Archive for the ‘Songs of 1971’ Category
Peetal ki meri gaagri
Posted on: January 12, 2010
Great songs are not always the preserve of hit movies. I have realised that many great songs were composed for movies that flopped at the box office. The movies were forgotten , but the songs were not.
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Dareeche shaq dareeche shaq
Posted on: January 11, 2010
I had never heard about this movie called “Ek Thi Reeta” (1971). This obscure movie had Vinod Mehra and Tanuja in lead roles.
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Sooni sooni saans ke sitaar par
Posted on: January 11, 2010
It was pointed out recently to me that I had not posted any songs from “Laal Patthar” (1971). I too am surprised because I was under the impression that I had posted at least one song fom this movie.
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Jawaani ka ye aalam hai
Posted on: January 2, 2010
Ganesh was one music director who got very few opportunities as a music director, and he made the most of these opportunities. But much to his, and our misfortune, many of his songs were forgotten, since the movies were flops. These songs, though very fine songs on their own,are very difficult to come by these days.
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“Aap Aaye Bahaar Aayi” (1971) was a musical blockbuster where every song from the movie was extremely popular. In fact these songs remain popular to this day.
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I had a diary in 1970s, where I noted down the lyrics of songs that I liked those days. I still have that diary with me, and it is interesting to look at the list of songs that I liked those days.
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When separated relatives “inadvertently” meet again in Bollywood movies, background music goes on an overdrive. And the body language of the separated relatives show that they are trying to recognise each other, but without success. In some cases, a background song also gets played on this matter.
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“Rakhwaala” (1971) was a movie starring Dharmendra and Leena Chandawarkar. This movie has been forgotten by now, but it was a decent movie with great music.
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Here is a song from a lesser known movie called “Ek Paheli” (1971).
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“Rakhwaala” (1971) was a movie starring Dharmendra and Leena Chandawarkar. This movie as well as its songs were reasonably popular during those days, before they were forgotten with passage of time.
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