Archive for the ‘Rafi songs’ Category
Kuchh kahta hai ye saawan
Posted on: March 12, 2009
“Mera Gaaon Mera Desh”, a spectacular “daaku” movie which was one of the major inspirations for ‘Sholay” has a few memorable songs.
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Wo jab yaad aaye bahut yaad aaye
Posted on: March 12, 2009
“Parasmani” was a C grade movie that was elevated by its outstanding music by Laxmikant Pyarelal, the debutant music directors of this movie.
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In Bollywood movies, hero who is betrayed tends to sing sad songs. In those songs, the hero laments his bad luck, but he would rarely wish ill for his beloved. These songs may wallow in self pity but bitterness towards the lady in conspicuous by its absence.
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“Shatranj” (1969) was a movie that flopped at the box office, even though it has Jubilee Kumar (Rajendra Kumar) in the lead role alongwith Waheeda Rahman.
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Ik pardesi mera dil le gaya
Posted on: March 10, 2009
“Naagin” song has the most well known “been” tune in Bollywood music, but this “been” music in this song from “Phaagun” (1958) is just as wonderful.
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Ye jo chilman hai
Posted on: March 9, 2009
During Rajesh Khanna’s heydays, it was Kishore Kumar who was the playback singer for most of the songs picturised on him. But there were a few exceptions, too.
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Ek chameli ke mandve tale
Posted on: March 6, 2009
One is used to seeing Helen in a cabaret number dressed in “western” clothes. Also her role would typically be confined to that one song.
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I have listened to this song lots of times. But I was not aware till now which movie this song is from, and who figured in the picturisation.
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Teri shehnaai boley
Posted on: March 5, 2009
I have posted quite a few songs from this movie but the theme/ title song of the movie was not one of them.
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