Archive for January 2010
Geet gaataa hoon main gungunaataa hoon main
Posted by: Atul on: January 13, 2010
This was one song that I thought I had already posted. So I was surprised to find that this song is missing from the blog.
Peetal ki meri gaagri
Posted by: Atul on: January 12, 2010
- In: Folk song
- 8 Comments
Great songs are not always the preserve of hit movies. I have realised that many great songs were composed for movies that flopped at the box office. The movies were forgotten , but the songs were not.
Jaa ri jaa ri o kaari badariyaa
Posted by: Atul on: January 12, 2010
When one watches old Bollywood movies, one notices that people went about their lives in a laid back and relaxed manner. A typical girl would go to school/ college and while at home she would learn knitting/ cooking etc from her mother. She would also learn singing/ dancing from a tutor who would come to [...]
Darshan pyaasi aayi daasi
Posted by: Atul on: January 12, 2010
- In: Bhajan | Devotional song
- 1 Comment
When I watch many movie titles and story lines of old movies, I notice that many of them could not be made today because they would be regarded as politically incorrect in these days of being politically correct. I do not think we can have songs mentioning Bombay, Madras etc nor can we describe people [...]
Dareeche shaq dareeche shaq
Posted by: Atul on: January 11, 2010
I had never heard about this movie called “Ek Thi Reeta” (1971). This obscure movie had Vinod Mehra and Tanuja in lead roles.
Sooni sooni saans ke sitaar par
Posted by: Atul on: January 11, 2010
It was pointed out recently to me that I had not posted any songs from “Laal Patthar” (1971). I too am surprised because I was under the impression that I had posted at least one song fom this movie.
Mera to jo bhi qadam hai wo teri raah mein hai
Posted by: Atul on: January 9, 2010
“Dosti” (1964) was a simple movie with a simple uncomplicated message, and the message went home. This small budget movie with no stars (which was the first movie of Rajshree productions) went on to become a hit movie.
Dharti se door gore baadalon ke paar aajaa
Posted by: Atul on: January 9, 2010
” This song is like a whiff of cool breeze, or one can describe it like sea waves continuing to follow one after another. The way he has composed it is an object lesson in music composition..” It is Anil Biswas waxing eloquent about this composition of Sajjad Hussain in a radio programme.
Koyi jab raah na paaye
Posted by: Atul on: January 8, 2010
I have posted as many as four songs from “Dosti” (1964). There were six songs in this movie as far as I remember. Who knows, there may have been more songs in it that I am not aware or which may have been excluded from the movie.
Naachoon re gaaun re
Posted by: Atul on: January 8, 2010
I have posted as many as five songs from “Aab e Hayaat” (1955). Here is another song from this movie.
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