Archive for the ‘Ghazal’ Category
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Before the advent of cinemas in India, Parsi theatres played the role of a catalyst for transmitting social, historical, political and religious messages to the people at large. The owners of theatres were rich and educated Parsis. Alfred Theatrical Company of Bombay (Mumbai) and Madan Theatres Ltd. in Calcutta (Kolkata) were two of the prominent theatre companies. With the successful staging of some of the plays by these two theatre companies, the audience from all the strata of the society and of different religious background started patronising the plays. The themes of the plays were diversified to cater the needs of the audience. With this, the theatre companies were always looking for play writers and stage actors.
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“Suhaagan” (1954) was produced by Dada Dharmadhikari and directed by Anant Mane. The movie had Jaswant, Sulochana, Vijayalaxmi, Jankidas, Geeta Bali etc in it. Here is what Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved in house encyclopaedia, has to say about this movie:
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Muzaffar Ali is one of the few Hindi filmmakers who spearheaded what was known as parallel cinemas during 70s and 80s. He came into the scene of parallel cinemas when some of the films under this tag such as Mrinal Sen’s ‘Bhuvan Shome’ (1969), Mani Kaul’s ‘Uski Roti’ (1969), Kumar Sahani’s ‘Maya Darpan’ (1972), M S Sathyu’s ‘Garam Hawa’ (1973), Shyam Bengal’s ‘Ankur’ (1974) etc were critically acclaimed. Being low budget films, some of these films fared well at the box office.
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Tumne ye kya sitam kiya
Posted on: February 24, 2014
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
This article is the 9500th song post in the blog.
OK, so it is 9500 today. Goodness, the Doppler effect that I discussed, oh just three short weeks ago, seems to be working just as told. The actual pace of posting songs is fairly normal and consistent. And yet, it seems we are speeding up, and will be reaching the magic number, faster than we thought we would get there.
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Gar teri nawaazish ho jaaye
Posted on: February 24, 2014
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“Gul Bahaar”(1954) was produced by M P films and directed by N Vakil. This movie had Hemant, Shakila, Kuldip Kaur, Ram Avtaar, Randhir, Khairati, Uma Devi etc,
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Nazar se dil mein samaane waale
Posted on: February 22, 2014
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“Saavdhaan” (1954) was directed by Dutta Dharmadhikari for Alhad Chitra Productions. The movie had Motilal, Shyama, Shyam Kumar, Misra, Raja Gosavi, Paro, Dada Mirasi etc in it.
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Aayee ritu saawan ki
Posted on: February 17, 2014
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This article is written by Bharat Upadhyay, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Genius of Jaidev
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Four songs from the 1977 film ‘Alaap’ has been already posted in this blog. this one second in my series will be the fifth one. I am not repeating the details of that film here, but will describe the scene depicted in the presentation.
Tawayaf Sarjubai, acted by Chhaya Devi, sings a soulful bandish in Raag ‘Desh’. She is remembering, in flashback, the pain of a prince of some state, Rajasaheb, acted by Sanjeev Kumar, who had just lost his beloved wife. Many tawayafs were patronized by princes for their singing talents during that period.
Jaidev , unlike the MDs of that era, utilized unknown or rarely heard singers as far as Hindi films are concerned. This duet is by two performing artists, Fayyaz (well known Marathi stage artist) and Bhupinder. (well known non-film gazal singer) I am sure this song will bring tears in the eyes to the sensitive souls and lovers of good music. May I invite you all to listen to this creation and wet the eyes with me?
PS-The audio of the solo version of the song is now uploaded by Sudhir ji alongwith the Devnagri lyrics. The two versions are identical except for one extra line repeated in the duet version at the end.
Duet version
Solo female version
Song- Aayee Ritu Saawan Ki (Aalaap) (1977) Singers- Kumari Fayyaz, Bhupinder Singh, Lyrics-Rahi Maasoom Raza, MD- Jaidev
Lyrics
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Duet version
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aayee ritu saawan ki
piyaa mora jaaye re
aayee ritu saawan ki
bairan bijuri chamakan laagi
bairan bijuri chamakan laagi
badri taana maare re ae
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
aise mein koi jaaye ae piyaa aa
tu rootho kyun jaaye re ae ae ae
aayee ritu saawan ki
tum hi anook bidesh jaaiyyaa
sab aaye hain dwaar re
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
tu rootho kyun jaaye re ae
aayee ritu saawan ki
aayee ritu saawan ki
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Solo version
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aayee ritu saawan ki
piyaa mora jaaye re
aayee ritu saawan ki
bairan bijuri chamakan laagi
bairan bijuri chamakan laagi
badri taana maare re ae
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
aise mein koi jaaye ae piyaa aa
tu rootho kyun jaaye re ae ae ae
aayee ritu saawan ki
tum hi anook bidesh jaaiyyaa
sab aaye hain dwaar re
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
aise mein koi jaaye piyaa aa
tu rootho kyun jaaye re ae
aayee ritu saawan ki
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Hindi script lyrics (Provided by Sudhir)
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Duet version
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आई ऋतु सावन की
पिया मोरा जाये रे
आई ऋतु सावन की
बैरन बिजुरी चमकन लागी
बैरन बिजुरी चमकन लागी
बदरी ताना मारे रे
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
तू रूठो क्यूँ जाये रे॰॰ए॰॰ए
आई ऋतु सावन की
तुम ही अनूक बिदेस जाइया
सब आए हैं द्वारे रे
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
तू रूठो क्यूँ जाये रे॰॰ए॰॰ए
आई ऋतु सावन की
आई ऋतु सावन की
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Solo version
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आई ऋतु सावन की
पिया मोरा जाये रे
आई ऋतु सावन की
बैरन बिजुरी चमकन लागी
बैरन बिजुरी चमकन लागी
बदरी ताना मारे रे
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
तू रूठो क्यूँ जाये रे॰॰ए॰॰ए
आई ऋतु सावन की
तुम ही अनूक बिदेस जाइया
सब आए हैं द्वारे रे
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
ऐसे में कोई जाये पिया
तू रूठो क्यूँ जाये रे॰॰ए॰॰ए
आई ऋतु सावन की
Hangaama e gham se tang aakar
Posted on: February 15, 2014
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
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Rare Performances – Things Unique and Unexpected #4
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Poets as singers may not be an uncommon expectation. Poets are known for their singing prowess in mushairas and in kavi sammelans. They are expected to present their verses in ‘tarrannum’. However, not many have ventured into singing in the films. It is quite strange, because they are the one’s who best know the words, their intent, and their meaning. They also have a fair idea about an underlying melody that hides behind the meter and rhyme that they have created. Lyricist DN Madhok was famous for providing a basic ‘dhun’ to the music directors, for every song he wrote. But still, one does not find many singing in the films in their own voice.
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Today, February 8th 2014 is the 73rd birth anniversary of Jagjit Singh ( 08/02/1941 – 10/10/2011) who is regarded as a catalyst in reviving ghazals as a form of singing not only in India but across the world. He transformed ghazal singing into an easier and acceptable form to suit the taste of masses. And what a coincidence! When Malika e ghazal, Begum Akhtar passed away in October 1974, Jagjit Singh was on the way up of becoming a popular ghazal singer when his first LP disc ‘The Unforgettable’ (1976) became commercially successful. So there was a sort of change of guard and handing over the baton of sorts in that Jagjit Singh took over the mantle of ghazal singing after the demise of Begum Akhtar.
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Tumhe yaad ho ke na yaad ho
Posted on: January 21, 2014
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
Tum mere pass hote ho goya
Jab koi doosra nahi hota
Most of the readers of this blog may have known this she’r albeit with a minor variation in the song o mere shaah e khubaan written by Hasrat Jaipuri in ‘Love in Tokyo’ (1966). But how many of us would have known ( including me until few months back) that this original she’r was written by Momin Khan ‘Momin’, one of the prominent Urdu poets in the Mughal court during early 1800s. And what a beautiful romantic she’r!. Mirza Ghalib who was the contemporary and a close friend of Momin is reported to have offered his entire ‘Diwan e Ghalib’ for Momin’s this she’r, one among the nine she’rs in his ghazal ‘asar usko jaraa nahin hota’.
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