Posted by gargi on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, Diary, Uncategorized
It is almost a decade since Rangeela was released. And, it was a fabulous film. A.R.Rehman had composed a brilliant soundtrack, there were some rocking numbers, and the actors sizzled. It was possibly my favourite Ram Gopal Verma movie after Shiva. I used to have the tape in my car and listen to it quite [...]
Posted by gargi on 10 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Films, India, Media, TV
For the last 4 weeks or so we have been hard at work on our business plan. After 4 years of running our own business, it is time to get some cash infusion to do bigger and better things… Part of putting any business plan together is looking at shitloads of industry specific research [...]
Posted by gargi on 03 Mar 2008 | Tagged as: India, Politics
This from the Economic Times Entertainment News
Making his debut in films, Samajwadi Party General Secretary Amar Singh will star in a Bengali movie, which also stars close family friend and Bollywood actress Jaya Bachchan.
Singh will play the role of a politician in the film titled "Sesh Sanghat" (last conflict). [...]
Posted by gargi on 16 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Films, India, Media, Music
It was Kishore Kumar’s death anniversary over the weekend, and Radio Farishta on World Space radio had a lovely tribute to his music.
It kind of got me thinking of my favourite Kishore Kumar solo’s over the decades of Hindi Film Music. So hear they are in alphabetical order (more or less)
Choti Si Yeh [...]
Posted by gargi on 29 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: India, Music
On her birthday, my favourite Lata Mangeshkar duets. She has sung with practically everyone and his cousin in her eons that she has ruled the roost of Hindi Film Music
Chod Gaye Balam - Lata and Mukesh voicing for a very young Nargis and Raj Kapoor. Film - Barsaat. The pangs of separation done [...]
Posted by gargi on 28 Sep 2007 | Tagged as: Films, Media, Music
September 28th - The birthday of Lata Mangeshkar …. the woman with the golden voice.The first lady of Hindi film Music. For me, the last of the All India Radio generation , the lady and her music was a constant companion when I was growing up. Although in later years - i would think [...]
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