Archive for the ‘Stage song’ Category
Apni adaa par main fidaa
Posted on: May 26, 2009
Here is a cute and lovely song from a 1953 movie called “Teen Batti Chaar Raasta”. In this movie Sandhya plays a domestic help who has a great singing voice.
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Here is another interesting song that I stumbled upon today.
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O beqadar bedardi
Posted on: May 18, 2009
I have mentioned it in the past that “Desh Premi” (1982) was one Manmohan Desai movie that I liked a lot. To my mind, it was a nice and entertaining movie.
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Dilli se aaya bhai Tingu
Posted on: May 9, 2009
I have posted two superb songs from “Ek Thi Ladki” (1949). This movie was far far ahead of its time, and that can be said about its music too.
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Tu naa aaya aur hone lagi shaam re
Posted on: May 5, 2009
Many of the songs in Bollywood movies are based on folk music. This particular song was based on a folk song from the village of the grandmother of Lata. And in fact Lata herself suggested to C Ramchandra to use this folk music.
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Zulfon se baandh ke
Posted on: May 5, 2009
I never knew that there was a movie called “Sheikh Chilli” (1956). This B grade movie starred Bhagwan, Mahipal and Shyama. This movie may not have done anything spectacular at the box office otherwise I would have surely heard about this movie.
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One two three four
Posted on: April 20, 2009
Though most Bollywood songs in 1950s were based on desi music ( classical and folk music), western music were also being introduced those days. C Ramchandra was one of the main pioneers who introduced western music in Bollywood. Another such pioneer was N Dutta.
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The Bollywood movie “It happened one night” was quite an “inspiring” movie. It inspired many Bollywood movies. One such movie was “Chori Chori”.
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It is widely believed by people that western music was introduced in bollywood in 1960s by R D Burman and that Hinglish lyrics began to be used in 1980s. One is way off the mark if one believes so.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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