Archive for September 2010
In old hindi songs, women were often shown taking their gaagri( water vessel typically made of brass) to the panghat or the river and then fetch water, holding the gaagri against their waist, or on their head. Not content to carry the water silently, they would then break into a song.
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Waapas le le ye jawaani
Posted on: September 29, 2010
In Hindi movies, leading ladies take turns being happy and sad in movies. And that means they sing happy as well as sad songs in the movies.
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“Nazraanaa” (1961) is a movie which saw a rare combination of Rafi singing for Raj Kapoor, with Ravi composing the music. And what superb songs this movie had !
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Dekh hamen aawaaz na denaa
Posted on: September 28, 2010
I thought that I had already posted this song. But when I looked at the farmaishes of the readers then I realised that I had yet to post this song.
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When I look at the roles of lead actresses of Hindi movies, I find that the ability to cry is an essential quality that they must possess. So I cannot help but feel that most actresses who entertained hopes of a successful careers in Hindi movies needed to have lots of practice of crying. In other words, it always helped if they came from families that offered them lots of opportunities to hone this skill. So does it mean that most actresses in Bollywood had unhappy childhood ? Shudder !
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Main sote bhaag jagaa doongaa
Posted on: September 28, 2010
When I was a young kid, I did not like old songs, especially those sung by K L Saigal. With time,as I became more mature (?), I began to tolerate, and subsequently began to appreciate K L Saigal.
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Chal dariyaa mein doob jaayen
Posted on: September 27, 2010
The pair of Rajesh Khanna- Mumtaz gave us some unforgettable duets from late 1960s to mid 1970s. These songs are some of the most loved songs of all time.
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In Madan Mohan songs, a few words play quite important roles. One word is “aankh” and it variants, viz “Naina” etc and the products thereof viz “aansoo”.
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