Sudhirendar Sharma
Such has been the turmoil in Kashmir for the past four decades that we have long forgotten that it used to be a place everybody longed to visit,...
Sudhirendar Sharma*
In the corona times of social distancing, to remain calm while strengthening human bonding is critical. But how to do so when no one even dares to...
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
Those who think that analyzing popular songs is anything but a frivolous pastime may need to think again.
School and College syllabi have chapters devoted to films,...
सुधीरेन्द्र शर्मा*
'सच' सब सुनना चाहते हैं, लेकिन सच बोलना कोई-कोई! शायद इसलिए सच बोलने से सब कतराते हैं कि कहीं सच को हथियार बनाकर सच-बोलने वाले पर ही उसका...
Sudhirendar Sharma
Clapping is as old as human existence. It is used to attract attention; to celebrate success; and, to express adulation. Be it guided (as in political rallies) or spontaneous (as during...
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*
Lyrics are to music that heart is to the body, and that
has what made film music endure. It is, however, another matter that lyricists
(barring exceptions) have rarely got their deserving due...
Sudhirendar Sharma
If there is anything worthwhile I am doing through my music notes, some readers say, is to erase the collective disrespect for songs as a frivolous pass time worthy of...
Sudhirender Sharma
Lockdown is testing human endurance. Isn’t it? Never before have humans been caged, and never have rest in the animal kingdom being free. Wow, what a time these ‘others’ have? Good...
