Ashok M Vaishnav

Hemant Kumar’s male playback singers

Hemant Kumar with Manna Dey-Rafi-Kishore Kumar September 17, 2020

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav in the series of centenary tributes to Hemant Kumar (b. 16 June 1920 – d. 26 September 1989) (Hemant Kumar’s centenary celebration was set off with an excellent article by N Venkataraman, ‘Hemantayan Part 1’, in which he wrote about his family origin, early life, and his career up […]

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Hemant Kumar’s Female Playback Singers

Hemant Kumar with his female singers August 27, 2020

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav in the series of centenary tributes to Hemant Kumar (b. 16 June 2020 – d. 26 September 1989) (Is Hemant Kumar a major singer or a music director? For his fans his mesmerising singing overshadows his contribution as a music director. Ashok M Vaishnav is known for going deep […]

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Remembering Ajit Merchant

Ajit Merchant August 15, 2020

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav as a tribute to Ajit Merchant on his 95th birth anniversary (b. 15 August 1925 – d. 28 March 2011) (Talents from various regional languages have enriched Hindi film music. Music directors and singers from Bengal have occupied a central place in Hindi film music. From the recent generation […]

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Forgotten Composers Unforgettable Melodies (11): Dilip Dholakia

Dilip Dholakia January 10, 2017

Dilip Dholakia? D. Dilip? Dilip Rai? – A Singer or A Music Director or A Music Arranger? A tribute to Dilip Dholakia on his 6th death anniversary (15 October 1921 – 2 January 2011) by guest author Ashok M Vaishnav (Hindi film music attracted talents from different regional languages and musical traditions.  Some, especially from […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (24): Songs having versions across different films – similar initial lyrics in mukhada

Multiple Version Songs January 31, 2016

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (The founder of the mega series Multiple Version Songs, Ashokji brings up another one from his inexhaustible storehouse of multiple versions on different criteria. The multiple versions so far have generally been from the same film. Continuing his series he brings up an interesting variety of songs which have […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (23): A Male / Female solo / duet or a Chorus – More than two versions of a song

Multiple Version Songs July 3, 2015

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (Ashokji is coming to the end of his current enquiry into the songs that have a specific type of multiple version songs.  He has covered songs that have a male solo and a duet or chorus in two parts – MVS (20) and MVS (21), and the ones having […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (22): Female Solo and A Duet or A Chorus

Multiple Verssion Songs June 24, 2015

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (Ashokji has been currently exploring a specific type of multiple version songs that have a solo and a duet or chorus versions.  In his last two articles, Multiple Version Songs (20) and (21), he explored those songs that have a male solo and its duet/chorus versions.  He continues the […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (21): Male solo and Duet or Chorus (Part II)

Multiple Version Songs May 14, 2015

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (Ashokji has been recently exploring songs that have a solo version and a duet or chorus version.  In this series within the Mega series on Multiple Version Songs, he wrote on January 20, 2015 on songs that have a male solo and a duet or chorus version.  This guest […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (20): Male Solo and Duet or Chorus

Multiple Version Songs January 20, 2015

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (Ashokji is the originator of the mega series ‘Multiple Version Songs’, when he expanded the straight ‘Twin’ (male solo and its twin female solo) songs to other varieties of multiple versions. This caught on and, with the help of other guest contributors, expanded into similar version songs in Hindi […]

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Multiple Versions Songs (17): Haunting Melodies in Different Moods And Settings

Haunting Melodies May 17, 2014

Guest article by Ashok M Vaishnav (As the SoY regulars are aware, the series on  Multiple Version Songs has grown in dimension well beyond what was originally envisaged by Ashokji, about a year and half back.   Fortunately, SoY family has some tremendously talented and knowledgeable people, and they chipped in with guest articles, on my […]

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