Come in, sit down, converse. Sulabha Deshpande, Dina Pathak. Over the weekend, while we were driving, my husband played The Kronos Quartet. Songs from RD Burmans Bollywood. One of the songs they picked for this particular album was Mera kuch samaan.

A tribute to old Hindi film music. Songs of the 30s through the 60s. The Master of Masters Khemchand Prakash. A tribute on his 65. But also because he created many immortal songs, he introduced or gave career-defining songs for many singers, and his name is associated with some of the most important turning points in the history of film music. C Ramchandra-Naushad comparison and contrast with Rafi.

Happy Birthday, Vyjayantimala ji. In a house facing the famous Parthasarathy temple in Madras, Vyjayantimala belonged to an orthodox Iyengar family from Mysore. Her mother, Vasundhara Devi was a renowned classical singer who had acted in some well-known movies in the 1940s. Wikipedia and other accounts usually mention her date of birth to be August 13, 1936; However in her memoir titled Bonding.

Random thoughts about movies,entertainment and things of yore. Shammi Kapoor-Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paaoge. Is one of my favorite actors of Indian cinema. Sadhana, Asha Parekh and Saira Banu. Gave us some memorable films such as Dil Deke Dekho.

Anarkali is based on the historical legend of the Mughal prince Jahangir, as per legend prince Jahangir revolted against his father emperor Akbar over his love for a common girl Anarkali.