Archive for the ‘Drunkard song’ Category
Aankhon se maine pee hai
Posted on: October 3, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
A wonderful, but scarcely heard melody this one. As I am scouting for more songs composed by Usha Khanna, I came across this gem of a song from the film Flat No. 9, in my collection. As I heard it again, after a long time, I simply had to send it in for posting right away. We have already discussed three songs of this film, and each one is turning out to be a melody that should have commanded more popularity and listening time on the radio waves. Alas, there are obscure films and unheard songs that are almost lost. But play them, and the music lover’s heart will fill with appreciation, and also wonder, ‘where was this song so far’.
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Sharaabi soch na kar matwaale
Posted on: September 24, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Radio broadcast services were introduced in India in 1927. The first establishment to broadcast radio signals for public consumption was a private company named India Broadcasting Corporation (IBC). This company was the forerunner of All India Radio (AIR).
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Main nashe mein hoon
Posted on: July 24, 2011
Here is a drunkard song that begins with the line ‘Main nashe mein hoon”. No, this song is not the title song ( Mujhko yaaron maaf karna main nashe me hoon) of “Main Nashe Mein Hoon” (1959) sung by Mukesh. This song is from another movie that was released in the same year.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Yahudi Ki Ladki” (1933) is the first movie in which K L Saigal’s voice was first heard in a Hindi movie. And this voice took the nation by storm.
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Alla Hu Alla Hu Alla Hu
Posted on: June 22, 2011
“Omar Khayyam” (1946) is a K L Saigal movie that I was not aware of. This movie had K L Saigal,Suraiyya,Leeta,Wasti,Shakir, Madan Puri, Suraiyya, Benjamin etc in it.
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I have mentioned it that drunkard songs, in which an actor is seen getting drunk and singing asong is mainly a preserve of male actors. On the other hand, a woman getting drunk and making a spectacle of herself is considered rather unheard of. That is why one rarely finds songs in which female actors are seen singing drunkard songs.
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Tumhi rehnumaa ho meri zindagi ke
Posted on: March 18, 2011
Early 1970s had seen some non mainstream movies made on “bold” subjects. The movie watchers, as well as the movie critics were not mature enough to appreciate these movies. These movies were badly panned by the critics and such movies flopped. “Dastak”, “Chetna” and ‘Do Raahaa” were a few such movies.
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Hoon abhi main jawaan ae dil
Posted on: September 21, 2010
I thought that a woman getting drunk and singing a drunkard song in an Indian movie began only in 1960s, but I was wrong. This began in 1950s itself.
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Peene ke din aaye piye jaa
Posted on: September 21, 2010
Here is one of the earliest drunkard songs from an Hindi movie. The movie is “Khazaanchi” (1941) and the song is “peene ke din aaye piye jaa”.
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