Archive for the ‘Songs of 1967’ Category
There are many Rafi songs picturised on Shammi Kapoor and most of them are very well known.
Here is a Rafi-Shammi Kapoor song that is a less known song. At least this song is a lesser known song to me.
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Meri dulhan aayi sang doli na kahaar
Posted on: June 1, 2009
I have mentioned it in the past that Ganesh was a music director who deserved much better than what he achieved in Bollywood. He was just as talented if not more than Pyarelal (of Laxmikant Pyarelal fame, who was his brother).
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TV serial makers these days tend to take the title of some old movie and use it as the title of their serials. “Saas bhi kabhi bahu thi”, for instance, was a movie of the same name in 1970. Similarly, “Hare kaanch ki choodiyaan” was a movie of 1967.
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Ye tohfa tumhaare pyaar ka
Posted on: May 22, 2009
I had not heard about this movie called “Nai Roshni” (1967). When I came to know that this movie had music by Ravi then I was certain that this movie would surely have some nice songs.
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Dekha hai sabhi ne chaand ko
Posted on: May 9, 2009
In 1960s, Shammi Kapoor was the expert when it came to “teasing” ladies. Other aspiring heroes tried to ape Shammi Kapoor, but they hardly looked in the same league as a teaser.
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Raat akeli hai bujh gaye diye
Posted on: May 7, 2009
“Jewel Thief”, like most Dev Anand movies with S D Burman’s music, had some very nice songs in it. I have already posted a few songs from this movie.
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Hai nazar ka ishaara
Posted on: May 7, 2009
Here is a superb “party song” from “Anita” (1966). I wonder if this should be called a cabaret song as well. It seems that the dance was supposed to be cabaret but the costumes of the dancers is very much that of classical dancers.
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Tumhaari zulfon ke saaye mein
Posted on: May 6, 2009
“Naunihaal” (1967) was a movie that did not do well at the box office. This movie had a few nice songs in it, though. After all, it has Madan Mohan as the music director.
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Ye dil na hota bechaara
Posted on: May 3, 2009
Once S D Burman went to watch the English movie “Bridge on the River Kwai”. There was a musical tune in that movie which Burman da liked very much. He continued to whisle that song the whole day and he made a tune inspired by that music. That tune was used in the song “ye dil na hota bechaara” in the movie “Jewel Thief”.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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