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Utho Bulbulo Tod Do Teeliyaan

Posted by: skapur01 on: February 9, 2018

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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

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Post No. :

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Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 4
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~~/‘ई’/~~

‘उ’ – उठो बुलबुलों तोड़ दो तीलियाँ

दिल की आवाज़ भी सुन॰ ॰ ॰

वो अगर चे सुन सकते, हम तो सुनाते ही रहते॰ ॰ ॰

But now, the voice has gone to distant lands unknown, where our call will not reach, and his voice will not come back again. It seems like a thing of yesterday that I saw him perform live on Doordarshan; or that I read about another award in the Filmfare magazine, that he had stood up and walked up to receive. The mind simply does not believe that he has not been with us mortals for the past almost four decades. कहाँ से ले के आएँ, अपने बूते की बात नहीं॰ ॰ ॰ दिल को ही समझाना पड़ता है।

Moving forward with the series of duets – I have to skip ‘ई’ because no duet song starting with this vowel is available. So I come to ‘उ’, as the starting letter for today’s song.
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Tags: 1950, DN Madhok, Geeta Dutt, Geeta Roy, Hansraj Behl, Khamosh Sipaahi, Mohammed Rafi

Is Jag Mein Kahin Bhi Rahiyo

Posted by: skapur01 on: January 16, 2018

Blog Day :

3469

Post No. :

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Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 3
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‘इ’ – इस जग में कहीं भी रहियो

मेरी आवाज़ के पीछे चले आओ
चले आओ
चले आओ॰ ॰ ॰

Aah, only if it were possible in this physical world. The only recourse is to listen to the recordings. That charisma is going to remain alive, till the time there is music on this earth. The magic of Rafi Sb’s voice will never cease.
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Tags: 1962, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Pyaar Ki Jeet, Qamar Jalaalabaadi, Sudhir Phadke

Aa Tujhko Bulaayen Ye Pyaasi Nigaahen

Posted by: skapur01 on: December 28, 2017

Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 2
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‘आ’ – आ तुझको बुलाएँ ये प्यासी निगाहें

जाने वाले फिर नहीं आते
जाने वाले की याद आती है

The dear ones who depart this world, do never return; just the memories remain. And then, just as another poet has said, “यादों का सहारा ना होता, हम छोड़ के दुनिया चल देते”. If we did not have the bracing support of the memories, life would really have been a difficult journey to tread. Memories make us experience the past emotions once again, and in a manner, give us the strength to permeate the emotions of sorrow that may linger after the departure of a loved one.
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Tags: 1955, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi, Nisar Bazmi, Pyaara Dushman, Saba Aghani

Ab Jeene Ka Mausam Aaya

Posted by: skapur01 on: December 24, 2017

Mohammed Rafi – Duets – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 1
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‘अ’ – अब जीने का मौसम आया

kya kahoon
kuchh kahaa nahin jaaye. . .

Really so – our utterances and our thoughts well nigh come to a helpless pause. The more I want to substantiate these thoughts, the more difficult I find to avoid repeating myself. And yet, the voice of Rafi Sb, the limitless nuances of emotions it carries, the multitude of expressions carried in thousands of songs – that voice, that divinity descended from the heavens, continues to perpetuate afresh, with every song that is played. There seems no end to this variety.
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Tags: 1966, Asha Bhosle, Dillagi, Laxmikant Pyaarelal, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Mala Sinha, Mohammed Rafi, Sanjay

Dekhne Waale Dekh Karishma Yaaron Ka

Posted by: skapur01 on: November 7, 2017

Fabulous Foot Tappers – 8
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“What a find. Such a rollicking song.”

This the comment by our own Ava Suri ji, that I find on the YouTube upload page of this song. Yes, ‘rollicking’ is just the right word to describe the tenor of this song. By the way, the YouTube channel on which this is posted is titled ‘The Edwina Channel’. And for those who are familiar, this channel is managed by Dan Thomas (aka Thomas Daniel). Dan has been actively collaborating with dear Greta Memsaab, for cleaning and sprucing up digital videos of old Hindi films, subtitling them and putting them up on the YT. Our dear Raja ji is also part of this effort.
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Tags: 1966, Aruna, Edwina, Hiralal, Love And Murder, Mohammed Rafi, OP Nayyar, Shewan Rizvi, Suresh

Sakhi Ri Mo Se Rooth Gayo Ri Mero Shyam

Posted by: skapur01 on: August 25, 2017

This article is written by Mahesh Mamadapur, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in sites like lyricstrans.com and ibollywoodsongs.com etc then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.

Mukesh and his co-singers – 4
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A song recorded and composed by Roshan in 1950, was the topic of discussion on a TV program nearly 5 decades later. The singer (judge on the show) was requested by none other than Anil Biswas, to sing a few lines of the famous song. The specific reference was to the word “ib” in the song “Sun Bairi Balam Sach Bol Re Ib Kyaa Hoga” from ‘Bawre Nain’ (1950). She rendered the song in an effortless manner without any background music. It is difficult to believe that she could sing so well at the spur of the moment.
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Tags: 1950, Mukesh, Rajkumari, Ram Darshan, Ramesh Gupta, Rij Ram-Balmukand

Azaad Ho Gaya Hai Hindostaan Hamaara

Posted by: skapur01 on: August 15, 2017

Mukesh and his Composers – 14
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As we celebrate seven decades of freedom, patriotic songs continue to eulogize the glories of our nation. These songs have always had a special place in the hearts of all Indians. During the good old days of DD, many such songs were played throughout the day on such occasions. One of the very common songs that was invariably played was the Mukesh number “Chhodo Kal Ki Baaten” from the film ‘Hum Hindustani’ (1960). Coming from the baton of Usha Khanna in her second film as a composer, the song was sung with much gusto by Mukesh. The other famous song by Mukesh in this genre is obviously the title song from ‘Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai’ (1960).
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Tags: 1948, Jalsa, Mukesh, Ram Ganguly, Ramesh Gupta

Jab Talak Aasmaan Pe Sitaare Rahenge

Posted by: skapur01 on: April 26, 2017

Atul ji’s 10K Song Milestone Celebrations – 8
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Mukesh and His Co-Singers – 3
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The thought had crossed my mind a few months back. To calculate the sum of all the posts of contributors and subtract it from the grand total which would have given the obvious number. A number big enough to just admire, thank and congratulate with high gratitude. Thankfully, the pen and paper (and well a calculator) did not meet and so we had Sudhir ji planning his modus-operandi.

Else who knows, I would have written a common mail to both which I usually do and spoiled all the fun.

I got to know of Sudhir ji’s plans which he told me in person when I met him for a short visit to his house. Now wait. Isn’t our meeting a celebration to write a post? Yes indeed, but that shall wait for another day.
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Tags: 1973, Aangan, Mukesh, Omkar Verma, Sonik Omi, Sulakshna Pandit

Hum To Pehli Hi Nazar Mein De Chuke Hain Dil Tumhen

Posted by: skapur01 on: April 21, 2017

Mohammed Rafi – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 37
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‘ह’

“हम तो पहली ही नज़र में दे चुके हैं दिल तुम्हें”

Lingering memories, fading in, successively, in a shuffle sequence, as the charmed mind tries to follow and decipher all the fine nuances and entertaining devices, contained in this immortal, unforgettable voice – that of Rafi Sb.
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Tags: 1962, Apna Banaa Ke Dekho, Asad Bhopali, Mohammed Rafi, Ravi

Saawan Ki Pari Chup Chup Hai Khadi

Posted by: skapur01 on: April 18, 2017

Mohammed Rafi – ‘अ’ से ‘ह’ तक (From ‘अ’ to ‘ह’) – 36
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‘स’

“सावन की परी चुप चुप है खड़ी”

I came across this song for the first time, few weeks ago. It has been sitting in the hard disk for quite some time now, one of a set of songs of Rafi Sb that Bakshish Singh ji gave to me. On some prompting thought in the mind, I just played this song, as I was searching for a song starting with ‘स’, and goodness, just could not believe that this wonderful gem of a song has been sitting away from mainstream listening. Later, when I checked online, this song is posted on YT more than once, implying it is not so rare as I would imagine. Oh but, what a song, what a song.
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Tags: 1970, 1970s-UR, Asad Bhopali, Asha Bhosle, C Arjun, Mohammed Rafi

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