Archive for February 2009
Tera kaam hai jalna parwaane
Posted on: February 9, 2009
Name of the movie (Paapi) does not ring a bell and the music director ( S Mohinder) is just as unknown, but the song is wonderful. Written by Rajinder Krishan, the lyrics are so nice to go through. The song is sung by Rafi and picturised on Raj Kapoor.
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This song is from 1949, just after independence. The song is recorded under primitive technological conditions, still the quality of this recording is very good. The voice of Suraiyya can still enthrall the listeners.
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It is a totally forgotten song from a totally forgotten movie called ‘Agra Road” (1957). But when I saw the picturisation, I was so impressed with the lady. Who is this pretty lady ? It is Shakeela, I gather.
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Aaj ki raat ye kaisi raat
Posted on: February 8, 2009
I had not even heard about this 1967 movie called “Aman”. Now I am aware of this movie, mainly because of a song from this movie.
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Aake seedhi lagi
Posted on: February 8, 2009
“Half Ticket” was a laugh riot featuring Kishore Kumar and Pran. The movie had a heroine too, but I am not able to recall her name, that is how Kishore and Pran centric this movie was. Pran would for ever be after Kishore Kumar much like cartoon characters Tom and Jerry ( or replace their names by any other set of cartoon characters).
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Ham premi prem karna jaanen
Posted on: February 8, 2009
Here is a typical showdown song between brothers, that was fairly common in Bollywood movies featuring Amitabh Bachchan in 1970s. In this song, Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Khanna are the two bothers and they sing this song in a party called by their parents. Shammi Kapoor plays their father in this movie.
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Baabul kaun ghadi ye aayi
Posted on: February 8, 2009
There have been quite a few memorable songs in Bollywood movies covering various aspects of Indian weddings. There have been baraat songs, there have been bidaayi songs etc. In fact some movies viz “Aapke hai kaun” allegedly was nothing more than a video of a wedding.
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It is a legendary song sung by Noorjahan and it was picturised on Noorjahan herself. The movie is “Anmol Ghadi”(1946).
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Aao aao jaane jahaan
Posted on: February 8, 2009
Few people have heard the name of the movie and few people have heard this song. But this song “aao aao jaane jahaan” quickly grows up upon its listeners. I listened to this song from “Gomti Ke Kinnare” (1972) yesterday for the first time. During the first hearing, I wondered what the fuss was all about, but after listeneing to it a second time, I was hooked.
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Most people may think that the most high energy Rafi songs have been sung for Shammi Kapoor. But which is the song where Rafi has been at his most energetic ?
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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