Manek Premchand

A distinguished music critic, Hindi film connoisseur and author, Manek Premchand has always been fascinated by Hindi cinema’s music.

Musical Moments From Hindi Films Rifling through the pages of this book, regardless of its grainy photographs and less-than perfect production values, is like unlocking that secret part of your heart that goes dhadhak-dhadhak (this is after all Bollywood) every time an old Hindi film song plays.

Among the four markers of a film song – the film in which it appeared, the singer, the music director and the lyricist – the last generally gets a raw deal.

Begum shone brightly through her distinct voice and talaffuz in the 1950s and 60s

MANIPAL: Manipal University Press will hold the author meets readers event “From the horse’s mouth” with Manek Premchand, author of Talat Mahmood.

An animated dialogue that touches upon the life and music of the Santoor maestro, this book also contains two essays by Pandit Vijay Kichlu, and Manek Premchand, a renowned film historian.

BANGALORE: It is rare for the biography of a musician to span diverse genres, but then Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma is no ordinary musician.

A look at India’s most versatile singer, Mohammad Rafi whose career spanned for over four decades and his voice ruled the hearts of millions.

Javed Akhtar reveals that his father Jan Nisar Akhtar had the personality of a shayar and would look at the romantic side of life.

The book takes the reader on a journey that goes back to a time when the maestro first started out as an adolescent learning the rudiments of Indian classical music under the guidance of his guru and father, Uma Dutt Sharma.