Archive for the ‘Songs of 1973’ Category
The other day I posted a song from a movie called “Chaand aur Suraj”. I thought that this song was from the same movie. But no, this movie is different. It is called “Suraj aur Chandaa” (1973),
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This song was among the most popular songs of 1970s, especially among pre teens like me. But I had no inkling which movie this song was from, though I guessed that this song must be from some well known movie.
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“Aa gale lag jaa” (1973) was a run of the mill movie, but it caught public imagination because of this particular song. This song had two versions. The grown up version was sung by Kishore Kumar and it was picturised on Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore as a “nature song” -as it was picturised on hills. The other version of the song was a party song and it had a kid singing in addition to Kishore Kumar. Kishore Kumar once again sings for Shashi Kapoor whereas the kid Sushma Shreshtha sang for Master Tito.
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There are several songs that play at the very beginning of the movie as the credits begin rolling in on screen. I have not yet had a category for them, but I think I should call such songs as movie opening songs. They open the movie like how opening batsmen open an innings in a cricket match.
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When one thinks of the music of “Blackmail” (1973), its song “pal pal dil ke paas” readily comes to mind. Most people, including me, remember only this one song from this movie.
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“Aa gale lag jaa” (1973) is a movie starring Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore. Like most songs of those days, this movie too boasted of some superb songs.
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Sona Rupaa laayo re
Posted on: August 4, 2009
“Josheela” (1973) was a movie featuring Dev Anand and Hema Malini. The makers of this movie were expecting the movie to succeed like “Johny Mera Naam” which had the same pair. But lightening did not strike the second time and the movie failed.
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“Ek Kunwaari Ek Kunwaara” (1973) is not a movie too many people have much knowledge about. I watched the video of a song from this movie recently and I found that it had a nice party song in it.
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The movie as well as this song from the movie lies forgotten today, but this song from “Banarasi Babu” (1973) was quite popular those days.
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