In an industry where lyricists are constantly marginalised, it’s charming how
@ssrajamouli
&
@RRRMovie
never miss acknowledging the song’s writer. As a result, neither do the stars, the other performers, the studios or the music labels. And now they’ve even made this lyrics sheet
What a beautiful, heart warming yet heart breaking photo. Two stellar, exceptional women. May they rest in peace. Thank you for the amazing work you did for this country. 🙏🏽
22 million?!?!? Like, what? Can we just say it in Hindi once? सवा दो करोड़ streams??
I stand vindicated. I always did believe in the everlasting pull and power of Hindi retro film music.
🙏🏽 🤗 Thank you
#RR
family!
#Season5
launches this Wednesday. Dare to dream. Dare to Love
#Gulzar
Saab tells me over the phone like a gleeful child that he has learnt to ask Alexa for
#RiyasRetro
.
These are the moments that make me feel I can retire in peace. My life’s work is done! ☺️🥰
Tone change tone change tone change tone change!!! 😄🤦🏽♀️
Why has my tone changed so much from Season 1 to Season 5 of
#RiyasRetro
?!?
Oho baba. Yeh lo.
It’s been a tough new year. My brave soldier is wounded. She has been in hospital and is scheduled for surgery on Monday - 9th Jan, the day she brought me into this world. Send her positive vibes, please zap her with all your goodwill and wonderful energy 🙏🏽🙏🏽💕
#Maa
#mothership
And there we have it. As I always say, Dare to Dream, Dare to Love. And perhaps, Dare to Live. And Let Live? Help us make this a reality. Help us tell this story.
@sandeepvarm
A very very happy birthday
@ashabhosle
ji. Thank you for the lovely long leisurely and super fun chat for
#RiyasRetro
this year. And thank you for the music.
सिखाने के लिए शुक्रिया
सुनाने के लिए शुक्रिया
हमें बनाने के लिए शुक्रिया
आप ने राह ना दिखाई होती तो हम रेडियो वाले ना होते 🙏🏽💔
शत शत प्रणाम अमीन साब।
“भाइयों और बहनों” इनकी आवाज़ ही पहचान है। और यह हमेशा रहेंगे हमारे दिल के “पहले पायदान” पर ही।
@AmeenSayani
The most under appreciated song from
#Guru
. This track is pure brilliance: the sheer genius of
@arrahman
and
#gulzar
. And
#themadraschoir
just brings so much magic to this moment capturing fatigue like no other.
Why is this Sari precious? Because it’s not just stunning, it’s also not mine! It belongs to a certain
@ashabhosle
ji! 😃 🙏🏽One day she was spring cleaning when I reached to record. She picked this out, put it in my lap and said “ab tum pehno isey!” 😍
I want to break format and pay tribute to
#KK
on
#RiyasRetro
.
It’s not ideal to go with every personal whim or wish, a media product has to have consistency, I know…
Par dil nahin maan raha. Agle Wednesday ka episode toh tayyar hai lagbhag, par 15 June ko karne ka mann hai.
And that is what Priyanka Chopra says in a podcast...
How long before we see some idiot news channel with the headlines: "Priyanka Chopra ne qubool kiya ki wo beef khaane ke liye Amreeka gayin"
Or
"Khulaasa!! India mein Priyanka chori chhipe beef khaati thi logon ke saath!” 🙄
Here in conversation with the chief researcher of
#RockstarRobindronath
! This amazing woman is a Tagore scholar, a beauty of mind, heart and spirit and a gorgeous colleague to have!
Happy birthday
@ashabhosle
ji! Wishing you happiness, health and continued zest.
Your signature joie de vivre is an inspiration, and the way you choose to live your life freely and on your own terms, is a lesson with growing relevance for all of us!
Thank you for the music.
One of the last coherent things Maa had said to me before slowly fading away into the eternal night was, “এই তোর রিয়াস রেট্রো ফিরবে না রে? আমি আবার শুনবো?” (Hey isn’t your Riyas Retro coming back? I want to listen again…)
Maa, this one’s for you.
Oh. My. God 😮
#RRFamily
! I don’t know what to say! This is incredible. Thank you so much for this incredible gesture. Huge thanks to each one of you and artist M. Anwar from Pakistan! 🙏🏽🙏🏽💕💕
Truly, what incredible birthday gifts (to follow in the thread). Tons of love (1/n)
My dear dear dear friend, in fact my brother from another mother, my rakhi bhai Oroon, took this picture on the very first day of Pujo. Nice na? I always seem to have that dopey expression on my face when I am being photographed by someone I love! 😄
Whatever your politics may be, please don’t ever forget that “India” and the “Indian government” are not synonyms. Never were and never will be.
Not during Nehru’s time, nor Indira’s. And not today.
Criticising the government is never ever an anti national, anti India move.
Believe it or not - a personal note from the poet in white. Yes, that’s handwritten for you by
#Gulzar
. In all this time of bonding, appreciation & listening that I’ve got from you, I’ve often wondered how to return such a gift of love and warmth. Glad to be able to, today ☺️
My fauj (as I lovingly call my staff) & their families went to watch
#RRR
3D last night. They laughed, they danced, they cried. They sent me voice-notes during the songs capturing the whistles and applause. They felt each emotion, loved every moment. Best 7K I’ve ever spent!!😃💕
The world is going crazy. With grief, alienation, anxiety and hatred. The only, ONLY value any of us can add today, be it artists, economists, politicians, entrepreneurs, employers, neighbours, friends or family - is compassion. Only compassion. Everything else can wait.
Yes yes guilty as charged!
#TheUnheard
Season 2 did take a bit too long to come together. But now it’s genuinely going to be a very short wait. And here’s proof that we are finally cooking this meal again!
@Shankar_Live
@gaana
@djkandy
“हरी हरी वसुंधरा पे नीला नीला ये गगन
के जिसपे बादलों की पालकी उड़ा रहा पवन
दिशाएं देखो रंग भरी
दिशाएं देखो रंग भरी चमक रहीं उमंग भरी
ये किसने फूल फूल पे किया श्रृंगार है
ये कौन चित्रकार है ये कौन चित्रकार”
~ भरत व्यास
My friend took a nice enough picture. But what stunned me was the colour of the sky, the lights & foliage behind me. This is Delhi not some European / Mediterranean getaway. So brilliantly blue & green & sparkling. I may never have noticed. Splendour is all around if we only look
On July 20th
#RiyasRetro
will complete 300 episodes! So tell me
#RRFamily
, iss podcast se aapko kya mila hai? Mujhe apni tareef nahin sunni! Balki aapki zindagi mein kis episode ka kya asar padaa - koi faisla, koi raahat, sochne ka koi alag nazariya? You can also pick a song 🎶💕
Didn’t think consciously while wearing this t shirt today. But I guess yes, I am mad. Went to sleep angry woke up that way. Angry at the state of the world, at the lack of kindness & compassion, at the shrinking spaces for civilised debate, at the sheer absence of human decency.
It’s ready. It’s actually ready. I saw the final film yesterday and sent it to NFDC where it’s been entered at the
@FilmBazaarGoa
#ViewingRoom
. A new journey begins now. Excited, nervous, a bit scared. Wish us luck.