The Paki-rock elements in Bandya are outstanding – Khawar Jawad’s composition and arrangements are so well balanced with Farah Zala and Khawar’s own vocals, without being overpowering. The title song...
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Top 10 recent picks (March, 2008)
Zara si & Haan tu hai – Jannat (Pritam, Hindi) Jannat is one of the best soundtracks I’ve heard in recent times. And it’s pretty difficult for me to pick...
Continue reading...RMIM Puraskar 2007
The results are out. Taare zameen par tops almost every category! I was a judge this year too! Considering Anwar was in the contention too (I had listed it in...
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Jashn-e-bahaaraa – Jodha Akbar (A.R.Rahman, Hindi) This song is the triumph of a fantastic tune set amidst very limited music. It does require a captivating voice and Rahman’s choice of...
Continue reading...Tamil writer Sujatha no more!
Shocking, to say the least. He was (is?) one of the most influential writers for me personally, across languages. He was solely responsible for me to start thinking in Tamil...
Continue reading...Ilayaraja in my life!
I’ve always wanted to write about Ilayaraja and the impact he has had in my life, but it’s far more difficult than even the one I summarized last year about...
Continue reading...al Risalah (Raj Verma, A R Rahman & Liyakat Ajmeri)
Rahman’s Marhaba Mustapha is perhaps the only highlight of al Risalah’s soundtrack. Rahman delineates his track from the other routine, devotional tracks in the soundtrack by beautifully blending the mod...
Continue reading...Top 10 Hindi songs – 2007
The Top 10 Hindi film songs of 2007, in order of my preference. If you find a particular popular track missing from this list, do a check on Milliblog’s archives...
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Its that time of the year again. The Top 10 Tamil film songs of 2007, in order of my preference. If you find a particular popular track missing from this...
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Hum jo chalne lage – Jab we met (Pritam, Hindi) This was one of the songs that did not impress me initially in this soundtrack. But, I loved this track...
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