Frames of Reference

Every Frame Evokes a Memory, and Every Memory is Worth Sharing

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My name is Uday Nandivada and I am an Indian American in my sixties – a part time poet and a full-time movie fan. Movies, especially Hindi movies have shaped many things in my life. My celebrations begin with a song, and my disappointments end with one. I grew up in a literary family, which perhaps influenced my choice of movies. But it was movies that shaped my view of the world. Encouraged by some friends I started “Frames Of Reference” as a place for fellow cinephiles like me to gather and take this nostalgic trip along with me.

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  • Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar! – In Memory of Asha Tai!

    Asha Bhosle — the voice that danced through seven decades of Indian cinema — passed away on April 12, 2026, in Mumbai at the age of 92. Her departure closes a chapter of music history that began in the shellac era and stretched into the digital age, a journey that defined the soundscape of Bollywood…

  • Abhi Na Jao Chod Kar! – In Memory of Asha Tai!

    Asha Bhosle — the voice that danced through seven decades of Indian cinema — passed away on April 12, 2026, in Mumbai at the age of 92. Her departure closes a chapter of music history that began in the shellac era and stretched into the digital age, a journey that defined the soundscape of Bollywood…

  • A Song of Joys — A Whitman‑Infused Invocation

    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…

  • How Many Ways Do I Love Thee?

    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…