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Ganesh Anantharaman
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Number of Pages
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Age Group
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Language
English
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Book Summary
This non-fiction history of Indian cinema music traces the rise of the Hindi film song and its grip on popular culture. It reveals how a single tune became a cultural barometer, threading through weddings, funerals, religious festivals, gatherings, and political moments. Ideal for readers with an interest in cinema history, musicology, and Indian culture, it carries an engaging, informative, and thoughtful tone.
Content is presented as a sweeping historical narrative interlaced with biographical sketches and candid interviews. It maps the song's journey across erasโfrom the early echoes of Rabindra Sangeet in the 1930s, to folk-inflected sounds of the 1940s, the classical leanings of the following decades, and the late-1960s influx of Western rhythms. The work surveys the contributions of more than fifty composers, singers, and lyricists, with conversations drawn from icons such as Lata Mangeshkar, Dev Anand, Gulzar, Manna Dey, and Pyarelal. It also chronicles periods when musical prominence waned and later revived, offering a balanced social context to the art form.
Readers finish with a nuanced understanding of how film songs became a cultural touchstone and the emotional language that underpins Indian popular culture. The book nurtures curiosity, deepens appreciation for performers and composers, and leaves a lasting impression of the countryโs enduring musical conversation.
Product Details
Author
Ganesh Anantharaman
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
261
Language
English
SKU
9780143063407
ISBN
9780143063407
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
14x2x22cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: โน 399
โน 380
โน 19 Off