Archive for the ‘Multiple version song’ Category
Tere sur aur mere geet
Posted on: December 4, 2008
In the past I have discussed how can one read out keynote address or a weather news Bollywood style, viz in the form of songs.
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Hai apna dil to aawara
Posted on: December 1, 2008
Mumbai locals are the lifeline of the residents of that bustling metropolis. People have been travelling in Mumbai locals for last 60-70 years, ever since these locals were introduced.
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Dil jo na kah saka
Posted on: November 30, 2008
I have posted many songs of Rafi in this blog, and in each song I have raved about his voice. In fact one cannot help but remark on his voice quality whatever the song. In every song, he appered to give his very best.
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It was one of the earliest movies of Manoj Kumar’s career, and here he is paired with Sayeeda Khan.
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It is one of the iconic songs of 1970s. It is the title song of the movie “Chalte Chalte”. It was a small budget off beat movie. The lead actors in this movie were Vishal Anand ( credited as Vishal in the movie), Simi Garewal and Nazneen.
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Itna na mujhse tu pyaar badha
Posted on: November 20, 2008
- In: Duet | Feelings of heart | Lata song | Love song | Lyrics by Sudhir | Lyrics contributed by readers | Multiple version song | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1961 | Talat Mehmood - Lata duet | Talat Mehmood solo | Talat Mehmood songs | Translation by Sudhir | Translations by readers | Yearwise breakup of songs
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Here is a duet sung by Talat Mahmood and Lata. The typical quivering voice of Talat Mahmood on Sunil Dutt may sound a bit odd now, but this did not stop this song from becoming very popular. Lata sings for Asha Parekh, then a newcomer. This song is composed by Salil Chowdhary, and the lyricist Rajinder Krishan came up with very nice and hummable lyrics.
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Chhoti si ye duniya
Posted on: November 19, 2008
Considering that it is Shailendra who wrote the lyrics and Shankar Jaikishan who composed the music, it could as well be Mukesh singing for Raj Kapoor, but here it is Kishore Kumar singing for himself in “Rangoli”.
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1950s and 1960s saw many historical movies ( mostly from Mughal period) being made. These movies have become part of Indian psyche. So much so that there are many people who actually think that emperor Akbar spoke in a “fata baans” kind of croaking voice, and that there was actually someone called Anarkali. History tells us that Akbar hardly looked like Prithviraj Kapoor and there is no mention of Anarkali in historical chronicles, but then far less number of people read history than those that watch movies.
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Eena meena deeka
Posted on: November 13, 2008
In 1940s and 1950s, Bollywood music was undergoing a period of transition. New kinds of music were being introduced. One was the introduction of folk music from different parts of India. Another was a mixture of such folk music with classical music.
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Legend has it that Salil Chaudhari, the leading music director of 1950s refused to take Kishore Kumar seriously on finding out that Kishore Kumar was untrained in classical music. But when he listened to Kishore Kumar’s voice, Salil Chaudhari changed his opinion and agreed to use Kishore Kumar’s voice in his forthcoming movie called “Naukri”, where Kishore Kumar incidentally was acting too.
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