Location:
United States
Description:
Celebrating the hundred million songs and counting of the many different languages, the many cinemas that make Indian cinema an epic joy to the senses.
Language:
English
Episodes
RRR movie talk: Why M.M. Keeravani's score and songs need more applause
9/21/2022
On RRR's stupendous success in India and abroad, and how M.M. Keeravani needs more applause for it.
Three actually good Himesh Reshammiya songs: Hindi film songs
8/22/2022
Three movie soundtrack songs composed and sung by maverick Hindi movie soundtrack composer Himesh Reshammiya.
Goodbye KK: Celebrating KK's songs: Hindi film songs (Hindi language episode)
6/1/2022
Celebrating the Hindi film songs sung by the timeless romantic Krishnakumar Kunnath, known by his stage name KK, who we lost too soon on May 31, 2022. He was only 53.
The Southwest Monsoon: The greatest soundtrack of our lives
5/28/2022
Recording the arrival of the southwest monsoon in India.
Celebrating R.D. Burman songs: Song medley (Part 1)
5/6/2022
A medley of R.D. Burman songs to celebrate his extraordinary talent.
1942: A Love Story (1994): Great Indian soundtracks
5/5/2022
Featuring R.D. Burman's swan song, the soundtrack that reestablished his reputation as a maverick, genius music director. But R.D. wasn't around to enjoy ots success.
Bombay (1995): Great Indian soundtrack of the week
5/4/2022
Featuring A.R. Rahman's stunning fusion of western sounds with Indian vocals to produce one of the greatest Indian soundtracks of all time.
RRR (2022): Great movie background scores
4/28/2022
On the amazing M.M. Kreem score that surprisingly few are talking about - the brilliant songs and bgm for the exagerrated, over-the-top action entertainer RRR.
The Batman (2022): Great movie background scores
4/27/2022
Talking about how Michael Giacchino's score elevates Matt Reeves' The Batman (2022).
The Legend of Bhagat Singh: Hindi film revisit: The Bhagat Singh legacy
4/1/2022
Revisiting the 2002 Rajkumar Santoshi movie, cowritten with Piyush Mishra, featuring music by A.R. Rahman, starring Ajay Devgn, Sushant Singh and others.
The Will Smith, Chris Rock Saga at the Oscars 2022
3/30/2022
The Will Smith slap to Chris Rock, the implications, reactions.
Shreya Ghoshal birthday special: Her early Hindi film song hits: Hindi film songs
3/12/2022
Celebrating the singing journey of probably one of the greatest Indian playback singers of our time, Shreya Ghoshal. She has been singing for movies for 20 years, and only turned 38 today!
Zindagi ek geet hai - Yash (1996): Underrated Song of the Week: Hindi film songs
3/10/2022
The underrated song of the week is from a movie that lives in its soundtrack that has freaky opening notes, electronic robotic airs, and some superb melodic singing.
Sahir Ludhianvi birth anniversary special: Hindi film songs
3/7/2022
On his 101st birth anniversary, celebrating the legendary Hindi film songs of one of the greatest Indian poets and Hindi film lyricists, Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-1980).
Shankar Mahadevan 55th birthday special: Hindi film songs
3/5/2022
Wishing the masterly vocalist and composer Shankar Mahadevan a grand 55th birthday, here's a selection of songs that dot the Shankar Mahadevan story.
Three great anti-war Hindi film songs: A anti-war special
2/25/2022
Featuring three Hindi film anti-war songs, mingled with readings from war in literature to make this special episode on the stupidity of war.
Tu Hi Tu - Kabhi Na Kabhi (1998): Underrated Hindi film song of the week: Hindi film songs
2/24/2022
An atmospheric A.R. Rahman classic unusual for its vocal choices, especially featuring Malayalam legends M.G.Sreekumar and K.S.Chitra, and how Rahman uses technology to his advantage. Featuring Javed Akhtar as lyricist. A song that certainly deserves more listeners.
Cham Cham - Striker (2010): Underrated Hindi film song of the Week: Hindi film songs
2/22/2022
Featuring a soulful qawwali sung by the zany, innovative Sonu Nigam, composed by Shailendra Barve, lyrics by Jitendra Joshi. Moving away from qawwali cliches, devoid of heavy chorus, yet full of soul.
Lata Mangeshkar: Seven songs, seven decades: Hindi film songs (Part 2 of 2)
2/19/2022
Featuring three more songs amd some honourable mentions from the epic journey that the great playback singer Lata Mangeshkar had across seven decades in Indian soundtrack history. Music copyright belongs to the music owners including Saregama, YashRaj Music, Sony Music and others.
Lata Mangeshkar:Seven songs, seven decades: Hindi film songs (Part 1 of 2)
2/18/2022
Featuring four of Lata Mangeshkar's legendary songs in her epic musical journey from the 1940's to the 21st century. Part 1 of 2, we feature here four of these seven songs from each of her singing decade. Music copyrights belong to the music owners - Saregama and others.