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Shreya Ghoshal Teams up with Badshah for Romantic Pop-Dance Single, Mahiya

Two distinct musical worlds come together on Mahiya, a collaboration between Shreya Ghoshal and Badshah. A romantic pop-dance number, the track brings Ghoshal’s melodic sensibility into Badshah’s contemporary pop landscape, pairing…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · November 5, 2026 · 2 minutes read

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Remembering the Golden Voice of Mukesh: Part 1

On August 27, it is 50 years since Mukesh Chand Mathur left us. Mukesh sang a fraction of the number of songs of his illustrious contemporaries Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · August 26, 2026

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Hema Malini@60: An Evening of Music and Memories

The evening can be rightly described as one of music and memories, mixed with reverence for the late Dharmendra.  Held at the prestigious Shanmukhananda Hall on July 10, the three-hour-plus…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · July 14, 2026

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What is Wrong with Hindi Film Music: Part 3

In the last two installments of this extended feature, I chose to spotlight what is going or has gone wrong with film music today in lyrics and music. The third…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · June 30, 2026

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What is Wrong with Hindi Film Music Today: Part 2

In the last part of this story, posted with deliberate intentional irony on World Music Day, an attempt was made to show how and why regressive and retrograde changes had…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · June 26, 2026

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Suman Kalyanpur: The Voice for All Seasons

She led a characteristically low-profile and simple life. One could superficially mistake Suman Kalyanpur for any graceful housewife, but to term her a mere hausfrau would be doing a tremendous…

By Rajiv Vijayakar · June 2, 2026