Indian Music and Artists

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay composed Vande Mataram in his 1882 novel Anandamath. It became India's national song and inspired freedom fighters.

M.S.Subbulakshmi

Vande Mataram is a poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji in his 1882 novel Anandamath. It was later adopted as the national song of India.

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote the poem 'Vande Mataram', which was later adopted as the national song of India.

Radio Mirchi, a popular Indian FM radio station, uses the tagline 'It's Hot' to reflect its energetic and youthful content.

The patriotic song 'Sare Jahan Se Aachha' was written by the poet Mohammed Iqbal in 1904.

Rang De Basanti won the Best Music Direction award at the 52nd National Film Awards (2007) for A.R. Rahman's composition. However, the question incorrectly states 'National Filmfare Awards' - this appears to be a confusion between 'National Film Awards' and 'Filmfare Awards' which are separate awards. Despite the confusion in the award name, Rang De Basanti did win major music awards in 2007.

The composer of the signature tune of the Indian Customs Pragati ki Dhadkan is Aadesh Shrivastava.

In 2005, the military bands introduced the melody 'Giriraj' during the Beating Retreat ceremony. This ceremony marks the end of the Republic Day festivities in India.

Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. Written in Bengali, the first of five stanzas of the Brahmo hymn titled Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata attributed to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Amitabh Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics for the songs in the movie Dangal.

The music for the film Dangal was composed by Pritam.

The song Phal Bhar Ke Liye from the movie Jewel Thief was featured in an episode of The Simpsons. It is a well-known piece of trivia regarding Bollywood's international presence.

The song is from the movie Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which features Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma.

The song Gerua from the movie Dilwale is the source of the parody.