Posted by: Atul on: October 15, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Doctor (1941) is a classic landmark film produced under the banner of New Theatres, Calcutta and directed by Subodh Mitra. The music composition is by Pankaj Babu, and the lyrics are penned by Aarzoo Lucknowi [...]
Posted by: Atul on: May 23, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. It has been variously said that there is a song in Hindi movies for practically any occasion, any situation, any profession, in short, there is a song for probably just anything. One just has to [...]
Posted by: Atul on: December 14, 2010
“Daasi” (1944) seems to have some amazing songs in it that deserve to be discussed in these pages.
Posted by: Atul on: August 21, 2009
I talk a lot about “chaayageet” song that are best heard late at night. But how about songs that are best heard at other times of the day ? Yes, there are such songs too.
Posted by: Atul on: December 21, 2008
This is a “new” song for me, though it is from a 1965 movie called “Oonche Log”. The lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri are heavy duty Urdu stuff, which are difficult to decipher. But knowing Majrooh Saab, it must surely mean something profound.
Posted by: Atul on: September 8, 2008
For sleeping, you have options like listening to lories ( if you are young), or counting sheep ( if you are not that young), trying to do homework etc. But what about waking up ? There is no lori equivalent of songs to choose from when it comes to waking people up. In its absence, [...]
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