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Peeyush Sharma

To talk of a few passions of Peeyush, one must start with music. He is known to be a collector of music and information pertaining to Indian cinema (majorly Hindi) spanning a period from early 1930s to 1980s. He has a large collection of Bengali and Punjabi music and material as well. He also boasts of a huge library of related material. Peeyush has delivered talks and lectures on music appreciation, contributed write ups in numerous news papers and magazines. He has co-authored a tribute publication on Anil Biswas. He has co-hosted radio talk shows on music and met and interviewed a number of personalities. Occasionally, he delivers talks even now. Peeyush has been the founder secretary of the prestigious, Vintage Hindi Music Lovers Association in Bangalore that honored Anil Biswas in 1985. He is known as a storehouse of old Hindi music and information regarding music and movies. Peeyush is well read in Vedic culture and literature and is invited in various centers to deliver enlightening lectures on Vedic values. His range spans from four Vedas to Upanishads and Darshans as well as Bhagvad Gita. He has delivered talks on Yog Darshan in Yoga schools and large gatherings. He currently lives in Oshawa, Ontario in Canada.

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DEV ANAND'S MUSICAL JOURNEY

Dev Anand’s Musical Journey

Tracking the music directors who embellished the Dev Anand’s films with timeless songs, we look at a mix of superhits and some lesser known films.

Shammi Kapoor: The Charisma of the Original Dancing Hero

Silhouette’s tribute to the original dancing hero of Indian cinema, Shammi Kapoor, who choreographed his own moves in song after song.
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Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 4

Peeyush Sharma concludes his exploration of the genius of Kishore Kumar by looking at the decade that bid goodbye to the actor and heralded the singer.
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Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 3

Following Kishore Kumar’s acting career graph through the 1960s which saw some highs and many lows for this versatile artiste.
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Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 2

Peeyush Sharma continues to follow Kishore Kumar, the actor, through the late 1950s, taking a special look at 1956, the year 8 of his films released.
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Kishore Kumar The Actor: A Legend’s Journey Down the Years Part 1

Kishore Kumar’s name hardly ever brings the actor to mind. Not many know he acted in over 100 films in his career. A tribute by Peeyush Sharma to the actor.

Uttam Kumar: Leaving a Mark in his Few Hindi Films

Actor Uttam Kumar had only a brief brush with Hindi films. But even in a space of a few films, he left a mark and such evergreen melodies for us to hum.

The Evergreen Songs of Jeetendra

Dancing hero Jeetendra did a variety of roles in his long career that challenged his histrionic abilities and created a rich basket of evergreen melodies.

Suman Kalyanpur – Sweetness Personified

We revisit some of the evergreen melodies of Suman Kalyanpur that are enjoyed and cherished by generations of music lovers.
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Chetan Anand: Exploring the Unconventional to Make Landmark Films

Chetan Anand, the great film maker, director, writer, producer, actor dared to explore unconventional subjects that turned into landmark cinema. A tribute.
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Zindagi Bhar Nahin Bhoolegi: Bharat Bhushan’s Unforgettable Singer-Poet Musicals

Bharat Bhushan’s educated, decent, quiet and humble personality made him excel in unforgettable musicals as historical singer-poet or romantic shayar.

Tum Kya Jaano Tumhari Yaad Mein: Lingering Melodies of the Versatile C Ramchandra

Composer-singer C Ramchandra created a vast repertoire of superhit songs as composer and singer, many of them trendsetters in Hindi film music.

Aawaz De Kahaan Hai: The Golden Music of Naushad

Naushad’s destiny was written in music, by music to be dedicated to music. Silhouette pays tribute with a glimpse of his musical journey.

Chalte Chalte Mere Yeh Geet Yaad Rakhna: Bappi Lahiri’s Melodious Hits

On 27th November 2017 Bappi Lahiri turned 65 and completed 45 years in this industry as a music director. We take a trip down his memorable songs.
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RD Burman and His Lyricists

A journey of discovering RD Burman’s music created with some of the legendary lyricists as a radio show by Peeyush and Antara hosted on Gunjan Radio-WUML

Ek Nazar 1951: A Precursor to SD Burman’s Music Trends

Ek Nazar 1951 was a precursor to SD Burman’s music styles that would evolve and set precedents and experiments that would become the hallmark of the singers.