Archive for the ‘expression of love’ Category
Tum gagan ke chandrmaa ho
Posted on: August 10, 2010
While posting a song of “Sati Savitri” (1964) I had remarked that there are certain value system (Sanskaar) that are difficult for westerners to comprehend. In the Indian value system, woman may be described as ardhaangini (better half) of her husband, but paradoxically, she is required to treat her husband as her God and a superior being, and she is required to regard herself an inferior being. Not very demcratic, but then these ancient scriptures were written in an entirely different era.
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This is a song that I have heard many a times in my younger days. I was only aware of the fact that this song is sung by Rafi and Asha Bhonsle, but that was all I knew about this song.
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Indian culture has some values which may sound strange to westerners.
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Madan Mohan had composed music for just over 700 movie songs in his career. So far I have posted as many as 127 of these songs in this blog which constitutes 18 % of all Madan Mohan songs. I am sure that with time, I will be able to post many more Madan Mohan songs.
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Ye waadaa karen jahaan bhi rahen
Posted on: August 8, 2010
When one talks of “Dil Bhi Tera Ham bhi Tere” (1960), then only one song comes to the mind of most people and that song is Mujhko iss raat ki tanhaayi me aawaaz na do. But this movie had other songs in it too.
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Jaa jaa jaa chhod de o chhaliyaa
Posted on: August 7, 2010
“Kan Kan Mein Bhagwaan” (1963) was a mythological movie, anda small budget movie.Mahipal and Anita Guha, the biggest stars of such movies, had played lead roles in this C grade movie.
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Mujhe pyaar ki zindagi dene waale
Posted on: August 4, 2010
I was not aware of this movie called “Pyaar Kaa Saagar” (1961). It turns out that this movie had Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari in lead roles.
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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 Hindi movies, boy and girl cannot get introduced in a nice and gentle manner. Their initial encounter must be abrasive, with the boy making passing at the girl and the girl not liking it a bit. A teasing song would follow, and somehow, by the end of the song, the girl would melt and begin responding to the advances.
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Naa jiyaa laage naa
Posted on: August 2, 2010
I have posted a few songs from “Anand” (1970). In this movie, every song, not just the better known ones, are gems. And that is only to be expected seeing that Salil Chaudhary is the music director of this movie.
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