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Thursday, August 30, 2012

India and Indian Cinema

Ninety nine years of Indian cinema in the nicest way possible, in five songs:
1) Why this Kola Veri Di ("murderous rage")?  from the Tamil film Seven.
A phenomenon like none else, this song swept through India (and the Internet) in late 2011.
2) Chammak Challo, from the film Ra One
A typical big song from a big superstar (Shah Rukh Khan aka "SRK") film, also from 2011
3) Chaiyya Chaiyya from the film Dil Se
A huge hit from the 1990s, music by the legendary composer A.R. Rahman
4)Yeh Dosti from the 1975 epic "masala western" film Sholay
The buddy song from what is considered one of the greatest Indian films ever (stars Amitabh Bachchan)
5) Bhale Taata Mana Bapuji ("What a wonderful grandpa, our Gandhi") from the Telugu film Donga Ramudu
A children's song from the 1950s with my mother!

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