Archive for the ‘sad song’ Category
There are many songs that I describe as “chaayageet” songs. “Chaayageet” songs by my definition are those which are best listened to at night, that too alone. Words like “raat” and “tanhaayi” tend to indicate that the song is a “chaayageet” song.
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It is difficult to believe it, but this song is exactly 50 years old by now. One cannot make it out by listening to the voice of Lata or watching the picturisation, though.
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Jinhen ham bhoolna chaahen
Posted on: January 7, 2009
This often happens with me. I listen to songs of a movie I know little about, and then find out that the movie contained one outstanding song after another.
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Jo unki tamanna hai barbaad hoja
Posted on: January 4, 2009
This particular song is one that is a much liked song, but I doubt if too many people would be able to explain why they like this song. True, Rafi’s voice is as divine as ever, and Laxmikant Pyarelal’s music is always great, but how many of them are able to understand the lyrics ? Personally, I have little idea what the lyrics mean.
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Aapke pahloo me aake ro diye
Posted on: December 26, 2008
I have mentioned that “Mera Saaya” has several memorable Lata songs. This movie also as a Rafi song and it is just as nicely sung and is just as beautiful to listen to.
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Naa kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon
Posted on: December 25, 2008
Creating myths and perpetuating them is easy when the myth sounds plausible. One of the biggest myths surrounding “na kisi ki aankh ka noor hoon” is that it was written by the last Moghul Bahadurshah Zafar. Most people, including me, believed this myth. But I have come to know that this myth created is not true.
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Ya dil ki suno duniyawaalon
Posted on: December 22, 2008
Hemant Kumar was a versatile playback singer as well as music director. He was perhaps the only specialist music director who used to sing as playback singer for other music directors too.
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Kishore Kumar worked with Laxmikant Pyarelal for the first time in 1965 in a movie called “Hum Sab Ustaad Hain”. The movie itself is no longer remembered by anyone, but what music this movie had !
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Dono ne kiya thha pyar magar
Posted on: December 15, 2008
Sonik and Omi who were mama and bhanja acted as assistants to quite a few music directors viz Madan Mohan etc. It was in late 1960s that they started out as independent music directors.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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