Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle songs’ Category
I was not even aware that there was a Dev Anand movie called “Mahal”(1969). Of course I have heard the songs of this movie, without being aware that the song I was listening to was from this movie.
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“Mujhko thand lag rahi hai mujhse door tu na jaa” was just the kind of “naughty” song that kids like me loved to listen to when this song first appeared on the airwaves in 1971. I incidentally did not know any details about this song. With time, this song was forgotten. I rediscovered this song again just a few months back. This time I learnt more details about this song.
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Neend churaake raaton mein
Posted on: April 27, 2009
“Johny Mera Naam” where Hema Malini had worked opposite Dev Saab was a big success. Encouraged by that, several movies were planned with the two.
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Aankhon mein kyaa ji
Posted on: April 25, 2009
There was one thing common between O P Nayyar and S D Burman in 1950s. Both did not work with Lata and used the voice of Asha Bhonsle instead. And that helped Asha Bhonsle’s career no end.
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Na ye zameen thi na aasmaan tha
Posted on: April 24, 2009
I am a big fan of Ravi, the underestimated music director of the golden era of Bollywood movie music. He was an extremely prolific music director who began his career in 1950s and worked upto 1990. And he has left us countless great songs, many of them timeless classics. In fact, most iconic songs of Bollywood have been his creations.
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sheeshe se pi ya paimaane se pi
Posted on: April 24, 2009
“Phool Aur Patthar” (1966) was the movie that gave Dharmendra his “He-Man” image, and made him the star that he was known as for much of his career, if I remember correctly.Or, am I confusing this movie with “Shola aur Shabnam” ?
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Gaa mere man gaa
Posted on: April 21, 2009
I have posted several nice songs from the movie “Lajwanti” (1958). This movie had some very good songs in it sung mainly by Asha Bhonsle. Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist and S D Burman composed the music.
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Aao huzoor tumko
Posted on: April 20, 2009
“Kismat” had some superb music composed by O P Nayyar. Though Rafi was not there to sing ( he had his differences with O P Nayyar those days) and Mahendra Kapoor had done a decent job filling in for him. And O P Nayyar had used the voice of Shamshad Begum for a song too.
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Ye kaun hai jiske aane se
Posted on: April 19, 2009
Has anyone heard of a Bollywood movie called “Aurat” ? Well, I am aware of three movies by this name. One was a movie made by Mahboob Khan in 1940s. Later he remade it as “Mother India”. The second one was made in 1953. The third “Aurat ” was made in 1967.
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Tum apni saheli ko
Posted on: April 17, 2009
Prem Chopra was an actor who is “fondly” remembered for playing roles of a villainous smooth operator always lusting after the heroine.
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