Archive for January 2009
Katate hain dukh mein ye din
Posted on: January 21, 2009
I have read a lot about this song, but it is only now, 58 years after this song was composed, that I have finally listened to this song. After listening to it twice, I must say that I am quite impressed.
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Saajan mera us paar hai
Posted on: January 21, 2009
“Ganga Jamuna Saraswati” was a Manmohan Desai movie produced in 1988. In my opinion, Manmohan Desai was taking his audience for a ride by that time and was even succeeding.
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Itna hai tumse pyaar
Posted on: January 20, 2009
The movie “Suraj” had some very nice songs. And quite a few songs were picturised on the beautiful Mysore gardens.
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“Do Raaste” was full of great songs of different moods. Most of the songs were happy songs, full of song and dance.
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Kuchh to log kahenge
Posted on: January 20, 2009
Kishore Kumar, regarded as a singer of happy songs, has sung some fantastic sad/ serious songs in his career too. “Amar Prem” in fact had not one, but quite a few serious songs. Anand Bakshi was the lyricist and R D Burman was the music director of this movie.
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Rimjhim ke geet saawan gaaye
Posted on: January 20, 2009
I have often mentioned that Rainy season is the valentine season in Bollywood movies. Not only does it offer the actors a reason to get wet in the rain, it also leads to more fruitful situations.
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Shammi Kapoor figured with Asha Parekh in more movie than with any other actresses. They were together when Shammi Kapoor’s star was rising, and they were together when Shammi Kapoor’s star was setting. And of course, they were together when Shammi Kapoor was at the top.
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Mera dil ab tera O sajna
Posted on: January 20, 2009
In Bollywood movies, leading ladies are required to sing and dance. Some leading ladies have been trained dancers,and they have given us some memorable dances in these movies.
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Kahta hai Joker saara zamana
Posted on: January 19, 2009
India of 1970 was a much more simple,unsophisticated, and underdeveloped in most respects. So much so that movie makers who decided to make different off beat movies were left in the lurch. Raj Kapoor was one such movie maker who paid heavily for overestimating the calibre of his audience. His ambitious labour of love “Mera Naam Joker” fell flat at the box office.
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“Bahu Begum” was one of the last movies in which Roshan gave music. And Roshan was at the peak of his prowess at that time.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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