'You see the whole country of the system is juxtapositioned by
the haemoglobin in the atmosphere because you are a sophisticated
rhetorician intoxicated by the exuberance of your own
verbosity!'
In the May 2013 issue,
we trace the colourful history of violin music in the Bollywood
film industry. One of the key figures – in fact 'the father of
Bollywood violin playing' – was Anthony Gonsalves, given an unusual
tribute here by movie legend Amitabh Bachchan in the 1977 film
Amar Akbar Anthony. The music is written by Pyarelal
Ramprasad Sharma, a former student of Gonsalves himself.
Gonsalves made his name as a violinist, composer and arranger,
bringing Western symphonic influences into the film scores, and
teaching both session musicians and future Bollywood legends. Find
out more by clicking here
to order the May issue, or
here to download the digital edition.
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