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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- Antara on Book Review: DIRECTOR’S CHAIRDustedOff @1 Thanks very much for the appreciation and review! This book has been an enriching and memorable team experience...
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- AK on Book Review: DIRECTOR’S CHAIRAntara @11, You are welcome and thanks a lot for your appreciation. Kudos to you for bringing out another nice...
- Antara on Book Review: DIRECTOR’S CHAIRThank you, AK, for such a detailed and insightful review!! It will surely encourage readers to look up the book....
- AK on Book Review: DIRECTOR’S CHAIRSivanandamji @7, We are aware of some other cases of more than one singer giving voice to one actor in...
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