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55 years of Milan: Reincarnation saga that lives on in the songs composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Starring Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Jamuna and Pran, the Hindi film was a remake of A Subba Rao's National award-winning Telugu feature Mooga Manasulu (1964). The feature was released on 17 March 1967.

Mar 17 2022 — Sonal Pandya

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35 years of Nagina: The film that took Sridevi to the No 1 spot

The Harmesh Malhotra feature, which was released on 28 November 1986, gave the actress an opportunity to lead a Hindi film for the first time.

Nov 28 2021 — Sonal Pandya

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Book excerpt: How Laxmikant-Pyarelal went all out to establish themselves when starting out

The new Rupa Publications release, written by Rajiv Vijayakar, looks at the duo who honed their skills as musicians, assistants and arrangers and rose to become one of the top composer pairs in the Hindi film music scene. This portion from the book Music by Laxmikant Pyarelal highlights their early struggles in booking films.

Nov 22 2021 — Rajiv Vijayakar

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Music composer Pyarelal returns to the stage after 25 years with US concerts in 2022

One half of the legendary musical duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal will be joined by singers Amit Kumar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Sadhana Sargam and Sudesh Bhonsle.

Oct 27 2021 — Our Correspondent