It is where hearts meet, auntyjis gossip and kids have a blast. Navratri shin-digs are the ‘it’ get togethers in the Desi calendar every year. It’s a nine day long festive period where everyone joins in daily for a night of song and dance. Apart from being the social get together of the year the festival has a strong religious meaning. It celebrates nine forms of Goddess Durga, one on each night, hence the name nav-nine ratri-nights. The 10th day is the festival of Dashera, marking the ultimate triumph of good over evil in Indian history.
Unlike any other usual festival, navratri songs and dance are specific. They have a distinct beat and the dance form adopted is garba or dandiya. The song and dance routine of the night, garba or dandiya, also have a strong historical backing as depicts the rasa-lila between Lord Krishna and the gopis of Vrindavan.
Unlike any other usual festival, navratri songs and dance are specific. They have a distinct beat and the dance form adopted is garba or dandiya. The song and dance routine of the night, garba or dandiya, also have a strong historical backing as depicts the rasa-lila between Lord Krishna and the gopis of Vrindavan.
- 10/6/2014
- by Prathna Tiwari
- Bollyspice
Legendary actress Mala Sinha who regaled generations of Hindi cineastes with her powerhouse performance in Guru Dutt's Pyaasa, B R Chopra's Dhool Ka Phool and Gumrah and Ramanand Sagar's Geet, is at the moment very angry and upset with the committee that has just bequeathed the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award on her. Speaking exclusively to this writer Mala Sinha says, "They've done grave injustice to me. They haven't even mentioned my name on the invitation card! When members of the Phalke committee including their chairperson came home to me to request me to take the award for being what they called a legendary artiste, I was happy to accept it. But when I saw the invitation card for the event I was shocked. My name was not there with the other winners of award. Asha Bhosle and Pam Chopra (who is to receive the award on behalf of...
- 5/1/2013
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
Family members, the music fraternity and fans bid a tearful farewell to ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh at his funeral here Tuesday.Jagjit Singh.s brother Kartar Singh along with his grandsons Armaan and Umer Chowdhary conducted his last rites. Jagjit Singh had lost his only son in a car accident in 1990 and considered Kartar.s family and children as his own.Jagjit Singh, 70, died here Monday in suburban Bandra.s Lilavati Hospital where he was admitted Sep 23 after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Chitra.His mortal remains were brought to his Pedder Road residence in south Mumbai Tuesday morning, where many celebrities, friends and fans paid their final tributes to the soulful singer.The mortal remains where then taken to Chandanwadi crematorium in Marine Lines in south Mumbai.Prominent names in the music industry like renowned classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, lyricist-composer Gulzar, Javed Akthar,...
- 10/11/2011
- Filmicafe
The soulful voice behind many a popular ghazal was stilled forever with the death of Jagjit Singh here Monday following brain haemorrhage. He was 70. Some of his songs like .Hontho se chhoo lo tum., .Jhuki jhuki si nazar. and .Tumko dekha toh yeh khayal aaya., continue to remain all-time favourites.His death left not just his friends, family and colleagues teary-eyed, but also a huge void in the music industry, which was enriched with his soul-stirring and lilting melodies.Singh was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital here Sep 23 following a brain haemorrhage. A surgery was conducted on him the same day, following which he showed slight improvement.However, he breathed his last Monday morning. He is survived by wife Chitra Singh, who was by his side when he breathed his last.The film industry remembered the singer and many paid condolences through Twitter.Megastar Amitabh Bachchan posted on the microblogging...
- 10/10/2011
- Filmicafe
Saregama, India’s flagship music and entertainment Company celebrates the music legend Lata Mangeshkar’s 82nd birthday with a tribute to her – Samagra.
Samagra is a 17 cd pack which is a complete collection of 345 Marathi songs, in the divine voice of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. The Saregama archives begin from 1942 “Pahili Mangalagaur to 1955 “He Geet Jeevanache”, a complete span of 53 years.
The diversity and the richness of the talent that one experiences in this pack are immense. It consists of 232 Film songs from 77 films by 26 lyricists, 26 music dire ...
Samagra is a 17 cd pack which is a complete collection of 345 Marathi songs, in the divine voice of Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar. The Saregama archives begin from 1942 “Pahili Mangalagaur to 1955 “He Geet Jeevanache”, a complete span of 53 years.
The diversity and the richness of the talent that one experiences in this pack are immense. It consists of 232 Film songs from 77 films by 26 lyricists, 26 music dire ...
- 10/1/2011
- Bollywood Chaska
Of the many exhibits and shows at the Kalaghoda Arts Festival 2011, what caught one’s eye was the array of compendiums of posters, booklets and other visual material on cinema.
The exhibit was an effort to showcase the history of Indian cinema through some rare visuals- and rare, in the true sense of the term indeed. After all, not every day does one come across a picture of the first screen-test given by Dev Anand.
Similar surprises were a part of this collection by Mr. Arun Puranik. A private collector who is used as source by the National Film Archive of India at times, Mr. Puranik has a 40 year old collection of booklets, film song recordings, radio recordings, posters, showcards, lobby cards and photographs- all dating back to an era when the talkies had started.
Some rarities are photographs of the famous actresses Durga Khote, Nadia, Devika Rani, Sulochana, and...
The exhibit was an effort to showcase the history of Indian cinema through some rare visuals- and rare, in the true sense of the term indeed. After all, not every day does one come across a picture of the first screen-test given by Dev Anand.
Similar surprises were a part of this collection by Mr. Arun Puranik. A private collector who is used as source by the National Film Archive of India at times, Mr. Puranik has a 40 year old collection of booklets, film song recordings, radio recordings, posters, showcards, lobby cards and photographs- all dating back to an era when the talkies had started.
Some rarities are photographs of the famous actresses Durga Khote, Nadia, Devika Rani, Sulochana, and...
- 2/17/2011
- by Divya Naik
- DearCinema.com
Mumbai, Jan 3 – Well-known radio announcer Ameen Sayani, whose name is synonymous with the hit show ‘Binaca Geet Mala’, has dug into his archives to come out with a CD of songs from the earlier days when music ‘touched the heart’.
Sayani feels that in the music of today rhythm has taken precedence and melody is left behind.
‘The music of that (earlier) time touched the heart,.
Sayani feels that in the music of today rhythm has taken precedence and melody is left behind.
‘The music of that (earlier) time touched the heart,.
- 1/3/2011
- by realbollywood
- RealBollywood.com
Well-known radio announcer Ameen Sayani, whose name is synonymous with the hit show .Binaca Geet Mala., has dug into his archives to come out with a CD of songs from the earlier days when music .touched the heart..Sayani feels that in the music of today rhythm has taken precedence and melody is left behind..The music of that (earlier) time touched the heart, but the music of today touches the body. That is also a good thing because when I hear the music of today, even at 78 it sometimes makes me dance,. Sayani told us..So the music of today helps the youngsters remain fit and active,. added Amin, the most imitated radio announcer even today..Everything changes. So did the music. Today.s music is more about rhythm where it.s not always important to understand what is being said. Rhythm matters more now and melody is fading away,...
- 1/2/2011
- Filmicafe
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