Archive for April 2011
O mitwaa badraa chhaaye re
Posted on: April 10, 2011
In the golden era of Hindi movies, the storyline of most movies were of the tried and tested nature. Few movie makers would try to be different, because it meant takling risks and such risks rarely paid dividends at the box office. Still, every movie maker (and the actors working in these movies) claimed that his/her forthcoming movie was “different”.
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Jeewan se lambe hain bandhu
Posted on: April 10, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor of articles to this blog.
The super Manna Dey song from Aashirwaad, 1968. Lyrics are by Gulzar and music is by Vasant Desai.
The lyrics of this song are just superb, very characteristic Gulzar poetry, use of very simple words, communicating a very profound ideas. The lines “saans ki dori chhoti pad gayee, lambi aas dagariyaa” is such a warm and touching thought, said so simply.
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Dhoondhe tujhko nain deewaane
Posted on: April 10, 2011
“Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai” (1967) is a treasure trove of great songs, as I have been discovering these days.
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“Reshmi Roomaal” (1961) is a B grade movie starring Manoj Kumar and Shakila. Like all B grade movies of those days, this movie has A grade music, even if the music director is a lesser known individual.
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Tum sainyya gulaab ke phool
Posted on: April 10, 2011
Here is a cute and lovely song that I was not aware of till a few hours ago.
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Rumjhum matwaare baadal chhaa gaye
Posted on: April 10, 2011
Discovering musical gems by chance is something that I am quite used to. It happens quite regularly with me. Look what I discovered just now ! A pure gem of the highest purity !
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“Kaneez”(1949) is a movie that is by now largely forgotten. This movie had Shyam,Munawwar Sultana,Kuldip Kaur,Khwaja Sabir,Sinha etc in it.
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How do I decide upon the songs to be discussed on a particular day ? It depends on several factors. On special days, I may decide to discuss special songs. Those special days are festivals, birth/death anniversaries etc. On those days, I discuss songs on a particular theme, or songs on a particular artist.
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Jab yaad kisi ki aati hai
Posted on: April 9, 2011
When I looked at the lyrics of the song, I thought that it was the song sung by Rafi that begins with the words- “Jiyaa ho jiyaa ho jiyaa kuchh bol to”, but I was wrong, I was confusing the title song of “Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai” (1961) with the title song of “Jab Yaad Kisi Ki Aati Hai”(1967). But then the two titles are so similar, and it is only now that I have been able to distinguish between the two titles.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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