Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle songs’ Category
Nazar laagi raaja tore bangley par
Posted on: August 4, 2010
I have heard this song “Nazar laagi raaja tore bangley par” several times, and from the voice I knew that it was a song sung by Asha Bhonsle. And I was also vaguely aware that the music of this song was composed by S D Burman. That is all I knew about this song.
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I have posted a few songs from “Dil Deke Dekho” (1959) in the past. Here is a song from this movie which was not known to me till recently.
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In 1980s, Bollywood movies were inundated by “Disco” music and “Disco” craze had swept the entire nation like an epidemic.
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Aay haay dilrubaa
Posted on: July 31, 2010
I have a catgory of songs in this blog called “dance competition” songs. In this category, typically two dancers compete against each other. This has led to some superb dance competitions between dancers of formidable reputations.
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This is celebration time again for this blog. And incidentally this is the third such occasion for this blog in this month that we are celebrating some landmark. On 11 july 2010, this blog completed 2600 songs and on 19 july 2010, this blog turned Two years old. And today on 30 july 2010, this blog completes yet another century.
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O P Nayyar, who ruled the roost in Hindi movie music scene in 1950s and 1960s had lost much of his ground by the end of 1960s. But I find that the music that he created in his last few movies was perhaps as outstanding as any music that he created in his earlier more heralded music. It is another matter that the music of these movies were not lapped up as much as they should have been for various reasons.
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Meena Kumari who played happy roles in 1950s began to play tragic roles in 1960s. And that obviously included singing sad songs as well.
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This is a song that I was not aware of. I became aware of this song thanks to a farmaish by Raja.
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Bade hain dil ke kaale
Posted on: July 29, 2010
In Bollywood movies of 1950s and 1960s, we had “teasing” songs where the hero would tease the heroine, often too nastily in my view and get away with it, unlike how it is in real life in India, where “eve-teasing” is a serious offence.
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Jaa jaa re jaa saajnaa
Posted on: July 29, 2010
In Bollywood movies, “Mujra” songs is one of a standard category of songs. Most people, including me, discuss such songs as a matter of course, without thinking much about this matter. But the songs of “Adalat” (1958), which are all “Mujra” songs force me to think about it.




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