In India, families seem to rule the roost – whether it is in politics, business or Bollywood. Each leader brings some more members of his family into his line of work. When we look around among the well known figures of Bollywood this fact of life is very much in evidence. Among the Kapoors four generations have been in the forefront among the actors, among the Roshans, we have … [Read more...]
Hindi Film Music’s New Golden Boy – Amit Trivedi
Amit Trivedi seems to have suddenly appeared all over the filmy horizon. He seems to be everywhere, at all award shows, on the mastheads of new hindi films. Every new listing of talented musicians seems to have his name in it. Is he really that new or have we just begun to realise the prodigious talent within this young musician? Actually, Amit Trivedi has been writing and … [Read more...]
A.R Rahman – The Mozart of Madras
There are certain eras in the music field where the advent of a single person or a group can bring about an immense transformation in the nature of the music which tops the charts and also in the quality and style of music produced by others who follow them. The Beatles were one example of this phenomenon and today A R Rahman is another such example. Their impact on the music … [Read more...]
The Greatest Villains of Bollywood
Hindi films have generally been an eclectic mix of movies which are based on one single emotion – that of love. Every movie, be it one concerning evil anarchists or fun loving friends, rich uncles or fathers with loads of money just waiting to be looted, life in general or politics, melodrama or sugar-coated stories, the archetype villain of Hindi films through out history, … [Read more...]