Archive for July 2009
Dekhti hi raho aaj darpan na tum
Posted on: July 7, 2009
“Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal”(1965) had Rajeev (who ?) and Tanuja in lead roles. This movie is well known for its epic sad song “caravan guzar gaya gubaar dekhte rahe”.
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Naani teri morni ko mor le gaye
Posted on: July 7, 2009
This song “naani teri morni ko mor le gaye” is one of the most memorable children’s song in Bollywood. And this song to my mind has a very special place among all children’s song that we have had so far.
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Saari saari raat teri yaad sataaye
Posted on: July 7, 2009
I thought I had this song in my blog. But when I checked up, I realised that I had yet to post this song.
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Chalo chalen maan
Posted on: July 7, 2009
“Jaagriti” (1954) was a lovely movie full of nationalistic fervour and high hopes for the future of a newly independent nation of India.
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“Umang”(1970) was a movie that was made with the inhouse resources of the alumni of Pune Film Institute. as long as it meant using their students behind the scenes, it was alright, but they insisted on casting these students as the actors of this movie as well. Going by the reception that this movie received at the box office, the experiment of using these raw youngsters as actors prove to be a disaster.
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This song was almost edited out of the movie by its producer Vijay Bhatt who thought that this song, showing Hindu festival of Janmashtami had no place in this movie, but he was convinced by others that Akbar’s wife Jodhabai was a Hindu and so showing this song made sense.
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Chhun chhun chhun baaje paayal
Posted on: July 6, 2009
“Ham Log” reminds most people of the first mega serial on Indian TV that was telecast on state run Doordarshan in mid 1980s. But there was a movie of this name as way back as 1951.
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Mujhe pyaar mein tum na ilzaam dete
Posted on: July 6, 2009
Here is one of lesser known songs from “Phir Wohi Dil Laaya Hoon”. It is lesser known for me, at least.
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Most movies in which Madan Mohan gave music are obscure movies. But the music in all those movies, irrespective of the quality of such movies (indifferent most of the time) has always been top quality.
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Suno suno ek nayi kahaani
Posted on: July 6, 2009
There are some songs which can be categorised as “story” songs. Here the singer tells a story in song form. In fact, telling story in song form is an old traditional art in India and Bollywood movies are definitely inspired from that tradition when coming up with such songs.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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