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Aiyyo Aiyyo Honey Singh & The Whole Kikli Kalerdi* About His Songs
You still remember Yo Yo Honey Singh and the whole drama about his songs, no? I ask because in this age of Twitter & Facebook, public memory outrages are terribly short-lived and I thought it would be a good idea to refresh your memory while we talk about Yo Yo Honey Singh. Of course, the… Continue reading
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The Nuclear French Kiss
A few days back, I was going through the pages of The Hindu and came across the an interview with Anne Lauvergeon (aka Atomic Annie) , CEO of Areva, the French nuclear giant. I was aware that the French President was visiting India soon and the primary purpose was to sell the French nuclear capability… Continue reading
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Why Film-making Is Such A Wonderful Experience
You’ll know what I’m talking about if you have been involved in any form of film-making. For those of you who haven’t, you will perhaps understand what I’m saying in about 20 minutes after watching the two videos below. Add a minute or two to read what I’ve written before the videos! These videos are… Continue reading
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Dear Aniruddha Bahal, It’s Not Funny
Dear Aniruddha Bahal, Not a week passes in my life without I mentioning strongly recommending Bunker 13 to people I come across and who seem even remotely interested in reading among those. If I were deeply religious, one would have observed that I go back to Bunker 13 more often that I go to the… Continue reading
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Welcome (to) Ashok Mishra
Just when we thought no one except Gulzaarsaab, Javedsaab, Kirkireji and to a certain extent Neelesh Mishra could write enjoyable songs for Hindi movies, we have a welcome addition to this honoured club. Let’s extend a warm welcome to Ashok Mishra. Ashok Mishra debuts as a lyricist with Welcome to Sajjanpur. Forget all this nonsense… Continue reading
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The Real Hero of Rock On !!
None of the following are the real heroes of Rock On!! Farhan AkhtarArjun Rampal Shahana Goswami Prachi Desai Javed Akhtar(Only he can write both – Zehreeley Zehreely Kaale Neele Peele and Jo Tum Ho Toh Hawa Mein Bhi Mohabbaton Ka Rang Hai with equal ease. Yes he wrote Dard-e-Disco.) Jason West (He’s the cinematographer) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy… Continue reading
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Koel – Kahaan Gayi Teri Boli?
[Promise to myself – This is the first and last time that a post is entirely about a celebrity] Maybe this post was supposed to be about Rock On!! Or it was supposed to be about my our music story or about Vajra, our college band comprising of Mrinabh, Joji, Chinsi and Shubam which I… Continue reading
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Hazaaron Khwahishein Nahin, Bas Ek Khwahish
Dear Kirkireji, I hope you, like I do, believe that this is your best song till date. I do not say best song ever because I believe, hopefully you also do, that there are many more such gems to come from you, both as a writer and a singer. It hurts me no end when… Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day – II
I only have this to say. If it takes a jazzed up version of the National Anthem to market our national anthem to our youths , then God save our country instead of the Queen. Maybe I am a little old-school, finding such an experiment with our National Anthem hard to digest. I’m definitely not… Continue reading
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