Romancing the Song : Hindi Cinemas Lyrical Journey

Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Laying the foundations 1931-1950. 3. The golden era 1951-1970. 4. Big changes are happening 1971-1990. 5. Its a new world now 1991-2010. Most writers are artists who only operate in the time and place zone in which they exist; as such, as society changes, the songwriter too more or less faithfully records these changes. Of course, sometimes he even influences changes, because life and art do mirror each other simultaneously, Romancing The Song continually engages with songs and how they have changed, drawing parallels between lyrics too. But will Hindi film music continue to be the social glue that it has been for so many generations? Or will it shrug off that role? In fact, with so many songless films being exhibited these days, does our film music even have a future? Romancing The Song explores all that and lots more, while staying focused on its mission of analyzing and appreciating great lyrics over the years.(jacket)