Music And Movies

The link to all parts of this series is given here: Series Links Many collaborations are famous in movies. Director-Actor, Director-Music Director, Actor - Music Director, Producer-Actor, Producer - Director, and so on. One of the most popular collaborations in Hindi film music was that of Lata and Madanmohan. Madanmohan is probably one of the greatest melody makers in Indian film music. His melodies are haunting, mellifluous, and complex. Lata's bond with him was much beyond that of a singer and a music director. She lovingly referred to him as 'Madan Bhaiyya,' and he was her rakhi brother. On his part, he gave her some of the greatest melodies that have ever been tuned. Madanmohan is mainly known for his melodious numbers, and that too solo numbers. The Hindi film world probably did not see him as a versatile music director who can churn out hit after hit, a la C. Ramachandra or Shankar Jaikishen. His concentration seemed to be on the melodic aspect more than anything els...

The link to all parts of this series is given here: Series Links Lata's collaboration with S.D.Burman, aka Dada Burman, was an enduring one. It lasted for two and half decades till the death of Dada. It survived various changes in trends, and it survived a huge misunderstanding that kept them apart for a few years. They together created a huge number of unforgettable songs. Logically, I should have written about Dada Burman around the same time I wrote about Anil Biswas and C.Ramachandra because Dada Burman was very active in the 1950s. I write about him after having spoken about Lata of the 60s because their greatest hits happened more in the 60s. Those songs are famous even to date and are enjoyed by people of all ages even today. Dada Burman was a unique music director who could morph his style to suit the times. His songs, whether composed in the 50s or 60s or 70s, sound fresh even now. Hindi film music went through multiple trends from the late 40s to the 70s. Many music direc...