I am feeling depressed and rainy and I am gonna lean into it! Let’s listen to some sad SAD music. But that really deep powerful sadness, you know?
Continue readingBest Torch Songs in Indian Film: Ashaji, Lataji, Someone Else?
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Best Sad Yearning Song! “Tu Hi Re” versus “Channa Maraye” versus “Ajeeb Dastan Hai Ye”
Just hitting the highlights here! Top three songs that I can think of. And if I missed something, add it in the comments.
Continue readingBest Torch Song Singer IN THE WORLD!!!! Judy Versus Edith Versus Whitney Versus Lata Versus Geeta
Oh yeah, I’m not gonna make this easy for you!!!! Top South Asian heartbreakers, versus top Western heartbreakers. And if you feel I missed someone, add them on!
Continue readingHappy Birthday Lataji!!! The Voice of Hindi Films
Lataji! 91 years old today, unbelievably. And she has been singing for Hindi films almost the whole 91 years.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Siddhant Chaturvedi is on the Rise, Streaming is on the Fall, and LATAJI!!!!
Quick little news post, I’m trying to write this in the hotel room before we hit the road. But hopefully it will give you all something to talk about as a crawl through a blizzard.
Continue readingMemorial Day: In Hindi Songs
It’s Memorial Day, which I am celebrating in the traditional American way, a barbecue. Although I am also sort of visiting a cemetery, since my friend’s backyard backs up on one. But that doesn’t mean I can’t take a moment to think about what it really means and why it is a unique holiday. Fair warning, this involves a lot of use of Rang De Basanti.
Happy Birthday Lata Mangeshkar!!! Part 3, Reasons 60-88 That I Love You
Happy Birthday Lataji! 88 Reasons I Love You, Part 2
Should I have been counting down, 88 to 1? Oh well, too late now, and anyway that would have been confusing. I’ll stick with straight 1 through 88. Or, for this post, 31-60 (first post here)
Happy Birthday Lata Mangashkar! 88 Reasons I Love You, Part 1
Happy birthday Lataji! I felt so guilty last year for celebrating your sister’s birthday, and skipping yours. But not again!
Happy Tubelight Week! “Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo” and the Sino-Indian War
Happy Father’s Day Again! My weekly fanfic post this morning (it’s really good! You should read it) exhausted me, so this will be a quick-ish post. But it is Tubelight week, I can’t let the day go by without acknowledgement.
Happy Birthday Lataji!!! (How are there so many birthdays in 2 days!!!)
I just finished my three part Yash Chopra post, and then Ranbir Kapoor pops up, and now Lata! Gah! Stop being born, people! Anyway, Lata will have to be content with 16 reasons I love her for the 16 notes in the Indian scale. I’m not doing another 80+ after I just did it for Yashji.
News Round-Up: Death, Box Office, and Lata Mangashkar
Let’s see what’s happening in India today! There’s news about a “Hey! It’s That Guy!” actor, the latest box office figures, and one of those “controversies” that everyone needs to have an opinion on.
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