Music director duos are a unique Bollywood feature, and many have become iconic. In this special series, Dinesh Raheja explores prominent music duos, and their dynamics.
'The moment a movie was declared a hit, he would immediately start planning his next.'
'I am proud to say she was my voice in all my best songs.'
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
'If you watch songs like Acha Ji Main Haari Chalo Maan Jao Na, Lag Ja Gale or Jhumka Gira Re, you'll notice they're not just a distraction. There's a story unfolding within them.'
Want to try something different? Sukanya Verma looks up the pages of Bollywood to give you amazing bindi styles!
One could be anywhere -- huddled around a transistor radio at home in the evenings, walking past a neighbour's house, or waiting at a bus stop and Lata Mangeshkar's voice would reach us. Aseem Chhabra pays rich tribute to The Legend.
'I somehow escaped the difficulties that a majority of working girls face.'
'There was no time to do all the normal things that children do as they grow up.' 'One day, I was playing with dolls.' 'The next day, I was on a train looking for opportunities to sing at various recording studios.'
Film music flourished in the 1970s. Some old masters did some great work, but it was also the decade of new composers.
