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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Have I just grown a little long in the tooth or do others notice the decline in the quality of lyrics in Bollywood songs these days? I thought we’d seen (and heard) the worst in the Bappida 80s and the Nadeem-Shravan 90s. But apparently, there still are depths to be plumbed by Bollywood lyricists. Now, […]