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I had once wondered what I would do if I run out of all Rafi-Shammi songs. Then I realised that I need not worry. In case I have no more Rafi-Shammi songs to listen to, I always had the option of listening to the songs picturised on Shammi Kapoor clones. And these songs sounded just as good. There was Joy Mukherjee ( similar in appearance to Shammi Kapoor ans sometimes nearly as good) and there was also Vishwajeet ( smaller built and therefore described as poor man’s Shammi Kapoor).
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Subaha na aayi shaam na aayi
Posted on: January 23, 2009
Few people have heard the name of the movie (Cha Cha Cha) or that of the music director (Iqbal Qureshi), but what music this movie had !
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Tumne mujhe dekha
Posted on: January 22, 2009
What can one say about the music of “Teesri Manzil” that has not been said ? It was the launch pad of R D Burman as a formidable music director in Bollywood music industry. The songs, all of them, broke new ground. Rafi and Asha Bhonsle were magical in this movie. Majrooh Sultanpuri came up ith some wonderful lyrics.
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Chakke mein chakka
Posted on: January 22, 2009
“Brahmachari” had so many wonderful songs, including a few immortal song. Even those songs that are not all that immortal can still be regarded as memorable, even though these songs were composed as time pass songs.
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Shammi Kapoor figured with Asha Parekh in more movie than with any other actresses. They were together when Shammi Kapoor’s star was rising, and they were together when Shammi Kapoor’s star was setting. And of course, they were together when Shammi Kapoor was at the top.
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“Professor” has to be one of the most memorable musical blockbuster movie featuring Shammi Kapoor. But then the same can be said about any Shammi Kapoor movie.
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Hum intezaar karenge
Posted on: January 18, 2009
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I may not be the only person to note that majority of songs in Bollywood are about love. In these songs, the lead actors would fall in love and then sing love songs.
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Ponch kar ashq apni aankhon se
Posted on: January 17, 2009
When I got this song as farmaish, I wondered which song it was. I was sure I had never heard this song.
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This is the kind of song that I fondly call a “chayageet song” which by its nature is a romantic song if you are in the right mood, or a sleep inducing song if you are not, since such songs are sung at night time. 😉
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O phirkiwali tu kal phir aana
Posted on: January 15, 2009
This song was quite a timepass song during its time and it was very popular with kids like me.
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