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Chhaayaageet #228 - "Gaana ready hai. Thoda hutke hai par kamaal hai."
The composer sits in his studio, the air thick with tension.
Chhaayaageet #216 - “Shivaranjani ki aisi ki taisi”
The Composer sits at his harmonium.
Chhaayaageet #187 - "Where are the flowers?"
It is 7am.
Chhaayaageet #185 - "I have done my job, now rest is on you how you perform on film."
On the day of a song recording, the studio is abuzz.
Chhaayaageet #179 - "It's a matter of prestige. Everything needs to be a hit."
As the sun sets on the Hooghly river in Calcutta, she looks at him.
Chhaayaageet #156 - “Ye koi TV serial nahin hai, meri agli film ka music aap compose rahe ho.”
The composer is busy with his latest film.
Chhaayaageet #154 - "What you have written is offensive to God."
At the young age of 17 years, the self-taught musician gets a chance to compose one song in a film.
Chhaayaageet #147 - "Saari umar maine to sirf raat mein hi gaana gaaya hai."
Her name has been spreading steadily.
Chhaayaageet #138 - "I have not been able to sleep the entire night."
December 1979, Feroze Shah Kotla Maidan, Delhi.
Chhaayaageet #134 - "Is gaane mein aap orchestra na istemaal karein."
It's the 1980s.
Chhaayaageet #119 - “Ye kya bakwaas lyrics likhe hai tumne. Marwaoge kya sabko.”
It is an interesting concept.
Chhaayaageet #110- “This young guy, this Madrasi is not going to work.”
He arrives at the composer’s house for an audition.
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