Archive for the ‘Love song’ Category
Rangat teri soorat si
Posted on: February 22, 2009
Here is a Rafi-Shammi song from “Tumse Accha Kaun hai”. This song is a duet also containing the voice of Suman KalyanpurLata. Hasrat Jaipuri is the lyricist whereas Shankar Jaikishan were the music directors of this movie.
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Wo chand khila wo taare hanse
Posted on: February 18, 2009
I have noticed that the word “Chaand” figured quite frequently in movie songs of 1950s and 1960s. And many of these songs are quite well known even today.
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Aap huye mere balam
Posted on: February 13, 2009
Kishore Kumar was a versatile artist. There was little he had not done in movies. He has been producer, director, actor, singer, lyricist, music director etc etc. in movies. Though most commonly, he would play actor cum singer in many movies of 1950s and 1960s, before he turned a full time playback singer in late 1960s.
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“Mehboob ki Mehandi” was a Rajesh Khanna movie of 1971. It had lyrics by Anand Bakshi and music by Laxmikant Pyarelal. So one can guess that this movie must have some lilting music. And indeed that is how it was.
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Pahla pahla pyaar hai ye
Posted on: February 11, 2009
This song is from a 1966 movie called “Badtameez”. I have no idea what this movie was all about, but the movie boasted of big names in Bollywood music. Shankar Jaikishan were the music directors while Shailendra wrote the lyrics.
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Aa laut ke aaja mere meet
Posted on: February 10, 2009
“Rani Roopmati” was a C grade movie, and songs from such movies typically failed to catch the ears of the mainstream listeners. But there were some exceptions.
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Ye kisne geet chheda
Posted on: February 4, 2009
The movie “meri soorat teri aankhen” (1963) was full of some very nice songs. I have already posted two outstanding semi classical songs from this movie- sung by Rafi and Manna Dey respectively.
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“Ujaala” is a movie that was quite a turning point for Shammi Kapoor as well as Raj Kumar. It was one movie where Shammi Kapoor was seen in full flow with the mannerisms that would become his trademark in the subsequent movies.
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Ab kya misaal doon main
Posted on: January 30, 2009
In this fourth song of “Aarti” that I am posting in this blog, The two lead actors have become familiar with each other and they can take the liberty of opening their hearts to each other.
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In my series of posts on the songs of “Aarti” (1962), here is the third song in the series.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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