Archive for the ‘sad song’ Category
“Joshila” (1973) is one of the lesser known movies starring Dev Anand with the then young heroines Hema Malini and Rakhi. The movie failed at the box office and few people recall what this movie was all about.
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Hai duniya usi ki zamaana usi kaa
Posted on: March 15, 2009
“Kashmir Ki Kali ” has so many nice songs that this particular song somehow misses out in the popularity stakes. Though I have heard this song a few times, and for that matter I have even watched the movie, but I was not aware that the song “hai duniya usi ki zamaana usika” was from “Kashmir Ki Kali”.
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Chaah barbaad karegi hamen
Posted on: March 10, 2009
“Shaahjahan” (1946) was full of K L Saigal classic songs. I have already posted quite a few songs from this movie.
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Phir wo bhooli si yaad aayi hai
Posted on: March 1, 2009
This song from “Begaana” (1963) has been sung by Rafi and picturised on an obscure actor called Shailesh Kumar who had played the role of hero in this movie, with Dharmendra playing second fiddle to him.
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Mujhe darde dil ka pata na tha
Posted on: February 26, 2009
Dharmendra had begun his career in 1960 and he had a long career spanning four decades. During hisearlier yeras, he got to work with many legends of Bollywood, before he became a legend himself.
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I am posting one great song after another from the 1949 movie called “Badi Bahan”. Here is another such song from this movie.
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In my series of songs from “Badi Bahan”, here is the fifth song. This is a sad song, and this song really made me feel sad, that is how emphatic I found this song.
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Ae Kaatib e Taqdeer
Posted on: February 24, 2009
I have listened to this song quite a few times on Radio Ceylon’s a few minutes before 8 AM, but I must admit that I never paid any attention to the lyrics of this ( or any other ) K L Saigal song.
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Gham diye mustaqil
Posted on: February 19, 2009
Much like how Radio Ceylon would play a K L Saigal song at the stroke of 8 AM every morning, I too am posting a K L Saigal song as the first song every day. 😉
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Jab dil hi toot gaya
Posted on: February 17, 2009
Till 1970s, Radio Ceylon Hindi service had “Puraani filmon ke geet” programme from 7-30 to 8 AM every day. The last song of the programme was invariably a K L Saigal song.
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