


Nikhil) and Rahul Bose (Shaurya), who team up with their boss' guitarist son (Shayan Munshi) to win a music contest they have lost twice. Burman fans and copywriters in an advertising agency, played by Sanjay Suri (My Brother. The directorial debut for Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh focused on two R.D. Watch Anvil: The Story of Anvil on Netflix 5. This documentary looks at their lives and incidentally, catapulted them back into the spotlight. But it didn't boost their prospects, as Anvil sunk into obscurity for over two decades. In 1982, the eponymous Canadian heavy metal band released a heavily influential album that sold millions of records. Almost Famous (2000)Ĭameron Crowe turns his teenage experiences as a writer for the magazine Rolling Stone into a semi-autobiographical work, in which a child prodigy (Patrick Fugit) lost his virginity, fell in love with a groupie (Kate Hudson) and met his heroes while covering a rock band on tour.

Watch A Star Is Born on Google Play, Hooq or iTunesīased in parts on the lives of Ravi Shankar-Annapurna and Kishore Kumar-Ruma Ghosh, with influences from 1954 remake of A Star Is Born, this Hrishikesh Mukherjee film charts the explosion of a singer couple's marriage, played by Amitabh Bachchan and then Jaya Bhaduri, as their careers move in opposing directions. A Star Is Born (2018)īradley Cooper and Lady Gaga star in this latest - fourth, if you're counting - remake of the 1937 classic tale, of an alcoholic fading star meeting and discovering a future star, that has won several awards for its music and has eight Oscar nominations. With Gully Boy out now in theatres, we decided to look back at the rich history of films - from India and offshore - that revolve around music, be it following rising or falling artists, exploring the medium's past, or using music as a hook for its narrative. Gully Boy has been compared by some to 8 Mile, starring Eminem, which Akhtar acknowledged is an obvious reference for any hip-hop film. Gully Boy - starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, and co-written and directed by Zoya Akhtar - is being heralded as India's first hip-hop film, having been loosely based on the lives of Mumbai-based rappers Divine and Naezy.
