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Doing Right by Retro // The Soundscape of Guns and Gulaabs

Guns & Gulaabs is the perfect modern ode to the 90s pulp fiction massy movies – both Hollywood and Bollywood. Director duo Raj & DK take many liberties with the musical direction and the storytelling, with delightfully asymmetrical characters and a setting brimming with potential – thus beginning a game of slapstick cat-and-mouse, secrets and […]

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Sync Spotlight // The Big Day

Collection 1, Episode 1 of The Big Day (2021). Song: Baagay by Hari and Sukhmani, featuring The Coconut kids On Valentine’s Day two years ago, Netflix dropped its long awaited docu-series ‘The Big Day’, featuring 6 couples and their flamboyant, extravagant Big Fat Indian weddings. This series wants for nothing in aesthetic: The colour-laden scenery,

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Sync Spotlight // Aarya

Season 1, Episode 3 of Aarya (2020) Song: Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana by Kishore Kumar The first season of ‘Aarya’ (an official adaptation of the popular Dutch crime drama ‘Penoza’) revolves around the titular character, Aarya Sareen, portrayed by the talented actress Sushmita Sen – a dutiful wife and mother who finds herself entangled

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Music Supervisors Speak: The Story Behind The Music of ‘Friday Night Plan’

The process of making a movie is a wild ride, and we’re the folks who sneak around behind the scenes to work our magic on the soundtrack. Yep, we’re Music Supervisors, and we’ve just wrapped up a Netflix film starring Juhi Chawla, Babil Khan and Amrith Jayan: ‘Friday Night Plan’. In this article, we’re ditching

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Sync Licensing Sours: “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” Misses The Beat

Dharma Productions is back with a bang, and this time it’s bringing the enchanting melodies of yesteryears to the forefront. In Karan Johar’s latest film ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, we witness the attempted revival of old Bollywood songs through sync licensing. This strategic collaboration between Dharma Productions and the renowned music label SaReGaMa

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