Another of my favourites based on rAg bhoop (mohanam) is by Bhupen Hazarika from the movie "rudAli"...in which the erstwhile teen idol Dimple Kapadia (who was responsible for the wet dreams of a generation of young men who are more than middle-aged now) gave a very sensitive performance indeed....

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The sad version of the song is sung by Bhupenda ( Read more... )

"How many people will be having dinner?" (Remember, the idlis we bought from the nearby restaurant ran out yesterday morning because eight extra people showed up ( Read more... )

I was listening to some lyrics and I found my eyes watering with emotion. I realized that I am culturally "allowed" to let my eyes water at the sight of a baby, a beautiful moon- or sun-rise, at the sound of a long-loved song, on reading a beautiful poem...but men aren't ( Read more... )