Archive for the ‘Stage song’ Category
Ye duniyaa roop ki chor
Posted on: September 19, 2010
There are atleast two movies called “Shabnam” that I am aware of. One was released in 1949 and another on 1964. I have posted songs in this blog from both these movies.
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If one has to see how one can express one’s feelings of joy and happiness through a semi classical song and dance, then look no further than this song.
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Jaao jaao Nand ke laalaa
Posted on: September 12, 2010
“Rangoli” (1962) is a movie starring Kishore Kumar and Vyjyanti Mala. I have so far posted a couple of nice songs sung by Kishore Kumar and picturised on himself.
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I love you o madam
Posted on: August 29, 2010
I can watch songs of a movie any number of times. On the other hand, I find watching the same movie a waste of my time. Perhaps I have become “mature” with time. As a sign of this “maturity”,I would rather spend three hours trying to get the lyrics of a song right than watch the movie containing this song which may take less time.:D
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Here is a song from “Ek Phool Chaar Kaante” (1960). I had read a lot about this song, the last such reading being in the farmaish page of this blog. 😀
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Dil se dil takraaye
Posted on: August 27, 2010
When you are young, you only like to listen to “modern” songs and hate listening to old songs calling them boring. Here is a song that was old even by my standards of 1970s when I was growing up. But show me a song that could be more modern than this by now 51 year old song.
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Johny Walker, who mostly played a comedian in Hindi movie had become so popular that he began to command one song per movie which was typically sung by Rafi. This song was often a major highlight of the movie.
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I have listened to this song many a times and enjoyed listening to it. But I was not aware of the details of the song except that the song was sung by Rafi.
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O P Nayyar ruled the roost in Bollywood movie music in late 1950s and early 1960s with his characteristic music. During this phase, Rafi and Asha Bhonsle were his male and female singers of choice.
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