Archive for the ‘Rafi songs’ Category
Chhupa kar meri aankhon ko
Posted on: April 11, 2009
“Bhaabhi” (1957) has two iconic songs- one by Rafi and other by Lata.
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Nazar na lag jaaye.. o my love
Posted on: April 10, 2009
In any field of activity, whenever a product succeeds, “me to” products with similar packaging come up, which hope to encash on the popularity of the original. Most of the clones fail, but some of the best clones often succeed, and in some cases, may become as successful as the original too.
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Waadiyaan mera daaman
Posted on: April 9, 2009
During my childhood, I got to hear lots of loudspeaker songs ( viz songs blaring out of loudspeakers) where no details of movies, lyrics and music directors were available. Of course that did not prevent one from enjoying these songs. But since these details were not known, one forgot these songs as they stopped being played on loudspeakers.
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Bach ke jaane na doongi dildaar
Posted on: April 7, 2009
Shammi Kapoor’s era lasted for the entire 1960s and “Prince” could well be called his last successful movie. His two subsequent movies as a hero (“Pagla Kahin Ka” and “Jawaan Mohabbat” did not do well).
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Jab muhabbat jawaan hoti hai
Posted on: April 6, 2009
In the long list of Rafi-Shammi Kapoor songs, this song must be the last such song. This is because this song is from “Jawaan Mohabbat” and this movie was released in 1971. This was the last movie in which Shammi Kapoor played the kind of role that had become his hallmark for the entire decade of 1960.
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Dil ka bhanwar kare pukaar
Posted on: April 5, 2009
Here is a very typical situation. Boy meets girl. After a few meetings, the boy wants to express his love for her. But he is too shy. How to say it ?
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Tumhaari nazar kyun khafaa ho gayi
Posted on: April 4, 2009
This song is from “Do Kaliyaan” though I was not aware of this fact when I used to listen to this popular song on loudspeakers during my younger days. Needless to say, I was not aware who were the actors on whom this song was picturised.
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Dil pukaare aare aare
Posted on: April 4, 2009
“Jewel Thief” (1967) was a movie featuring Dev Anand and Vyjyanti Mala.
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Chhod bedardi aanchal
Posted on: April 3, 2009
Here is another song which I heard a lot in my young days, and liked it, before this song got forgotten.
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Ek tera saath
Posted on: April 3, 2009
This is a movie called “Wapas” (1969). It had Ajay and Alka in lead roles.
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