Archive for July 2009
Dheere dheere bol koi sun naa le
Posted on: July 18, 2009
Here is a song from “Gora aur Kaala” (1972). It was a popular song during its time.
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I have noticed that Bollywood movies have songs for almost all occasions. There are happy songs, there are sad songs, there are party songs, there are songs of loneliness. Then there are boat songs, rain songs, festival songs etc. In fact, I have discovered some fight songs, where the hero fights villains while singing.
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Aa ab laut chalen
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I have seen the movie “Jis Desh me Ganga bahti hai”(1960) but I was not paying attention and as such I do not remember much about this movie. So I had no information about the background of this song from this movie. Now I am told that this movie was about the dacoits of Chambal valley laying their arms and joining the mainstream of society. This song in fact exhorts them to come back to the society.
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Shaam suhaani ho nadi ho paani ho
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I just discovered a forgotten song from a forgotten movie. This movie is “Kaala Chor” (1956) and this song is a light hearted time pass song.
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Balam tujhe mera salaam
Posted on: July 18, 2009
“Patanga” (1949) is known for its legendary song “mere piya gaye Rangoon wahaan se kiya hai telephoon”.
This movie in fact was a big musical blockbuster of its time, and it was full of great songs.
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Shashi Kapoor, after the success of “Chor Machaaye Shor” got lots of offers and he signed them all. He had decided to make hay while the sun shone. Being picky and choosy was not for him.
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“Abhinetri'(1970) was one of the earlier movies of Hema Malini. Here she was paired up with Shashi Kapoor.
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I was not aware of this song till now. Reading the lyrics, I thought that it must be the “Gora aur Kaala” duet song, but it is a different song and it is from “Ram aur Shyam” (1967).
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Sataa le ae jahaan
Posted on: July 17, 2009
Mukesh singing for Rajendra Kumar is not as common as Rafi singing for him. However, “Sasural” was one movie where Mukesh had given playback for Rajendra Kumar.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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