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Sahir's poetry reflected the mood of the age. His poetry, similar to that of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (who was already an established poet when Sahir came of age), had the same lyricism and forcefulness. Sahir also participated in various mushairas and was a crowd-puller. But while Faiz was to appeal to the intelligentsia, Sahir's poetry was to flower as lyrics in the Bombay film industry where it found the medium t ...

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Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years, Sahir Ludhianvi - Poetry lyrics and Bollywood, Sahir Ludhianvi - Famous works, Sahir Ludhianvi - Bollywood songs, Sahir Ludhianvi - Published collections of Urdu poetry

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In 1969, Shakti Samanta produced the movie Aradhana with newcomer Rajesh Khanna. The composer was Sachin Dev Burman and he had divided songs equally among his favorite singers - Kishore, Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar. Kishore sang the romantic duet Kora kagaz tha yeh man mera with Lata. S D Burman fell ill before he could record all the songs. He had already created the tunes for the songs Roop tera mastana and Mere sapnon ki rani. R D Burman took the responsibility of completing the recording. In doing so, the tunes ...

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Kishore Kumar, Kishore Kumar - Childhood, Kishore Kumar - Initial days in Bollywood, Kishore Kumar - Kishore becomes a known face, Kishore Kumar - The lean patch in Kishore's career, Kishore Kumar - The superstar era, Kishore Kumar - Last years, Kishore Kumar - Kishore's personal life, Kishore Kumar - Filmography, Kishore Kumar - Bibliography, Kishore Kumar - Awards

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List of female singers - A-F. Paula Abdul Christina Aguilera Vanessa Amorosi Tori Amos Ann-Margret Fiona Apple Tina Arena Erykah Badu Natasha Bedingfield Björk Marcie Blane Debby Boone Laura Branigan Michelle Branch Maxine Brown Simone Burley Melanie Chisolm Irene Cara Mariah Carey Vanessa Carlton Karen Carpenter Cathy C ...

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Manoj Kumar was born Harikishen Goswami in Lahore. When he was 10, his Hindu family had to move to India due to Partition. As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949). He then decided to enter the film world himself. After small roles in Panchayat and Fashion, Manoj landed his first hero role in Honeymoon (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed, setting the st ...

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Manoj Kumar, Manoj Kumar - Early Life and Career, Manoj Kumar - The Patriotic Hero, Manoj Kumar - Later Career, Manoj Kumar - Trivia

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Zaara Haayat Khan (Preity Zinta) is a Pakistani, travelling in India. Her bus overturns and she is saved by an Indian pilot, Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan). Veer then takes Zaara on a tour of India's Punjab. The two fall in love -- but then it is revealed that Zaara is engaged to another man. Veer confesses his love, then watches sadly as Zaara boards the train that will take her back to Pakistan. Both be ...

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Veer-Zaara, Veer-Zaara - The Story, Veer-Zaara - Music, Veer-Zaara - Popularity, Veer-Zaara - Trivia, Veer-Zaara - Cast

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With Chinoy's step forward, many new artists later came into what was dubbed "Indo-Pop". Some examples include Sonu Nigam, Rageshwari, Bombay Vikings, Colonial Cousins, Asha Bhosle, Sunidi Chauhan Khan, Bombay Rockers, Anu Malik and more recently Raghav, Jay Sean, Rishi Rich, and Bally Sagoo. Image:Bally sagoo rr.jpg Image:Bombaywall1.jpg ...

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Indian pop, Indian pop - Western Music, Indian pop - Current artists, Indian pop - Global appeal

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Main article: Indian pop. The biggest form of Indian pop music is filmi, or songs from Indian musical films. Independent pop acts such as Alisha Chenoy,Shaan,and rock bands like Indus Creed,Indian Ocean, Euphoria exist and have gained mass appeal with the advent of cable music television. As far as Western rock music is concerned, one of the greatest personalities in rock history, Freddie Mercury of the legendary band Queen had Indian Parsi roots, starting his first band in the Indian boarding school of St. Peters in Panchgani. Music of India - Fil ...

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Music of India, Music of India - Pop music, Music of India - Filmi, Music of India - Western fusions, Music of India - Folk music, Music of India - Brass bands, Music of India - Bhangra, Music of India - Lavani, Music of India - Dandiya, Music of India - Rajasthan, Music of India - Bauls, Music of India - Classical music, Music of India - Rabindra Sangeet, Music of India - Qawwali

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Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar. Music director O P Nayyar's association with Asha Bhosle is part of the Bollywood lore. When her talent was not recognized by anybody in Bollywood, O P Nayyar recognized her potential and gave patronage to her. He was the composer who first gave Asha Bhosle her own distinct identity. Many people speculate about a romantic relationship between the two. O P Nayyar first met Asha Bhosle in 1952, at the music recording of Chham Chhama Chham. [5See also:

Asha Bhosle, Asha Bhosle - Brief biography, Asha Bhosle - Four hit films, Asha Bhosle - Partnership with music directors, Asha Bhosle - O P Nayyar, Asha Bhosle - Khayyam, Asha Bhosle - Ravi, Asha Bhosle - Sachin Dev Burman, Asha Bhosle - Rahul Dev Burman Pancham, Asha Bhosle - A R Rahman, Asha Bhosle - Other composers, Asha Bhosle - Non-Bollywood music, Asha Bhosle - Private albums, Asha Bhosle - Concerts and collaborations with foreign artists, Asha Bhosle - Awards, Asha Bhosle - Rivalry with Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle - Personal Life, Asha Bhosle - Footnotes and References

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During his early film career, Danny used to practice learning Urdu, the lingua franca of Bollywood at that time by talking to the ocean. The Urdu came in handy in films such as Sawan Kumar's Sanam Bewafa and Mukul Anand's Khuda Gawah where he played the role of Pathans. He started out with B-grade movies such as Zaroorat in 1971, and later moved on to "Mere Apne and "Kala Sona where he played more positive roles. He then went on to play the roles of the villain in numerous roles. Some of the antihero roles ...

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Danny Denzongpa, Danny Denzongpa - Early career, Danny Denzongpa - Film career, Danny Denzongpa - Films

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Linear chronology of events depicted in the film. Sometime during or before 2002, Lacuna's Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Tom Wilkinson), who is married, and receptionist Mary Svevo (Kirsten Dunst), who has developed a "crush" on him, have an affair. When it goes bad, Mary decides (or is convinced by Dr. Mierzwiak) to have her memory of their relationship erased. He does not undergo the procedure himself. During 2002, Joel Barish (Jim Carrey) and Clementine Kruczynski (Kate W ...

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Plot summary, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Movie details, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Linear chronology of events depicted in the film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Frames of reference, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Joel's childhood, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Mary Svevo, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Huckleberry Hound, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - The end, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Targeted memory erasure, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Lacuna Inc., Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - The process, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Deleted and moved scenes, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Awards and recognition, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Music and Soundtrack, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Track listing, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Trivia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Albums mentioned in the shooting script and appearing in the movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Songs relating to the movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Film setting and locations, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - DVD

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S D Burman composed music for 89 movies. Agneepath (1990) had an uncredited song composed by him - Nazar lagi raja tore bangle par from Kalapani (1958). He also sang as a playback singer for about five movies for which he composed music. He also sang for one of the songs of Amar Prem (1971), a film whose music was composed by his son, Rahul Dev Burman. S.D.Burman's compositions have been mainly sung to a large extent by the likes of Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutt (wife of Guru Dutt and a playback singe ...

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Sachin Dev Burman, Sachin Dev Burman - Early days, Sachin Dev Burman - Music career, Sachin Dev Burman - 1930s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1940s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1950s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1960s, Sachin Dev Burman - 1970s, Sachin Dev Burman - Singing style

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R D Burman gave music for 245 movies and a TV series Subah (1987). R D Burman did playback in eighteen movies composed by him. He was famous for unique, grunting bass singing style. He also acted in the film Bhoot Bungla (1965)and 'Pyar ka Mausam'(1967). Rahul Dev Burman - 1950s. R D Burman started his career as assistant to his father, Sachin Dev Burman. He assisted his father in Chalti ka Naam Gaadi (1958) and Kaagaz ke Phool (1959). His first film as a music director was Guru Dutt's Raaz (1959). However the film was shelve ...

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Rahul Dev Burman, Rahul Dev Burman - Initial years, Rahul Dev Burman - Music Career, Rahul Dev Burman - 1950s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1960s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1970s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1980s, Rahul Dev Burman - 1990s, Rahul Dev Burman - 2000s, Rahul Dev Burman - Foreign collaborations and Private albums, Rahul Dev Burman - Personal life, Rahul Dev Burman - Music style, Rahul Dev Burman - Discography

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1929 - January. January 2 - Canada and the United States agree on a plan to preserve Niagara Falls. January 9 - The Seeing Eye is established with the mission to train dogs to assist the blind (Nashville, Tennessee). January 10 - Tintin, a comic book character created by Hergé, makes his debut. He went on to be published in over 200 million comic books in 40 languages, and loved across the world. January 15 - First issue of Annales d'histoire écono ...

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Naushad and Khaiyyam were noteworthy music directors of the 1940s and 1950s, writing scores redolent of the elegance of Northern India's Moghul and Rajput courts. As Indian cinema segued into the go-go years of the 1960s and 1970s, pop artists like R.D. Burman and duos like Nadeem-Shravan and Jatin-Lalit gave filmi a stronger western flavor. Ilayaraaja became phenomenonly successful during the 1980s especially in southern India. In the 1990s and 2000s, the dominant force in filmi has been the phenomenally successful A. R. Rahman, who vaulted from fame in the Tamil film industry to success in Bollywood and finall ...

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Filmi, Filmi - Music Directors, Filmi - Playback singers, Filmi - Lyricists, Filmi - Instrumentalists, Filmi - Accusations of plagiarism, Filmi - Wider success for filmi, Filmi - Internet radio stations playing filmi

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Most Bollywood films would be classified as musicals. Few movies are made without at least one song-and-dance number. However, they do not fit easily in the "musical" category as defined by Hollywood movies; they usually contain a great deal more in the way of plot and action than is found in the typical Hollywood musical. Indian audiences expect full value for their money, with a good entertainer generally referred to as paisa vasool, (literally, "money's worth"). Songs and dances, love triangles, comedy and dare-devil ...

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Bollywood, Bollywood - Genre conventions, Bollywood - Bollywood song and dance, Bollywood - Dialogues and lyrics, Bollywood - Cast and crew, Bollywood - Finances, Bollywood - Advertising, Bollywood - Controversies, Bollywood - Accusations of plagiarism, Bollywood - Sex scandals, Bollywood - Bollywood awards, Bollywood - History, Bollywood - List of popular movies

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Jagjit Singh - Early Years. His association with music goes back to his childhood days when he was twelve. He learnt music under Pandit Chaganlal Sharma for two years in Ganganagar, later for six years under Ustad Jamaal Khan of Sainia Gharana, under whom he learnt forms of Indian Classical Music such as Khayal, Thumri and Dhrupad. He was willing to learn from lesser known but talented musicians throughout his college days. The Vice Chancellor of Punjab and Kurukshetra University, Late Professor Surajbhan encoura ...

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Jagjit Singh, Jagjit Singh - Family and Education, Jagjit Singh - Career, Jagjit Singh - Early Years, Jagjit Singh - Rise of Jagjit Singh, Jagjit Singh - Awards, Jagjit Singh - Discography

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With Chinoy's step forward, many new artists later came into what was dubbed "Indo-Pop". Some examples include Sonu Nigam, Rageshwari, Bombay Vikings, Colonial Cousins, Asha Bhosle, Sunidi Chauhan Khan, Bombay Rockers, Anu Malik and more recently Raghav, Jay Sean, Rishi Rich, and Bally Sagoo. Image:Bally sagoo rr.jpg Image:Bombaywall1.jpg ...

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Indian pop, Indian pop - Current artists, Indian pop - Global appeal

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See also: Dadasaheb Phalke Award winners List of Indians - Directors. Adoor Gopalakrishnan Aditya Chopra Bimal Roy Boney Kapoor David Dhawan Dev Anand Farah Khan Farhan Akhtar Gulzar Gurinder Chadha Guru Dutt Hrishikesh Mukherjee Ismail Merchant K C Bokadia Kaizad Gustad Kamal Amrohi Karan Johar Mani Ratnam Manoj Night Shyamalan (born Indian, ...

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List of Indians, List of Indians - Armed forces, List of Indians - Arts, List of Indians - Business and Industry, List of Indians - Cartoonists, List of Indians - Economics, List of Indians - Fashion modelling and beauty, List of Indians - Literature, List of Indians - Mass Media, List of Indians - Movies, List of Indians - Directors, List of Indians - Producers, List of Indians - Actors, List of Indians - Actresses, List of Indians - Music, List of Indians - Organised Crime, List of Indians - Philosophers, List of Indians - Politics, List of Indians - A-I, List of Indians - J-L, List of Indians - M-N, List of Indians - P-R, List of Indians - S-Y, List of Indians - Religion, List of Indians - Royalty, List of Indians - Sciences, List of Indians - Social work, List of Indians - Sports, List of Indians - Others

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Saigal was born in Jammu, in the present-day Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir. His ancestors came from the city of Jalandhar in Punjab. As a child, he occasionally played Sita in the Jammu Ramlila, the play that tells the story of the Hindu god Rama. He received his initial musical training from a Sufi saint named Salman Yussuf; he would later use this musical training to master the art of singing the ghazal form of North Indian semi-classical music. Saigal dropped out of school and worked as a railway timekeeper, and then a ...

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Kundan Lal Saigal, Kundan Lal Saigal - Early life and career at New Theatres, Kundan Lal Saigal - The move to Mumbai and death

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Sahir's poetry reflected the mood of the age. His poetry, similar to that of Faiz Ahmed Faiz (who was already an established poet when Sahir came of age), had the same lyricism and forcefulness. Sahir also participated in various mushairas and was a crowd-puller. But while Faiz was to appeal to the intelligentsia, Sahir's poetry was to flower as lyrics in the Bombay film industry where it found the medium ...

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Sahir Ludhianvi, Sahir Ludhianvi - Early Years, Sahir Ludhianvi - Poetry, lyrics and Bollywood, Sahir Ludhianvi - Famous works, Sahir Ludhianvi - Bollywood songs, Sahir Ludhianvi - Published collections of Urdu poetry

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Cinema first came to India in 1896, when the Lumiere Brothers’ Cinematographe showed six short films in the Watson Hotel. Three years later, Harishchandra Bhatvadekar shot and exhibited two short films. Following this, there were several attempts to film staged plays and imported films were shown in the first decade of the 20th century. The first indigenous silent feature film was Raja Harishchandra, released in 1913 and directed by Dadasaheb Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, who is considered the father of India ...

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Bollywood, Bollywood - Genre conventions, Bollywood - Bollywood song and dance, Bollywood - Dialogues and lyrics, Bollywood - Cast and crew, Bollywood - Finances, Bollywood - Advertising, Bollywood - Controversies, Bollywood - Accusations of plagiarism, Bollywood - Sex scandals, Bollywood - Bollywood awards, Bollywood - History, Bollywood - List of popular movies

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