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Music composer Shravan Rathod dies of complications from Covid-19
IN 1990, as Hindi film music was in a phase of change, producing just about everything, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt's Aashiqui awakened a melody-hungry nation with mellow tunes that remain popular to this day. The soundtrack to a quaint romance…
Songwriters duo Shravan Rathod Of Music Nadeem-Shravan die of COVID-19
Celebrities mourned Shravan Rathod on Twitter (courtesy AdnanSami)Strong points"Please pray for his soul," Shravan Rathod's son said in a statement"Really saddened by this news," tweeted Salim MerchantShravan Rathod has died…
Creative and ambitious music composer Wesley Chu is a classic geek by far
Let's face it, who doesn't like geek and do everything to Star wars and a neon background of lightsabers every now and then? The well-traveled composer / pianist Wesley Chu has performed classical music in front of famous people and…
Anthony Tommasini (CFA’82) “posed” for classical music composer Virgil Thomson,…
In the summer of 1984, musical writer Anthony Tommasini visited composer Virgil Thomson at the Chelsea Hotel in New York City to “pose” for one of Thomson's short musical portraits. He brought a copy of News week to read…
Music composer Sajid Khan changes his name to Sajid Wajid
Sajid-Wajid music composers are a popular name in the film industry as they have created music for various blockbuster movies. The musical duo are known for their work in films like Dabangg and Heropanti, among other successful…
Music composer Shantanu Moitra on his career
Shantanu Moitra is a household name in India. Of Baawra Mann Dekhne Chala Ek Sapna To Piyu Bole and Give me some sun of 3 idiots, the National Award winning songwriter has created some of the most memorable songs in the Bollywood film…
Why did music composer AR Rahman convert to Islam? Read here
Although it has been written several times, composer and singer AR Rahman's adherence to Islam continues to be a topic of interest.
Born Dileep Kumar, he and his family converted to Islam after the death of his father. It was some…
If there had been heaven, Khayyam would have been its music composer
Illustration: Prathap Ravishankar.
If heaven had existed anywhere in the cosmos, Mohammad Zahoor Khayyam would have been its primary music composer. He would have sat in the middle with a dholaka jal tarang or a flute and created its!-->!-->…