Across the world, we have only recently celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disability. On Flashback, Seetal and Rakesh present the talents of one of the greats of the Hindi film industry and also discover his joyous, humorous side. His is a story that is as inspiring as melodious; as progressive as it is rooted in India values and cul…

Hum a romantic Rafi classic to yourself, and chances are that you may be humming a Ravi tune. 'Ravi' may have been an adopted short name, but his was a career that was anything but short. For over fifty years, Ravi sang, wrote, broke new ground, and made multiple tunes for every situation just to be on the safe side. Chaudhvin Ka Chand, Gharana, Kh…

Kalyanji-Anandji is a curiosity in the pantheon of golden-age music directors. Their varied work is heard on some of the biggest blockbusters of all time, and yet curiously enough, they were not awarded/rewarded the way Shankar-Jaikishan or Laxmi-Pyare were nor do they seem to have acquired the sort of cult following the Burmans or Madan Mohan have…

On the first episode of Flashback with Seetal Iyer, she is joined by Rakesh Sharma, as they relive gold-tinted memories of Bappi Lahiri. In his own voice, he takes us through his career, and Seetal and Rakesh discover how he was more than the sum of his parts. From songs he was inspired by to 'uncharacteristic' music he composed that you may not ha…