A behemoth in the formative days of the Indian film industry, Gyan Dutt was pushed aside by the changing landscape of the music industry that went...

Destined for greatness, S Mohinder’s journey took him from the depths of obscurity to the centre of a booming film industry where his unique...

Even though his career in Hindi cinema music faded to obscurity despite his unique style, Snehal Bhatkar’s legacy as a pioneering composer in the...

The 1940s composer's singular contribution to melodies in South Asian film music cannot be forgotten. Feroz first took the Bombay film world by storm...

Unlike other directors of the Punjabi school of music, Gobind Ram’s compositions do not typically reflect native Punjabi trends, but instead lay...

A talented composer who is now forgotten and is unknown to the present generation, Timir Baran, brought Indian movie music out of the influence of...

Apart from 600 compositions to his credit, Sardar Malik was a trained choreographer in Kathakali, Manipuri and Bharatnatyam – including ballet and...

Lesser known, Iqbal Qureshi, was a true maestro in every sense – though he composed music only for a handful of Hindi movies, his musical gems are...

There were many musicians responsible in making the 1950’s and 1960’s the Golden Era of Indian Film music, but Dattaram, a prominet and immensely...

Ravindra Jain was an indomitable spirit – an ace composer and fighter of odds, his contribution to Bollywood across decades has actively shaped the...

With over 200 films to her name, legendary composer Usha Khanna has built a legacy that is tall, daunting and difficult to replicate

Buried in yesteryears, Datta Naik was a sensible music director who would use minimum orchestra to develop the apt atmosphere as expressed in the song