Archive for the ‘Showdown song’ Category
Unpar kaun kare jee vishwaas
Posted by: Atul on: April 12, 2011
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The usual love stories constituted the bulk of storyline in mainstream Hindi movies of the past. The fact that history and mythology provided such rich sources of stories that could be used was not given much thought by mainstream movie makers. It was left to movie makers of smaller resources (makers of B grade movies) [...]
Honey lagaa hai kyun dil beqaraar
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
This post is written by Raja,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of write ups to this blog I would not go so far as to say that I have learnt to appreciate art and culture as I have grown old. I am still very much a novice when it comes [...]
Koi patthar se naa maare mere deewaane ko
Posted by: Atul on: September 4, 2010
This post is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of posts to this blog Debuts tend to be an interesting events for lots of people. Not only are they a nervous occasion for the debutant(e) but they are also a talking point for observers. Every aspect of [...]
Kaise samjhaaun bade naasamajh ho
Posted by: Atul on: August 4, 2010
In Bollywood movies, showdown / competition songs were quite popular in 1950s to 1970s, where two artists, mostly of the same gender would try to score brownie points over their competitor.
Ae darde muhabbat toone mujhe deewaanaa banaakar chhod diyaa
Posted by: Atul on: August 2, 2010
I just stumbled upon a song that is picturised on Suraiyya (then a superstar) and Madhubala (an emerging superstar). This song is from “Singaar” (1949) and it is a showdown song between the two.
Aay haay dilrubaa
Posted by: Atul on: July 31, 2010
I have a catgory of songs in this blog called “dance competition” songs. In this category, typically two dancers compete against each other. This has led to some superb dance competitions between dancers of formidable reputations.
Aaja karle muqaablaa
Posted by: Atul on: February 11, 2010
I have posted a couple of songs from “Detective” (1958) in the past. This was a suspense movie directed by Shakti Samanta. This movie had Pradeep Kumar and Mala Sinha in lead roles.
Ud jaa bhanwar maaya kamal kaa
Posted by: Atul on: November 2, 2009
By 1950s, Bollywood movie songs had came of age. Some of the most memorable songs of all time were created in this decade.
Aaj gaawat man mero jhoom ke
Posted by: Atul on: September 17, 2009
“Baiju Baawraa” (1952) was a musical blockbuster the likes of which has never been seen again. It set such high standards that emulating them was going to be next to impossible for the movies that came.
Jahaan teri ye nazar hai
Posted by: Atul on: March 20, 2009
“Kaalia” (1980) was one of the last Amitabh Bachchan movies in which R D Burman gave music. The music of this movie was quite popular.
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