I haven't seen the movie yet :-) But I take your words about the background score...  But I have listened to the song tracks and I also felt that the two...
Although I am thrilled that ARR won the award and has received a well deserved recognition, I think the background score is pretty average by his standards....
With careers and families, my guess is that most of us no longer have time to conduct Doregama awards anymore :-). Â While 'Slumdog' portrays a dark and sad...
Once upon a time there existed a lively group for discussion on music called - Doregama! Launched in 1999, the group was very active for 2-3 years before ...
Most probably not news to most on the group, a BBC report of her death:- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4198219.stm A. ... This message was sent...
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Jan 24, 2005 8:29 am
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Someone just sent me a joke which remind me of a film I'd seen many years ago. The plot is this:- A man is sacked from his long held job in a church because he...
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Jan 20, 2005 6:05 pm
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Yes, there seem to be quite a few suprises, notably: Alan Parsons, The Cars, Supertramp and ZZ Top. I really don't think they deserve a top 50 status. :) I was...
A BBC story on Planet Rocks survey: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4123271.stm Though curiously PlanetRock (http://www.planetrock.com/) haven't...
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Dec 24, 2004 6:36 pm
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Yes, you can say that it's a 'leap' movie :) Such movies are made once in few years or in other words, it's yet another giant leap for Govarikar films and ...
I went to see the Incredibles a couple of weeks ago and I'd happily recommend it. one of those 'family movies' that actually deserves the name. One or two I...
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Dec 20, 2004 6:26 pm
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Even I have heard great reviews abt Swades. we all are going on Thursday from our office for this movie. Definitely, Ashutosh G. is giving out great films and ...
A BBC news article on the fight for rights to "Wimowe, the lion sleeps tonight" which also fills on some background on S. African jazz. Dollar Brand, who is...
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Dec 5, 2004 8:10 am
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It is likely that many of those on this list will not have heard of John Peel but has a had a small impact on your lives, unless you've never listened to the ...
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Oct 27, 2004 5:45 pm
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Listened to it a couple of times... "best" effort since Lagaan is debatable :)) Appears that Lagaan team is trying to cach-in on the success formula of Lagaan....
Saw this movie yesterday. It's really good. Excellent performances by all the artists including 7 year old Ashwin Chitale. It's another good example after...
Oh great! I never knew that she is the same Neeraja. Nice to hear that. CONGRATULATIONS to Neeraja and the entire "Shwaas" team. It's realy really fantasic...
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Sep 28, 2004 6:43 am
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Guys N Gals! If you have forgotten, Costume designer of 'Shwaas' and Director Sandeep Sawant's wife - Neeraja Patwardhan (ajjuka), is one of our early members...
Kudos to "Shwaas" team for bringing the National Award to Marathi Film after 50 yrs (?). Does anyone know if the VCD/DVD is out? We are waiting for it here in...
I just spotted this HT article on Deepa Mehta completing Water: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_880851,00110003.htm According to her the male lead, John...
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Jul 12, 2004 2:21 pm
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Warning: There is no mention of Bollywood (or ARR) anywhere in what follows. A slashdot article on applying an analysis originally used on text to music: ...
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Jun 28, 2004 6:47 am
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The NY Times has done an article on Indian music in NY which gives the current status and how it got there The original articles are:- ...
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Jun 26, 2004 5:39 am
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For those of you who don't read the NY Times:- http://www.nytimes.com/ref/movies/1000best.html [You'll most probably have to register but it is painless and...
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Jun 20, 2004 6:58 am
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... An aquaintence of mine wrote a review for the Times of India. To say she panned it, is to put it lightly. It does not according to her review) deal with ...
I've just discovered a BBC Bollywood site:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/shropshire/films/bollywood/index.shtml It includes a few words and stills of the latest ...
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Jun 15, 2004 7:04 am
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Some years ago there was a scare that CD's were liable to corrosion - the ink used in the labelling could destroy the information layer. Seems it can still ...
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May 7, 2004 10:38 am
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The TV channel, Channel 4, likes to do the 100 something or other and it has settled on the 100 greatest sexy moments. Look what's at no 92:- ...
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May 1, 2004 4:22 pm
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Hello all, A little update about 'Shwaas' Shwaas was released in pune at E-square and Prabhat on 9th April. Its 2 weeks now since it started. The box office is...