Archive for the ‘Rafi solo’ Category
Lo chehraa surkh sharaab huaa
Posted on: September 18, 2010
“Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiyaa” (1966) is a movie that is full of sensational songs but these songs were criminally wasted thanks to the boring and painful plot. Even leaving the brain behind (recommended for watching Hindi movies) does not work. One can enjoy these songs only when the characters on whom the song is picturised enjoy it, seeing that it is a romantic song. But the storyline ensures that Nutan is in no position to enjoy Dharmendra’s advances. She is not what Dharmendra thinks she is, rather she is a look alike and wife of Dharmendra’s best friend-Rehman) to boot. To make matters worse, Dharmendra wooing her has Rehman’s tacit approval too.
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When I was growing up in late 1960s/early 1970s,I got to listen to countless wonderful songs.
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Main hoon Johny badaa toofaani
Posted on: September 17, 2010
I maintain that some of the most memorable O P Nayyar compositions have been picturised not on regular heroes, but on a comedian,viz Johny Walker. In some of these movies, Johny Walker in fact played the hero as well.
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Ba hosho hawaas mein deewaanaa
Posted on: September 13, 2010
If there was a Shammi Kapoor starrer called “an Evening in Paris” (1966) then the me too producers could be counted upon to come up with a product with similar sounding title. And they came up with “Night in London” (1967) starring Vishwajeet (poor man’s Shammi Kapoor) and Mala Sinha.
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Haay re insaan ki majbooriyaan
Posted on: September 13, 2010
“Ghoonghat” (1960) was a movie made by a South Indian production house, viz Gemini. It had Pradeep Kumar and Bina Rai in lead roles.
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This post is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of posts to this blog
A lot of actors have some mannerism or “trademark” that tends to be their distinguishing feature. It could be a style of dialogue delivery, it could be the way they shake their head, it could be the way they walk.
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Hamko tumhaaraa hi aasraa
Posted on: September 10, 2010
Rafi is today a legend of Hindi movie music but he too was a struggler for much of 1940s. It was only from 1946 onwards that he began to get songs to sing.
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Tumse izhaar e haal kar baithe
Posted on: September 9, 2010
There is one genre of movies that is popularly known as Muslim socials. These are love stories among Muslim characters. These movies tend to have spectacular music in it typically composed by Ravi, Naushad,Roshan, Laxmikant Pyarelal etc. The lyrics of these songs are quite poetic with reference to words like “hizaab”, “Bahaar”, “Shokhi”,”mehboob” etc.
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When I look back at the list of songs, I find that there are lots and lots of “weepy” songs in Hindi movies. In fact I need to open a new category names like this. Clubbing them all as sad songs will not do.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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