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Fun with a gun on Zanjeer's Mumbai Ka Hero 22 Aug 2013 | 12:23 am
Sure, India is a young country - the average age is just over 25. But given the music videos these days you'd think everyone in India is young and horny. And this catering to a certain target audience...
Why I enjoyed Chennai Express - an alternate opinion 14 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm
I love Shahrukh Khan's schmaltz and I have a growing admiration for how skillfully Deepika Padukone negotiates the trappings of Bollywood heroine-giri these days. But I have to confess I have a notewo...
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and the state of Pritam's music 4 May 2013 | 03:21 am
A while ago, I had reviewed the marquee career of Pritam. Here are some observations from that post: "... there is little doubt that behind AR Rahman, he is India's most prodigious hit maker. He is b...
THE GANESH TALKIES' new video for ITEM SONG is a hoot: Lead singer Suyasha Sengputa introduces the band and the song 25 Apr 2013 | 08:14 am
There are many things to love about The Ganesh Talkies - a five piece band that takes its name from a now defunct Kolkata cinema and landmark. Their music carries an enormous sense of fun. They embrac...
Why is OkListen so important to Indian indie music? Founder Vijay Basrur explains 15 Mar 2013 | 04:46 pm
Vijay Basrur was a man who had spent years working in start ups and burgeoning companies like Bazee.com, INOX, Quikr and Synqua and was passionate about music. He was aware of the growing community of...
POSTERNAMA March Edition: The secret language of movie posters 3 Mar 2013 | 02:50 am
In this edition of Posternama, I'll take a closer look at the posters for Bollywood releases in March. Then just for fun, I grade them. Bollywood, consider this feedback! I, Me Aur Hum - March 1 A s...
The story of Amrit Rao's new, infectious Tamil album - Nirangal 27 Feb 2013 | 04:28 am
There was a kannadiga called Amrit Rao who lived in Bangalore and plied his trade as a Computer Science major in India's burgeoning technology market. Once Amrit sat eating cold giraffe stew at a cafe...
Filmfare Award?! Annu Kapoor should be getting an Oscar for Entertainer of the Year! 20 Feb 2013 | 10:19 pm
Let's get this straight: the 58th Filmfare Awards were funny as hell! Sure there were parts that were unfunny and dragged - like those parts where people were trying to be funny. The best moments came...
New Valentine's Day Music 14 Feb 2013 | 11:15 pm
This Valentine's Day, I'll leave you with two new songs - custom made for this fake, but endearing occasion. If you are the super romantic types, you'll love Neha Bhasin's breathy, unplugged collabor...
Meet MODERN MAFIA, purveyors of punk and creators of BANDHAY from the movie DAVID 1 Feb 2013 | 02:21 am
Loved the soundtrack for the film David? Modern Mafia composed and performed the terrific punchy rock song on the soundtrack called Bandhay about impending doom and spirited fightbacks. Modern Mafia a...
