More important is to capture how musical instruments enhanced the value and meanings of words.
Sudhirendar Sharma
Need I say that in the celluloid world ख़्वाब features predominantly for not only building the fictional narrative but to move the story forward too. That ख़्वाब (dream)...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
In my sustained engagement in understanding the impact of
popular songs I have come to realize that popular film music has a long and
layered history of engagement that cuts across cultural and...
Sudhirendar Sharma
My previous music note on ‘एक प्यार का नगमा है मौजों की रवानी है’ evoked
interesting responses from my friends whom I send this piece on Whatsapp -
emotive and reflective. While...
Sudhirendar Sharma
A young reader/listener has asked me if I could help him get a better sense of a patriotic song by placing it in perspective among songs of...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Clouds, rains, birds and bees have had a significant share of poetic expressions. Bollywood music has captured these elements in nature to reflect connectivity to human emotions of love, romance and...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Though born into a little body frame, my friend is a diminutive bundle of big surprises. Who buys postcards these days, and that too a pack of 100? The entire post office...
Sudhirendar Sharma
‘Blessing in
Disguise’ is a common phrase, reflecting the positive aspect of ‘disguise’ as a
fascinating and often entertaining subject of human mischief. As children, each
of us have had some or the other...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Many seasons ago, actor-director Sanjay Khan was
interviewed on Doordarshan following the launch of his ambitious venture
‘Abdullah’ in 1980. On being asked why our films are loaded with songs, his
response was that...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
Howsoever disturbing it is, break-up between
couples-could-be is the new normal. In the so-called fast-moving world,
break-ups have emerged as another opportunity to ‘celebrate’. Come to think of
it, it may not be a...
