In our series on the Dadra taal, we heard a composition in the raag Khamaj sung by the Banaras gharana exponent Mahadev Prasad Mishra. It is set to a slow dadra, consisting of six matras or time units ...

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) The Hindi translation of renowned Marathi theatre actor and singer Bal Gandharva’s biography was recently launched here. Titled “Bal Gandharva”, the book published by Rajkamal ...

MUMBAI: Bollywood art director Nitin Chandrakant Desai is planning to produce a Marathi film based on the life and times of celebrated 19th Century Marathi theatre personality Narayan Shripad Rajhans ...

The few musical examples that we have included in our current series on Marathi natya geet/pada or theatre songs influenced by, adapted from, or sharing a resemblance with Hindustani compositions, are ...

Sophomore helmer Ravindra Harishchandra Jadhav can’t transcend the episodic nature of the biopic format with his musical “Sound of Heaven: The Story of Bal Gandharva.” A standard-issue take on the ...

Veteran designer Neeta Lulla is fourth-time lucky! Earlier today, the designer who has dressed the best of Bollywood – from Aishwarya Rai to Katrina Kaif – has won her fourth National Award, for her ...

When the recent Marathi film Bal Gandharva released, the most talked-about part was the slide show of images of the iconic singer actor. When the recent Marathi film Bal Gandharva released, the most ...

In 2010, Natarang, a film about the struggles of Tamasha performers, became a modern-day classic, breaking all Marathi box office records and getting a national award. In 2010, Natarang, a film about ...

A backstage view of the collaborative effort by two rival theatre companies, who set aside personal maan and apmaan to mount a milestone Marathi musical In 1911, Krishnaji Prabhakar Khadilkar wrote ...

Mumbai: After giving several chartbusters in Hindi, Shekhar Ravjiani of music director duo Vishal-Shekhar,is all set to release his first Marathi song Saazani which he has composed and sung. "I am ...