Hindustan Times
On Sunday, I happened to watch a total recall on Guru Dutt, for me India’s most gifted filmmaker, who was far ahead of his times and died so prematurely when he could have enriched the Indian cinema by many more classics. Read more
(5 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged Dada Saheb Phalke award, guru dutt, Indian cinema, Pyaasa, Radio Ceylon, Sahir Ludhianvi. Sachin Dev Burman, urdu poetry
I was extremely happy when Manna Dey was chosen as the recipient for the Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2007. He is one singer who could have given much more to us had music composers utilized his full potential. But all the same, it is good to have him up there. Read more
(2 votes, average: 3 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged Bengali, Congress MP, Dev Anand, Dilip Kumar, Durga Khote, Hindi film music, Information and Broadcasting Minister, Kishore Kumar, KN Singh, Lata Mangeshkar, Madan Puri, Manna Dey, Mohammad Rafi, Naushad, Nikhil Kumar, OP Nayyar, Prem Chopra, Prem Nath, Prithviraj Kapoor, Priya Ranjan Dasmunsh, Raj Kapoor, Sahir Ludhianvi, Shakeel Badayuni, Shankar Jaikishan
It will be 29 years since Mohammad Rafi arguably the best playback singer ever died at the age of 55 on July 31, 1980. However, the thespian with the magical voice continues to dominate radio programmes and his songs are still amongst those frequently played on various programmes and channels.
Rafi was no ordinary singer. He was a legend in his lifetime and I never tire listening to his voice. Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.7 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Filed under Capital Closeup, Cinema · Tagged Hindi film industry, magical voice, Mohammad Raf, unmatched versatility
Slumdog Millionaire will go down in history as the one film which has taken India on the centre stage of world cinema like no other movie has done so far. It is true that there have been many good films that have come out of India and there have been some truly great filmmakers whose contribution to the world of cinema is second to none but one has to acknowledge the role this particular film has played in drawing attention to the immense talent that is available in this country. In a way it has opened windows of opportunity for some of our gifted actors and technicians and other creative people to get on to the world platform and work on a bigger canvas. Read more
(7 votes, average: 3.86 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Filed under Cinema · Tagged AR Rahman, Danny Boyle, Oscar, Slumdog Millionaire
