Archive for the ‘Rafi songs’ Category
I have listened to this song many a times, without having a clue which movie it was from. Moreover, I listened to this song without paying much attention.
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Meri raaton ka mahtaab tu hai
Posted on: June 22, 2009
I have mentioned it that finding any information about music director Ganesh is extremely difficult, even though almost every song that he composed is a gem.
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I was not aware of this movie called “Suhaana Safar” (1970). It turns out this this forgotten movie had Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore in lead roles.
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Jo guzar rahi hai mujhpar
Posted on: June 21, 2009
“Mere Huzoor” (1968) was a nice movie on its genre ( Muslim social theme) and it had some wonderful music. I have already posted a few songs from this movie. And more songs from this movie deserve to be posted.
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One fine day in 1970s, I went to watch an old movie called “Kaajal”. I did not expect much from the movie, considering that it had Raj Kumar and Meena Kumari in it- and they were at their tragic “best” those days.
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Paas baitho tabeeyat bahal jaayegi
Posted on: June 21, 2009
This Rafi song is a well known song, but other details about this song are not all that well known. the reasons are obvious. This song is from an obscure movie with obscure actors etc.
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Chaahe paas ho chahe door ho
Posted on: June 21, 2009
It is a very well known song from an obscure movie called “Samrat Chandragupta” (1958). Considering that this movie was a historical/ mythological fare, it must have been a B grade movie. Kalyanji was the music director of this movie. This must have been his debut movie as a music director. Later he roped in his younger brother Anandji to form their music director partnership of Kalyanji Anandji in subsequent movies.
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This song is one of those songs that I heard, liked and then forgot- all this while remaining oblivious about details like its movie etc.
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Jitni haseen ho tum
Posted on: June 20, 2009
Rafi was not only gifted with a divine voice, he was also a very humble and considerate individual. He would help out struggling music directors and would sing for them virtually for nothing. And he would give his best to these songs. There are countless Rafi songs sung for anonymous music directors which were picturised on forgotten/ forgettable actors. Quite a few of these songs are very nice and hummable songs.
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Gar tum bhula naa doge
Posted on: June 18, 2009
“Yakeen” (1969) is not remembered much today, but as was the case with almost every mainstream movie of those days, this movie had some nice music in it.
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