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Till one year ago, this blog was largely a one man show. But with time, music lovers joined in and became regulars, and a few regulars became contributors too. With time, some of these contributors began to achieve their own landmarks in the blog, viz. century of contributions etc.
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Kehne waale tu bhi keh le
Posted on: March 26, 2012
- In: Asha Bhonsle songs | Blog century song | Century songs for the blog | Lyrics by Ava Suri | Lyrics contributed by readers | Manna Dey songs | qawwali | Rafi songs | S Balbir song | Song sung by three or more singers | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1964 | Theme song | Title song | Yearwise breakup of songs
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The makers of “Qawwali Ki Raat” (1964) had a tough task ahead of them. They were required to make a movie along the lines of “Barsaat Ki Raat” (1960).
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Jeewan chalne ka naam
Posted on: March 1, 2012
Manoj Kumar, like the politicians of those days, had hit upon the formula of championing the cause of the “Aam Janta” and he would make movies where he played a character appropriately called Bharat who would take up cudgels on behalf of the public.
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I have mentioned it in the past that Hindi movies and Hindi songs tend to deal with topics that are of interest and relevance to Indian public. Having said that, one finds that there are very few songs on some topics of everyone’s interest. For example, there are very few songs, if any, that deal with the feelings of Indians as voters. 🙂
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“Gauna” (1950) is an obscure movie by now. This movie was a Jagat Pictures Production. It was directed by Amiya Chakravarty. Star cast of the movie had names like Usha Kiran, Anoop Kumar, Purnima, S. Nazir, Kesari, Shailendra, Indumati, Wasti etc it.
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Aayee jhoom ke basant
Posted on: January 28, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enhusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Greetings to all on the occasion of Basant Panchmi today, the festival that heralds the onset of the spring season. Although it is still the month of Maagh (as per the Hindu calendar) and the beginning of the month of Pha’gun, which is the month of colors, is still a few days hence, the season of colors and freshness has been initiated. (Pha’gun is the month of colors, and the last day of Pha’gun is the celebration of Holi, which will be celebrated on 8th March this year). Basant is also a huge celebration with our brethren across the border, and the festival of kite flying and sumptuous food is already in progress since the day before. In Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Kasur and across all of the Punjab, this festival is energetically celebrated as ‘Jashn-e-Baharaan’ (Celebration of Spring) or simply, Basant.
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Lo aa gayee lohree vey
Posted on: January 13, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today is the festival of Lohri in north India, and here is a song from the film Veer Zaara for this celebration.
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The culture of India, irrespective of religions and regional diversity has one very strong common thread. In all parts of this culture-rich land, the basic celebrations abound with a deep seated respect for the seasons and the natural elements of sky, wind, fire, water and the earth. In the spring season, there are festivals connected with Basant, the celebration of spring. In the monsoon season, there are Teej festivals that celebrating the rainy season. There are festivals that celebrate the sowing of crops, and there are festivals that celebrate harvesting. The Navratri celebrations, that occur twice in the year, herald the onset of summer and the winter seasons. Every event relating to seasons and to the celestial movements in the skies – we have a reason to celebrate, and we have a festival to celebrate it with. No wonder that the culture of this land is simply a continuous celebration of life, each day, every day.
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Chehra kyaa gulaab hai
Posted on: January 12, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
‘Dilli Ka Dada’ is a film from 1962. As I started to write this piece, just wondered, how many films have been made whose names are based on city names, referring to someone from there. At first I thought, may not be many, but as I start to think about it, just in a couple of minutes, I could identify ‘Baghdad Ka Chor’ (1932, 1946, 1955), ‘Hyderabad Ki Naazneen’ (1952), ‘Arab Ka Saudagar’ (1956), ‘Dilli Ka Thug’ (1958), ‘Bombay Ki Billi’ (1960), ‘Bambai Ka Babu’ (1960), ‘Bombay Ka Chor’ (1962). And I am sure there are many more yet to be listed. Let’s see how many more such names our readers can up with. 🙂
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Ishq aur mushq kade na chhupde
Posted on: January 9, 2012
- In: Amitabh Bachchan present (without lip syncing) | Amitabh Bachchan songs | Feelings of heart | Guest posts | Mahendra Kapoor songs | Post by Sudhir | Song sung by three or more singers | Songs of 1970s (1971 to 1980) | Songs of 1979 | Translation by Sudhir | Translations by readers | Yearwise breakup of songs
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Remembering Mahendra Kapoor today, 9th January, his birth anniversary.
A resounding voice, that brings home the feeling of echoes in the valleys and mountains. A booming voice that is the representative and the choice for the rousing songs of chivalry and patriotism. A voice that is unmatched in the annals of the industry. A voice that has probably the widest vocal range amongst the contemporary singers and is rich in the higher octaves. Likened with the famed Italian tenor, Pavarotti, Mahendra Kapoor was always called upon to render the songs that needed power and exuberance. Listening to his voice gives a strong feeling of mountains and wide open spaces full of sound and melody. His songs are remembered for their inspiring and dominant strength.
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