Archive for the ‘Pathos’ Category
Dil hi to hai tadap gayaa
Posted on: November 13, 2010
Most of the songs discussed in these pages are “normal” songs in the sense that these songs were released normally, viz they were included in the movie and were released on records as well.
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“Jauhri” (1951) is a forgotten movie in which (believe it or not) Manorama was the lead actress and a few songs were picturised on her, too.
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There were some movies, especially those made in late 1950s by Guru Dutt that took melancholy to new heights (Depths ?). The Hero, always played by Guru Dutt, would remain gloomy and morose and he would make those around him gloomy and morose too. At least that is the general impression I get whenever I hear the name Guru Dutt. And in his case, life imitated art. He as well as his wife Geeta Dutt let miserable lives in their last few years.
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This song can be put into several categories. This song narrowly misses from becoming a “movie opening song”. The song begins immediately after the credits disappear from the screen. Guru Dutt and Mala Sinha are just married and it is their suhaag raat. But Guru Dutt, instead of taking interest in his newly wedded bride, complains that he cannot get sleep because of her.
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When I look at the roles of lead actresses of Hindi movies, I find that the ability to cry is an essential quality that they must possess. So I cannot help but feel that most actresses who entertained hopes of a successful careers in Hindi movies needed to have lots of practice of crying. In other words, it always helped if they came from families that offered them lots of opportunities to hone this skill. So does it mean that most actresses in Bollywood had unhappy childhood ? Shudder !
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Na koi prem ka rog lagaaye
Posted on: September 27, 2010
When I was a kid, I disliked listening to old songs, especially the songs in Radio Ceylon’s “Puraani filmon ke geet” which was broadcast from 7-30 AM to 8-AM. I in fact found the singing style of these old songs quite funny. And I would find the singing of K L Saigal the funniest of them all.
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Aa jaa ab to aa jaa
Posted on: September 25, 2010
Here is a song that can be called an iconic song among iconic songs. “Aa jaa ab to aa jaa” from “Anarkali” (1953) is one of the most well known songs in Hindi movie history. It is from “Anarkali” (1953) the original “Anarkali” movie, which came seven years before the other Anarkali movie namely “Mughal e Azam” (1960).
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