Archive for the ‘Mujra song’ Category
Mujra songs are typically sung by one singer and picturised on one actress. And that actress typically looks helpless surrounded by many “fans”.
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Main sadke jaaun mere sainyya
Posted on: November 30, 2009
I have posted a few songs from “Vaasnaa” (1968) in the past. This movie had some nice songs in it. But considering that 1968 had a bumper crop of outstanding songs, many great songs found themselves pushed out of contention by other songs jostling for the same space. Songs of “Vaasna” fell in that category.
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Nikle the kahaan jaane ke liye
Posted on: November 18, 2009
I have seen many mujra songs in Bollywood movies, and this song is a mujra song, but with a difference. Mujra songs tend to be depressing because the female dancer performing mujra tends to be wallowing in self pity. But this song is different.
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I had heard this song in passing in the past, without paying much attention, and without being aware which movie this song is from. This time I listened to (and watched) this song in the right earnest, and I was suitably impressed.
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I have so far posted four out of the five songs of “Smuggler” (1966). Here is the fifth and final song of this movie.
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“Paakeezah” (1971) which was the last movie of Meena Kumari was full of some beautiful songs. I as a pre teen disliked those retro songs at that time, but as time has passed, I find myself warming up to these songs. Indeed, these songs have grown sweeter and more melodious with passage of time.
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Intazaar aur abhi aur abhi aur abhi
Posted on: July 5, 2009
Meena Kumari debuted in early 1950 and played happy roles most of the time. Many of these movies are lovely family entertainers where she would typically act with Kishore Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Daisy Irani etc.
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Tumhaari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
Posted on: June 16, 2009
“Gaban” (1966) is a movie that is not remembered much today, but it had a few nice songs. The iconic song “ehsaan mere dil pe tumhaara hai doston” is a song from this movie.
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