A R Rahman, the Mozart from Madras, has had a prolific career. His contribution to music and particularly to the Indian Film Industry is immense. Be it introduction of computers in music production or bringing western as well as classical influences into the contemporary music, ARR has created an entire world of music in its own right. With over a hundred albums composed in the … [Read more...]
Ekk Deewana Tha Music Review
Ekk Deewana Tha is a remake by Gautam Menon of his earlier Tamil masterpiece Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa(VTV), which he had remade in Telugu as Yeh Maaya Chesave (YMC). Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson are playing the main characters in Ekk Deewana Tha. Read more about Ekk Deewana Tha The music of VTV/YMC had been composed by A R Rahman and it had garnered widespread critical … [Read more...]
Rockstar Music Review – Killer Rock Music for Bollywood Music Buffs!
After Dev D, it's been ages since I last wrote a music review for Bollykings. Rusted brain cells, a stressful lifestyle, inconsistent writing and generally repetitive music albums from Bollywood - these are the three top reason why you guys don't get to read music reviews here. Anyway, I'm hoping to be more consistent from now on so here's a the Rockstar music … [Read more...]
Rockstar Movie Review – A Palangtod Mix of Passion, Music and Epicness
I saw Rockstar yesterday and boy! What a nice movie! A breath of freshness in the stale air of Bollywood movies. Rockstar is definitely a movie worth writing a review for so here it goes. Rockstar Movie Review Here is my humble movie review of Rockstar. Please note - I'm no film/music genius and have no right to criticize Mr. Ali's filmmaking, Mrs. Fakhri's acting or Mr. … [Read more...]
Bollywood’s Top Five Male Singers in 2011
For those who live in a world of nostalgia, there has been no greater male singer in Bollywood than Mohd. Rafi. There are some others who will take up cudgels on behalf of Kishore Kumar, since for many years after he ruled the musical waves of Mumbai. Today however there is a new crop of singers and they are making sure that they leave their imprints in this industry, and many … [Read more...]