The dilemma of choosing between the live and the recorded

My train journey across Hindi cinema

Plastic Parvati tells why she sings of mental health and female sexuality

It’s the rhythm of life in Hindi cinema

It is a reflective sorrow, the mood of a creative person. It leads to the desire to be alone

The Liberating Songs of Pyaasa

Our columnist returns to the classic monsoon songs of Hindi cinema. A seasonal reminder of love and longing, desire and sorrow

A rock anthem of the 1970s finds itself at the centre of a courtroom drama

Tarun Bhartiya’s documentary is a celebration of the essential Northeast whose music carries the sighs and sorrows of the soil

How Bollywood’s Punjabi inflection unifies India