I had watched Pakeezah in my school days. I loved the songs then but felt that the movie was too slow and went too deep into details . I was however impressed with the overall effect and it remained in my heart since then. Today, watching Pakeezah after many years, I fell in love with... Continue Reading →

Classical music has been used quite often as a leitmotif in Indian cinema. But there were reasons why Dr. K.Vishwanath’s Sankarabharanam was a class apart. It was the year 1979. Classical music was down on the popularity charts. With an imitated hippie culture seeping in, pop and rock had become the new wave with few... Continue Reading →

In the mid 1940s, a young lad had come to Bombay who, like many others, wanted to make it big in the film industry. When he got a chance to meet the legendary thespian Motilal he was asked “What brings you to Bombay?”. “The reason which brought you here sir, has also brought me” he... Continue Reading →

Many years back, as a child I saw on television an image that stuck to my mind forever. An old man runs out of a studio and a woman, seemingly his lover, runs behind him. As she steps out of the studio, she is mobbed by fans for her autograph and the man looks at... Continue Reading →