Archive for June 2009
I have posted a variety of songs in this blog. some are evergreen, some are not so evergreen but still nice songs to listen to. Then I have posted songs which are not just evergreen but which have attained cult status which I call iconic songs.
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Sun ri pawan pawan purvayya
Posted on: June 2, 2009
There are many critics who believe that Bollywood movies are meant to be watched for relaxation rather than for taxing one’s brain by making one to think.
I agree with that view whenever I come across movies that have far too much melodrama in it.
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Halka halka sa rang ghulaabi saa
Posted on: June 2, 2009
There are many great songs that end up being forgotten after its initial run. In may cases, these songs fail to eve take off.
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Mere bichchde saathi suntaa jaa
Posted on: June 2, 2009
If a movie has Madan Mohan’s music, then two things were almost guaranteed. One, the movie would fare poorly at the box office, and second, the movie would have some memorable songs, including some unforgettable songs sung by Lata.
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Bekhudi mein sanam uth gaye jo qadam
Posted on: June 2, 2009
To this date I have not been able to understand how Shashi Kapoor has such a long and successful career. I find that most of his successful movies were multi statter movies where others contributed more to the success of the movies. Shashi Kapoor just cashed in on the success of these movies.
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Stella O Stella
Posted on: June 2, 2009
“A” grade movies were not the only movies that get made in Bollywood. There are many B grade, C grade…Z grade movies which also got made. Most of these movies failed to register in the radar of mainsteam audience.
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Ruk jaa o albeli zaraa ruk jaa
Posted on: June 1, 2009
There are many songs that sound so nice once you listen to them. But all that effect is lost when one watches the picturisation, since the picturisation shows lack of imagination as well as lack of ability on the part of the movie makers. As a result, the movie, as well as the song is consigned to the dustbin of history.
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This song is as rare as a hen’s teeth, I suppose. And it is rare is many ways than one.
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Meri dulhan aayi sang doli na kahaar
Posted on: June 1, 2009
I have mentioned it in the past that Ganesh was a music director who deserved much better than what he achieved in Bollywood. He was just as talented if not more than Pyarelal (of Laxmikant Pyarelal fame, who was his brother).
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Dara Singh, an Arnold Schwarznegger like personality to Indians of 1950s to 1970s, acted in many C grade movies. And as happens with such movies. neither the movie, nor its songs reach the mainstream audience, and majority of people remain oblivious of their exisatence.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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