Bichoo sticks to the same old formula
This Bobby Deol-Rani Mukherjee starrer follows the Guddu Dhanoa pattern of one 'item number', one slow melody and two Punjabi pop songs. The Hans Raj Hans-Shweta Shetty number deserves your attention More
HMV channels for Pyramid titles
Gramophone Company of India, the giant that owns HMV, will rule the Tamil film music market, now that it has acquired distribution rights for 440 coveted film titles from Pyramid More
Some passable music in a loud album
Sabri Brothers, the famous qawwals, are the choice of the Nana Patekar film Tarkieb. The album also features Jagjit Singh, Shaan and Sagarika, and a deep-voiced Richa Sharma More
11 beats and a new tala
Rajgopal Kallurkar, disciple of the legendary Ustad Sheikh Dawood Khan, has composed an odd-beat tala for both solo and khayal accompaniment More
They want Sonu to act
Producers who saw him in a music video want him to be the hero in their movies! Sonu Nigam has 16 acting offers on hand More
Bridging love and despair
Ilaiyaraja's Sethu does not have the grandeur of Hey Ram, but one tune stands out for what it strives to convey -- a certain poignancy that comes with love and longing More
Okay tunes for K Balachander's banner
Deva's songs in Appu are not too bad, but given the number of tunes he lifts, people will soon start looking for sources of his "inspiration" even when he makes original tunes! More
Honour for the serene music man
N V Gopinath, the sitarist with the gentle touch, uses temple analogies to explain musical concepts. An intimate portrait More
More TV channels, more music
In just one month, three new channels have entered Kannada households. Three more are ready to go on air. You can eat, drink and sleep music, but do the channels have it in them to look beyond film songs? More
The two-movie sheen's gone
If you've liked Josh and Jung, be prepared for some disappointment. Anu Malik gives you a weak score in this "romantic thriller" starring Bobby and Karishma More
A second piggyback ride
Bally Sagoo has perfected the craft of taking someone else's tune and making it sound 'hip'. Bollywood Flashback 2 gives you his version of songs like Noorie and Aaj phir jeene ka tamanna hai More
Jazz with an Indian flavour
Shakti, with Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayakram and John MacLaughlin, pioneered a blend of Indian rhythms and jazz melody. Remember Shakti, in two volumes, presents them live More
Duets from a young Yesudas
Golden Hour features songs Yesudas sang for Tamil films between 1964 and 1982. You find representative songs from two decades of this prolific singer's career More
Kishen Kumar still not free
A Delhi court rules that Kishen Kumar, T Series boss, can't be given bail. Police first went after him in the matchfixing case; now the Enforcement Directorate is investigating his alleged violation of foreign exchange rules More
Movie about a living terror
Veerappan kills without qualms. Ramgopal Varma's Jungle is about the rescue of a kidnapped Urmila from this poacher's grip. Going by Sandeep Chowta's music, it's a trendy adventure movie More
Nostalgia with S Janaki The Living Legend features 10 songs from the rich repertoire of S Janaki, Kannada cinema's favourite playback singer for over four decades More
It's the Small B making a big splash
Two star kids launch their careers with J P Dutta's lavishly mounted Refugee. And Anu Malik spoils a mellow score by overusing the chorus and the violin ensemble More
Srinivas, south Indian cinema's popular new voice, chucked a lucrative career in dyestuffs to pursue music. He has just released his first private album, with his own words and music. 'I'm a mad fan of Ilaiyaraja,' says he in an exclusive interview, 'but working with him is difficult'
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The Shivaraj Kumar-Ambarish starrer Devara Maga is Bangarada Manushya revisited. Hamsalekha writes striking lines but don't expect tunes like Nagunagutha nali nali 
