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  • Duet-Only Hindi Films With At Least One Common Singer

    [This is part of a series of posts exploring unique ways in which playback singers have been used in Hindi films. Other posts in the series – Hindi Films Featuring Many Playback Singers, Hindi Films Featuring Only One Playback Singer] Films With All Duets – MySwar Hindi Films Where All Songs Are Duets Data source:…

  • Hindi Films Featuring Only One Playback Singer

    [This is part of a series of posts exploring unique ways in which playback singers have been used in Hindi films. Other posts in the series – Hindi Films Featuring Many Playback Singers, Duet-Only Hindi Films With At Least One Common Singer] This is a continuation of the previous post on Hindi Films Featuring Many Playback…

  • Hindi Films Featuring Many Playback Singers

    [This is part of a series of posts exploring unique ways in which playback singers have been used in Hindi films. Other posts in the series – Hindi Films Featuring Only One Playback Singer, Duet-Only Hindi Films With At Least One Common Singer] Recent discussions around the number of playback singers used in “Dhurandhar” (Part…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 4

    [This is the fourth part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Previously in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s, 1960s…

  • Asha Bhosle’s Iconic Collaborations

    Asha Bhosle‘s Hindi film playback singing career spanned nearly 80 years. She worked with nearly every prominent music director during this period, from O.P. Nayyar, with whom she first made her mark, to A.R. Rahman during her golden years. However, it was with R.D. Burman, whom she married in 1980, that she worked most extensively.…

  • Asha Bhosle: Voice of a Century

    Asha Bhosle: Voice of a Century A Musical Legacy · 1951 – 2010 Asha BhosleVoice of a Century Six decades. One voice. An unparalleled record in the history of Hindi film music. 7,617 Songs by Asha (1951–2010) 322 Peak year — 1955 50+ years topping the charts 12,654 Asha + Lata combined Songs Recorded Per…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 3

    [This is the third part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 2, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 2

    [This is the second part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 1, Part 3, Part 4.] A unique set of curated songs wowed listeners on last week’s shows. Focus continued to be on the three decades – 1950s,…

  • Nostalgiaana Radio (R4) Online Shows – Part 1

    [This is the first part of a series of posts about Nostalgiaana R4, a radio-styled show of retro Hindi film songs. Other posts in this series – Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.] Team Nostalgiaana has rekindled the Radio Nostalgia of Retro Hindi film songs through specially curated online shows, served to nearly 200 dedicated…

  • Manna Dey – The Playback Singer Who Was Too (Classically) Good For Bollywood

    Manna Dey was born Prabodh Chandra Dey on May 1 1919, in Calcutta. Growing up, he was mentored by his uncle K.C. Dey, a popular singer and composer. He also owed his solid grounding in Hindustani music to Ustad Dabir Khan. When K.C. Dey left for Bombay, young Manna accompanied him. His first break as…