Archive for January 2009
Chand aahen bharega
Posted by: Atul on: January 27, 2009
Mukesh is reputed to be a singer par excellence as far as sad songs were concerned. But I am finding that Mukesh was a singer par excellence for romantic songs as well. The kinds of songs where he sings for the lady sound so sincere and sensuous that these songs have no option but to [...]
Usko nahin dekha hamne kabhi
Posted by: Atul on: January 27, 2009
“Maa” (mother) plays a very important role in Bollywood movies. A good son is supposed to be the one who stands by his Maa and a bad son is one who leaves her.
Hamne jo dekhe sapne
Posted by: Atul on: January 27, 2009
It was one of those songs that I loved listening to without having a clue which movie this song was from. And of course I did not know anything about lyricists and music directors those day. I used to think that the singers themselves wrote the song and composed the music too.
Iss rang badalti duniya mein
Posted by: Atul on: January 27, 2009
Here is yet another Rafi-Shammi Kapoor song which is sung and picturised with the same passion which we have come to associate with such songs. Hasrat Jaipuri is the lyricist and Shankar Jaikishan are the music director, as was the case in majority of such songs.
Chhodo kal ki baatein kal ki baat puraani
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
There are many kinds of patriotic songs. Some are those in which one’s own nation is praised, some are those in which facts are not always presented correctly.
Abke baras
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
This song from “Kraanti” is Manoj Kumar’s version of a patriotic song from pre independence era.
Hai preet jahan ki reet sada… Bharat ka rahne waala hoon
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
This song from “Purab Aur Paschim” is the most well known patriotic song from Manoj Kumar, along with the “Upkaar” song.
Dulhan Chali O pahan chali
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
Here is yet another nationalistic song from a Manoj Kumar movie. The movie is “Purab Aur Paschhim” and the song is “Dulhan chali”.
Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle ugle heere moti
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
Top priority task before India in 1950s was building roads, bridges, and dams. In 1960s, the nation realised that becoming self sufficient in food stuffs was even more important. And thus came the Lal Bahadur Shastri’s slogan -”Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” (Hail the soldier, hail the farmer).
Ye desh hai veer jawaanon ka
Posted by: Atul on: January 26, 2009
India became independent in 1947 but the course that the new nation would take was determined on 26th January, 1950 when Indians gave themselves their constitution.
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