Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

The Talkie in Its Walkie Teens

Chapter 2

The Raj of Music

Chapter 3

Tuning at Navketan

Chapter 4

The Nawab of Music

Chapter 5

Asha Shaper as Lata Baiter

Chapter 6

A Singer for All Seasons

Chapter 7

The Musical Maverick

Chapter 8

The Queen Who Became Empress

Chapter 9

The Pick of the Pack

Chapter 10

The Song of Geeta

Chapter 11

The Original Rhythm King

Chapter 12

Duos Deadly and ‘Copy True’

Chapter 13

The Divine Touch

Chapter 14

The Velvet Voice

Chapter 15

Panchamania

Chapter 16

The Classical Titan

Chapter 17

Discordant Notes

Chapter 18

The Great Fall!

Chapter 19

The Underrated Melody Maker

Chapter 20

The Ultimate Romantic

Chapter 21

The Phenom That Is Rahman

Chapter 22

Looking Back, Looking Ahead