Archive for the ‘Manna Dey solo’ Category
Phir kahin koyi phool khila
Posted on: March 5, 2009
“Anubhav”, a by now forgotten “art” movie released in 1971 had some nice songs that have become forgotten as well. In fact, most of these songs did not become popular even in 1971. In fact, I never had the opportunity of listening to most of the songs from this movie except one.
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This philosophical song from “Upkaar” was one which Indeewar had written a few years earlier and Anandji ( of Kalyanji Anandji music director duo) liked it so much that he kept the lyrics with him. When a situation arose for this kind of a song in Manoj Kumar’s Upkaar, Kalyanji Anandji were ready with this song.
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Tujhe sooraj kahoon ya chandaa
Posted on: January 24, 2009
Most Bollywood movies have make believe story lines that have little resemblence with real life. But then, there come some movies which are so life like that one is bound to fall in love with these movies. One feels happy when the protagonists are happy and one is sad when tragedy strikes them.
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Ae meri zohra zabeen
Posted on: January 23, 2009
“Waqt” (1965) was the movie that started the fad of lost and found movies which was so eagerly lapped up by Manmohan Desai one decade later. In this movie, there are three sons and the parents and they get separated from each other after an earthquake and reunite only in the last reel. So B R Chopra showed the way as far as lost and found movies were concerned.
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“Meri Soorat Teri Aankhen” had some fabulous semi classical songs. One such song, sung by Rafi was “Naache man mora magan”. When I listened to this song, I was awestruck, and I thought that this has to be the best song in this movie.
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Zindagi kaisi hai paheli haay
Posted on: December 24, 2008
Hrishikesh Mukherjee saw a Japanese movie in a film festival and he was so impressed with that movie that he not only made it into “Anand”, but he also later remade his own remake ( with the protagonist a female this time) into “Mili”.
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Meri bhains ko danda kyun maara
Posted on: December 22, 2008
I am always sour at the double standards of Indians. The revere “cow” but treat its cousin “bhains” (water buffalo) with ridicule. Many of the pejorative sayings in India are associated with bhains ( viz Kala akshar bhains baraabar, bhains ke aage been bajaana etc.)
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Chham chham baaje re paayaliya
Posted on: December 21, 2008
The movie is “Jaane Anjaane”( 1971). This movie was more “anjaane “(unknown) than “jaane”(known) even in those days, not to speak of today as this movie had flopped at the box`office. The movie had an over the hill Shammi Kapoor and a young Leena Chandavarkar in the lead roles.
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“Dekh Kabira Roya” was a movie from 1957. This movie had some lesser known actors in lead roles, viz Anoop Kumar, Ameeta,Anita Guha, Shubha Khote etc. But that is not why this movie is remembered today. This movie is remembered for the absolutely outstanding music which was composed by Madan Mohan.
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Gori tori paijaniya
Posted on: December 20, 2008
It is a song that is less popular than other songs from this movie. And reasons are not too far to seek. It is a semi classical song, and such songs are rarely popular with lay audience.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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