Archive for the ‘Folk song’ Category
Ho jabse mili tose ankhiyaan
Posted on: August 29, 2009
I stumbled upon this superb song just now. This song is from a forgotten movie called “Amaanat” (1955) which had Bharat Bhooshan and Chaand Usmaani in lead roles. This song is a duet sung by Geeta Dutt and Hemant Kumar. And what a wonderful song this is. Listening to this song just once is enough to make one like this song.
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This song was almost edited out of the movie by its producer Vijay Bhatt who thought that this song, showing Hindu festival of Janmashtami had no place in this movie, but he was convinced by others that Akbar’s wife Jodhabai was a Hindu and so showing this song made sense.
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Zulmi hamaare saanwariya ho raam
Posted on: May 27, 2009
I have already posted a memorable Kishore Kumar song (Mere mehboob qayamat hogi) from this movie called “Mr X in Bombay”(1964). This movie starred Kishore Kumar and Kumkum.
I am not sure what the movie was like, but it seems to me that Mr X, the main character of this movie could become invisible, just like the hero of “Mr India” (1987).
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Doongi tainu reshmi roomaal
Posted on: May 18, 2009
Bollywood movies have many songs based on folk music of various states. Folk music of punjab has been the source for many such songs.
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There were quite a few well known songs in “Bambai ka Babu” (1960) and I have posted several songs from this movie already.
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Tu naa aaya aur hone lagi shaam re
Posted on: May 5, 2009
Many of the songs in Bollywood movies are based on folk music. This particular song was based on a folk song from the village of the grandmother of Lata. And in fact Lata herself suggested to C Ramchandra to use this folk music.
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Chhod de patang meri chhod de
Posted on: April 11, 2009
Though it is the music director who gets most of the credit for a song, it is the assistant music director/ music arranger who does the actual legwork, and should get the real credit.
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O yaara dildaara mera dil karta
Posted on: March 29, 2009
Ravi, one of the most prolific music directors who tended to give hits in a clutch did not believe in lifing tunes, though he admitted to being inspired from songs that he had heard. And he would change the tunes of his inspiration so nicely that few people could guess the source of his inspiration.
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Morni baagaan maa
Posted on: March 20, 2009
Here is a song from a relatively newer movie by the standards of this blog. The movie is “Lamhe” (1991).
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