The English intellectual poet John Dryden said, “It's fate that flings the dice...” So very true. Who could empathise with the quirks of fate better than the ever-marginalised composer Jaidev Verma?

Romantics are gushing through the ears and the trigger is Dharmendra crooning – अभी न जाओ छोड़कर – to Shabana Azmi which culminates in an impromptu kiss in ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’. The ...

Jaidev Sharma plans on becoming a paying guest at Akash's house in Shimla under the pretence of going for organic farming. Pallavi returns home to an empty house and a deep void. Jaidev lovingly packs ...