It was with some interest that I had been following the litigation between the Roshan family (Hrithik, Rakesh and Rajesh) and music director, Ram Sampat (http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1159449, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/My_conscience_is_clear_Rakesh_Roshan/articleshow/2947403.cms). Sampat filed a case against the Roshans, alleging that the music in the title song of the movie Krazzy4 was plagiarised from the tune he had penned for […]
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One of my favourite songs is the Amitabh classic, ‘Rang barse bheege chunarwaali’. It is rustic, earthy and raunchy. And having recently discovered that it was penned by the poet Harivanshrai Bachchan, I like it even more. The senior Bachchan was a national treasure of truly lofty stature. I had always known and loved his […]
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