Archive for the ‘Rail song’ Category
Here is a song that will be a dream come true for song lovers if they are like me.
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Aayi bahaar aaj aayi bahaar
Posted on: June 26, 2010
Watching this song is an education in history, I feel. This song is from “Doctor” (1941) which was a movie from an era when India was still under British rule and independence was still several years into the future. Even the “Quit India” movement by Indian leaders had yet to take place. This movie “Doctor” (1941) was produced by Calcutta’s New Theatre. Those were the days when even the landmark of Calcutta, viz the Howrah Bridge was not yet in existence !
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Auraton ke dabbe mein mard aa gayaa
Posted on: May 3, 2010
“Mud Mud Ke Na Dekh” (1960) is a movie about which I have become aware just a few days ago. I have no idea how this movie fared at the box office, but I am just amazed at the songs of this movie. Most of the songs are great comedy songs and if this movie and its songs did not do well then it is more a reflection of the lack of appreciation on the part of the audience rather than on the calibre of this movie or its songs. I can vouch for the fact that the songs of this movie are great fun and they should all be regarded as gems.
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Some two years back, I had collected a list of songs picturised on Railways and I thought that I had covered almost all the songs that were there on this topic. By now, I have discovered several more Rail songs.
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Bollywood movies and Indian Railways are two of the major unifying factors for this vast nation of India. And these two often come face to face. We have people sitting in railway trains and singing songs (ask beggars on local trains) and on the other hand we have movies depicting songs sung in trains.
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Here is a superb song from “Bahaarein phir bhi aayengi” (1966).
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Jawaani ki rail chali jaaye re
Posted on: June 19, 2009
Stumbling upon songs that I never heard before is nothing new for me. But it looks like this stumbling is something different. I have really stumbled upon a rich vein of old classics this time.
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Raahi matwaale
Posted on: June 18, 2009
Some time back, I had compiled a list of rail songs. It had about 20 odd songs and I thought that I had all the rail songs covered. That list of songs is still there in my other ( by now rather defunct) blog.
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Duniya Ye duniyaa toofaan mail
Posted on: June 9, 2009
When one listens to old songs and watches their picturisation, one often gets to know about that era. That way, these songs serve as good historical references.
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Man gaaye wo taraana
Posted on: April 17, 2009
Listening to this song prima facie reminds one of the tune of the song “Rangeela re” (“Prem Pujaari”), but as one begins to listen further to this song, this song sounds nice on its own merit.
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