Archive for December 2008
These days people go on outing or long drives on holidays. In the past, they use to go on “picnics”. People would go ot away from the crowds and spend a few hours away from the maddening crowds.
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Tu jahaan jahaan chalega
Posted on: December 27, 2008
While posting another Lata song from this movie, I had commented that “Mera Saaya” had as many as four immortal Lata songs. After posting “naino me badra chaaye”, I now post the title song from this movie viz “tu jahan jahan rahega mera saaya saath hoga”.
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“Dosti” was a small budget movie produced by Rajshree productions, where they used their standard formula of taking unknown/ less known actors and rely upon good story line and music.
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Kashmir ki kali hoon main
Posted on: December 27, 2008
Till recently I thought that this song “Kashmir ki kali hoon main” was the title song of “Kashmir ki kali”. Only when I began to research this song that I realised my ignorance. It is indeed a Shammi Kapoor song, but from “Junglee” and its music was by Shankar Jaikishan (“Kashmir ki kali” had its music by O P Nayyar).
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I could call it a bathroom song, because the lady is actually taking bath in this song. But the technical problem is, she is taking bath not inside the bathroom, but in the open, and some people may say she is actually swimming. But more like she is frolicking in water to her heart’s content. So I have decided to call it a waterfall song instead.
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Aapke pahloo me aake ro diye
Posted on: December 26, 2008
I have mentioned that “Mera Saaya” has several memorable Lata songs. This movie also as a Rafi song and it is just as nicely sung and is just as beautiful to listen to.
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Tumhe yaad karte karte
Posted on: December 26, 2008
When I first saw the video of this song, I was scandalised. Then I realised that Vyjyantimala was in fact wearing body coloured clothes, but still her dress must have been regarded as provocative by the censors those days. Or may be not, seeing that few people thronged to watch this movie.
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The golden era of Bollywood music (1950-1980) saw an embarrassment of riches as far as talented music directors were concerned. Among all these music directors, Ravi is one of the lesser known names. But if one looks at his output, he must be regarded as the most successful and most classy music directors.
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Nainon mein badra chhaaye
Posted on: December 26, 2008
“Mera Saaya” is full of memorable songs. It is difficult to tell which song is the best. In my opinion one should avoid ranking songs and enjoy all of them.
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“Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen” had some fabulous semi classical songs. One such song, sung by Rafi was “Naache man mora magan”. When I listened to this song, I was awestruck, and I thought that this has to be the best song in this movie.
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