Category: Playlists
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From an outsider’s point of view, perhaps the most noticeable thing about Indian Cinema is that the highlights of a movie are usually the songs from the heart. The best of them, anyway. This Playlist celebrates these Songs from the Heart.
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S Janaki shared something unique with Asha Bhosle and Suman Kalyanpur. All three of them sang from the heart. They could magically shift the emotion in their voice from the innocence of a child to the playful tease of a girl in love to the rapture of devotion. Their voices had a distinct blend of…
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‘Judai’ songs that express the sweet sorrow of parting tend to be the sweetest melodies, especially in Hindi Movies. They express the lingering soft echoes of parting between lovers. Which is perhaps why they tend to be audience favorites.
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We remember Suman Kalyanpur as a voice that was a quiet constant in Hindi film music, from the golden era to the nineties — present across countless films, lending warmth and sincerity to every song she sang. She may not always have received the recognition her talent deserved, but her recordings have endured, and those…
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“Songs of Hope” is a playlist of Hindi Movie songs expressing hope and determination against all odds.
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My last playlist was “The Songs of Innocence“. Continuing on the William Blake theme, this playlist is “The Songs of Experience”. There comes a moment in life when innocence gives way to insight. The world that once seemed fair, loving, and full of promise reveals its cracks—hypocrisy, betrayal, inequality, loneliness, and the compromises people make…
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The playlist “Songs of Innocence” explores the songs that have immortalized the spirit of innocence, tracing a path from the black-and-white nostalgia of the Golden Era to the vibrant, heartfelt portrayals of childhood in modern cinema. These are the anthems of the “age of wonder,” reminding us that no matter how far we travel, the…
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“कल और आएंगे नगमों की खिलती कलियाँ चुनने वाले, मुझसे बेहतर कहने वाले, तुमसे बेहतर सुनाने वाले” – साहिर लुधियानवी There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when the slick production of the 21st century meets the soul of the 1960s. We often hear that “they don’t make them like they used to,” but…
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Whitman once cried, “O to make the most jubilant song!”. I am not sure if it is a cultural thing, but in general the Hindi songs we remember the most are rarely jubilant in nature. Even if there is an occasional happy peppy song, it is usually introduced as comic relief and not an “Ode…
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How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Count The Ways A Golden‑Era Ode to Eternal Love in 15 Songs There are love stories that flicker briefly, like a match struck in the dark. And then there are the others — the ones that glow across decades, across reels of celluloid, across the soft grain of…
