Archive for the ‘Songs of 1970s (1971 to 1980)’ Category
I am aware of a movie called “Aan Baan” (1956), but it turns out that there was another movie of the same name in 1972 as well. I am surprised that I should know about the 1956 movie of this name , but be totally oblivious of the 1972 movie of this name.
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Mad bhari ye hawaayen
Posted on: September 22, 2011
“Anokha Daan” (1972) is a movie I knew little about even though this movie was released during my pre teen/teen years when I was at my curious best. So this movie must have been forgotten just as soon as it was released.
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Ye bheegi fizaayen
Posted on: September 21, 2011
“Kaanch Aur Heera” (1972) was a B grade movie produced by Sudarshan Chitra and directed by Charandas Shokh. The makers of this movie must have been great believers in winning lottery or stock market riches, seeing that they had staked the future of their movie on names like Pankaj and Shaheen. Yes, they were the lead actors in this movie. Other in the cast were Rajan Haksar, Kamal Kapoor, Manmohan etc.
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In any field, just having the skills for the job is not enough. Good PR skills and being in the good books of those who matter is paramount. Being able to stand for one’s rights and getting it too is a tight rope walk that few people may have perfected. Among lyricists, the top few managed to have their say, but those who were in the lower rung in the pecking order had it difficult.
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When I was growing up a a pre teen and later teenage kid in 1970s, I, alongwith the rest of India was a big fan of Kishore Kumar. Rafi, the erstwhile dominant male playback singer of he previous two decades found himself virtually jobless for nearly one year, before he began to get singing assignments again.
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This blog at present has songs composed by 165 music directors. Around 30 odd of them could be called major music directors because they had long careers spanning several decades.
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O meri laadli pyaari behna
Posted on: August 13, 2011
It is the day of Raakhi festival (Raksha bandhan) today and we saw in one song that a man was lamenting the fact that he did not have a sister of his own. But it is not necessary for a man to have a real sister of his own for the purpose of rakhi. Indian mythology is full of tales of unrelated men being sent rakhi by women and they fougtht to protect the honour of their rakhi sisters. Hindi movies too show girls tie rakhi on the wrists of strangers and they prove to be more loyal that their real brother.
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Meri bhi koi behna hoti
Posted on: August 13, 2011
Today is the day of Rakhi festival, when sisters tie rakhi on the wrist of their brothers. It is assumed that every sister has a brother and vice versa. But that cannot be the case all the time. Just spare a thought for those men who do not have sisters !
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Chingaari koi bhhadke
Posted on: August 4, 2011
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Atul has just brought to my notice that Kishore Kumar’s birthday falls on 4th August. He wanted me to write up a song on this occasion – how could I possibly refuse? For one, it is for Atul’s blog and therefore an honour to be part of it in any possible way. Secondly, it is for Kishore da – and he’s always been close to my heart too. So there was no second thought – and here I am, typing away furiously on my keyboard.
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