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Archive for September 2011

Jee chaahtaa hai

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) – just take away everything else, all the story, the screenplay, the characters, the histrionics, all the songs and music, and on screen plays, just take it all away, and leave just the three qawwaalis, and the greatness of this film will not be dimmed one bit. The three qawwaalis are [...]

Jaata kahaan hai deewaane sab kuchh yahaan hai sanam

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

This is an iconic song, which everyone has definitely heard. And in fact this is a song that has been remixed too, accompanied by gaudy picturisation, I am sure.

Tum jis pe nazar daalo us dil ka khuda haafiz

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

Two songs from “Ye Raaste Hain Pyaar ke” (1963) have been discussed ion the blog in the past. Here is another song from this movie.

Mast chaandni jhoom rahi hai

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

This is a song that many music buffs may already be familiar with, but I discovered this song only just now. and I loved this song. I am sure this song is already regarded as a lovely song by those who are already familiar with it.

Ham to barbaad huye ab koi aabaad rahey

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

I had recently discussed a song from “Kaun Hamaara” (1947). This movie is an extremely obscure one and details about this movie are not available. For instance, we have no idea about the leading actress of this movie who sang the earlier posted song which was sung by Hamida Banu.

Ho gaya dil aur aankh mein jhagdaa

Posted by: Atul on: September 30, 2011

This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. A tongue in cheek song, if ever there was one. The first line itself suggests that this one is going to be a very very interesting song. Recorded sometimes late 30s or so, this is [...]

Pipra ke patwaa sareekhe doley manwaa

Posted by: Atul on: September 29, 2011

This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Remembering Mehmood, on his birth anniversary (29th september). The name brings on the image of a dhoti clad south Indian Brahmin music teacher with a clean shaven head, and a long choti. The year is [...]

Tera bhi kisi pe dil aaye

Posted by: Atul on: September 29, 2011

This article is written by Sudhir, afellow enthusiast of Hind movie musi and a regular contributor to this blog. The decade of 60s was the most prolific and busy for Usha Khanna. A very large body of work of music compositions created by her, came during these years. And all the music she has created [...]

Nayaa mausam nayee raahen naye deewaane hain

Posted by: Atul on: September 29, 2011

This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. One song of the film Flat No. 9 (1961) is already posted on this blog. That one is the iconic Mukesh song, ‘Gaa Deewaane Jhoom Ke, Raat Ki Zulfen Choom Ke’. But the remaining songs [...]

Nigaah e naaz ke maaron ka haal kyaa hogaa

Posted by: Atul on: September 29, 2011

This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Film Barsaat Ki Raat (1960) is a tale of romance and love, built around a poet’s dream, and a troupe of singers who specialize in qawwaali singing. The storyline progresses as two sub plots intertwined [...]


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