Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle songs’ Category
Sajna hai mujhe sajna ke liye
Posted on: April 15, 2009
“Saudagar” (1973) was the debut movie for Ravindra Jain as a music director. He wrote the lyrics too. This was a Rajshree productions movie where they were known to sign up newcomers. And for this movie they had signed by Amitabh Bachchan ! It is strange to see Amitabh Bachchan playing a villager ( far cry from his action roles) wearing striped lungi throughout the movie.
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O neele parbaton ki dhaara
Posted on: April 13, 2009
“Aadmi aur Insaan” (1969) was a movie with Ravi’s music. This information is enough to conclude that the movie must be full of nice songs. And that is how it turns out to be.
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Muthukodi kawaadi hadaa
Posted on: April 12, 2009
In Bollywood movies, singing any kind of songs is mostly the preserve of Hero and Heroine. One important category of songs that they sing is love songs. There too, some conventions have been set. For instance, the love songs would be sung in a very upscale dignified way, with refined sophisticated lyrics and the two characters acting in a socially acceptable way viz acting coy and restrained.
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Koi aaya dhadkan kahti hai
Posted on: April 11, 2009
“Lajwanti” (1958) is a forgotten movie with unforgettable music. Most of the songs in this movie were sung by Asha Bhonsle for Nargis.
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O P Nayyar had fixed singing templates for his singers to follow. His female singers needed to sing in Asha Bhonsle style, and his male singers needed to sing in Rafi style. In case one of these singers were not available for recording the song, then the replacement singer was required to sing in the same way.
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Kuch din pahle..Ek hans ka joda
Posted on: April 9, 2009
Here is a song from “Lajwanti”(1958). It is a song sung by Asha Bhonsle on Nargis.
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Zindagi ittafaq hai
Posted on: April 8, 2009
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“Aadmi aur insaan” (1969) had Ravi’s music. When I looked at the list of songs that I have posted from this movie, I found that I had posted just one song, and that too a “lesser” known one. Knowing Ravi, he creates a bagful of hit songs in every movie where he is the music director, many of which have gone on to become iconic songs.
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Chanda re
Posted on: April 8, 2009
I have received a few farmaishes for the songs of “Lajwanti”.
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Mohabbat yoon bhi hoti hai
Posted on: April 2, 2009
If there are beaches, then why should there not be songs picturised on beaches. Of course there are such songs, even if they are far less in number than songs supposed to be picturised around trees. 😉
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