picks 10 songs rendered by Geeta Dutt, one of the most beautiful voices in Bollywood One of the most beautiful voices in Hindi films, Geeta Dutt had so …
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10 Zeenat Aman songs: From Dum Maro Dum to Satyam Shivam Sundaram to Aap Jaisa Koi
She lit up cinema screens through the 1970s with her pulsating performances and some amazing songs. Narendra Kusnur picks his best ten in our Flashback Friday series Throughout the 1970s, …
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The case of the underrated lyricist
Narendra Kusnur writes about the poets who gave us timeless hits, but are practically forgotten Most fans of old Hindi film music are aware that playback singer Mukesh’s first hit …
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10 Manna Dey songs… All Happy, Cheerful & Peppy
October 24 marks the veteran singer Manna Dey’s seventh death anniversary. Narendra Kusnur presents 10 uptempo Manna Dey songs. Enjoy Manna Dey was one person who could sing anything. Though …
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Mangeshkar 4 Malini: 10 Dream Girl Hema Malini hits sung by Didi Lata Mangeshkar
It’s as if her voice was made for Hema Malini. On the occasion of her birthday on October 16, Narendra Kusnur picks 10 songs that Lata Mangeshkar rendered for the …
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Seniors Have Fun @ Seniors Have Talent – Round 1, Group C
On Sunday, October 11, Seniors Today hosted Group C of the first round of Seniors Have Talent, where seniors from across the country showcased their singing talent live Seniors Today …
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10 Top Amitabh-Rekha Songs to Celebrate their Birthdays
Silsila, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Alaap… there’s a long list of Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha starrers. Narendra Kusnur picks a few very hummable numbers Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan celebrate their birthdays on consecutive …
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10 feel-good, frothy songs of S D Burman
On his 114th birth anniversary on October 1, Narendra Kusnur picked 10 love and frothy songs composed by the great Sachin Dev Burman songs. Some of them are love songs …
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10 Lata Mangeshkar Solo Classics as she turns 91
This is the final part of our three-day series focusing on love songs from the past. On Lata Mangeshkar’s 91st birthday on September 28, we choose 10 of her solo …
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Love & Lavish Locales in these 10 Superhit Yash Chopra Songs
Filmmaker Yash Chopra’s films have produced some great cinema over the years. Narendra Kusnur picks 10 songs from the films he directed on his 88th birth anniversary Filmmaker Yash Chopra’s …
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10 Evergreen Love Duets of Dev Anand
It’s Dev Anand’s 97th birth anniversary on September 26 and we asked our film music specialist Narendra Kusnur to pick 10 memorable romantic duets of the evergreen star Some of …
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From Sadma to English Vinglish… 10 Sridevi Songs on her 57th birth anniv
With each of her superlative performance and box-office hits, there were some unforgettable songs and some brilliant dancing. Narendra Kusnur picks his 10 such songs. Enjoy! She arrived on the …
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Top 20 Desh Bhakti Songs to Celebrate Independence Day 2020
It’s the season for patriotic songs on TV, Radio and streaming apps. Narendra Kusnur presents his Top 20 list This year, because of quarantine and social distancing, the quantum of …
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10 Musical Ways to Celebrate Janmashtami
On the eve of Janmashtami, Narendra Kusnur picked 10 songs dedicated to Lord Krishna – seven of them being from Hindi cinema To mark Janmashtami, we choose 10 songs …
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10 Songs that celebrate Kishore Kumar’s love for life
To mark his 91st birth anniversary on August 4, Narendra Kusnur picked 10 Kishore Kumar songs with the words ‘Zindagi’ and ‘Jeevan’. Enjoy! If one looks at the Kishore Kumar …
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10 Mohammed Rafi songs with a theme of nostalgia, memory, separation & longing
To mark Mohammed Rafi’s 40th death anniversary on July 31, Narendra Kusnur chose 10 tunes with a common emotion of ‘yaad’ It’s been 40 years since the legendary Mohammed Rafi …
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10 Non-Raj Kapoor Hits of Mukesh
When you think of singer Mukesh, the first things that come to mind are the songs of Raj Kapoor, but there are numerous gems that did not feature the showman, writes …
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10 Rajesh Khanna love songs on his 8th death anniversary
There were numerous hit songs picturised on Rajesh Khanna, and the masses adored his unique screen mannerisms, writes Narendra Kusnur From 1969 to 1974, Rajesh Khanna was the undisputed superstar …
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