Archive for the ‘Rafi songs’ Category
“Pyaasa” was a movie full of serious “dard bhare” songs and all of them went on to become iconic songs.
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I have posted a few songs from ‘Baabul” (1950) already. Al these songs were (and still are) very popular. But one of the most popular (and as yet unposted) song from this movie is the iconic song “chhod baabul ka ghar mohe pi ke nagar aaj jaana padaa”.
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“Aapki Parchhaayian” (1964), like “Anpadh” (1962) was one movie that enhanced Madan Mohan’s repulation as being the ghazal king of Bollywood music world. In both these movies Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was the lyricist who penned some unforgettable songs.
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I have posted a couple of songs from “Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal” (1959). Here I post another song from this movie. And what a gorgeous song it is !
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In the world in general and in India in particular, it often so happens that a person’s value is not appreciated during his life time. But when he departs, rich tributes are paid to him and his creations, which never sold during his life start selling like hot cakes. The beneficiaries fully capitalise on the newfound sealeability of the works of the departed soul.
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I have posted three awesome songs from “Maaya” (1961). It turns out that there is another great song in this movie. Here is this song- “Koyi sone ke dil waala koyi chaandi ke dil waala”.
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Ham panchhi ek daal ke
Posted on: October 22, 2009
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After India became an independent nation in 1947, nation building began in the right earnest. Movies too reflected it, and many movies of that era talked about nation building, and also about the values and aspirations of the newly independent nation.
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I had never heard this song before. I heard this song for the first time only just now. And what a song it is.
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This song “jaane kahaan mera jigar gayaa ji” is a very well known song. One may not be aware of the movie of this song, but everyone is aware of this song.
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Ik saathi mera badaa puraanaa
Posted on: October 17, 2009
Just now I stumbled upon a 50 year old song, and listened to it for the first time.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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