Sad Songs Say So Much: Qala and Amar Singh Chamkila Bollywood is For Lovers

We are belting our hearts out with two Netflix features on the turbulent lives of popular singers. 

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Straight-to-streaming films are legit now
Qala
Comparison to Amadeus

Halloween VI: Hell Hath No Fury, Stree and Bulbbul with Matthew Stepanic

Elvis and Norah Jones

Style over substance

INTERVAL ("Baaja" from Amar Singh Chamkila)





Dil-Luminati Tour
Wee Book Inn
Amar Singh Chamkila
Amar Singh Chamkila
Comparisons to western hip hop
The Mr. Holland's Opus problem
Jodi
The use of archival images

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