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The Godfather at Fifty

Kaveree Bamzai

The Godfather embodies the American dream, which is not merely about money and the immigrant making it big, but also keeping the family together while doing so

The Depths of Deepika

Deepika Padukone is reshaping the idea of the Hindi film heroine and of the Indian woman, one movie at a time

Love and Separation

The aesthetics of Indian politics XIII

Bappi Lahiri (1952-2022): Dancing to His Own Tune

He composed memorable songs in forgettable movies but the remix revolution has kept his music alive

Paying It Forward

Shakun Batra is happy to describe himself as a team player who is eager to share credit

The Heart of the Song

Lata sang for all of us. Her voice was instantly recognisable. Whoever the star, she brought us into the heroine’s inner life

When Lata Came to Dinner

She showed me a gramophone record made of gold. All the songs she sang in the UK were on it. Could I give her a letter for the Bombay Customs Commissioner, asking him not to charge any duty as the record had been presented to her?

Her Own Superstar

Listen to ‘Aye Mere Watan ke Logon’ in the silence of solitude and you will break down as everyone else has done at some point or the other

An Art of Meditation

She was simply magical behind the mike, and she wasn’t afraid to make mistakes or try something new. Her understanding of music was beyond ragas and talas, it was deeper than that

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