Archive for the ‘Songs of 1973’ Category
I have listened to this song many a times and I knew that this song was from a Rajesh Khanna movie. But that is all I knew.
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Motiyon ki ladi hoon main
Posted on: June 29, 2009
In Indian culture, a man coming hard on an an unwilling woman is looked down upon and it is called “teasing”. But if a woman does it to an unwilling man, it is called “seduction”. 😉 Of course, Bollywood movies regard both these activities as desirable and as such we have had many “teasing” as well as “seductive” songs in Bollywood movies.
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I have posted a variety of songs in this blog. some are evergreen, some are not so evergreen but still nice songs to listen to. Then I have posted songs which are not just evergreen but which have attained cult status which I call iconic songs.
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Gali gali me kiyaa re badnaam
Posted on: May 31, 2009
This is an Asha Bhonsle song, and it is a fast dance song that is picturised on an pretty looking actress who is dressed seductively and dances seductively.
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I have posted quite a few songs in which two characters, mostly bit actors would sing a song ( often a philosophical song), and a crowd would gather around them to watch their poerformance. After the song, some people in the crowd would part with some small change as a token of their appreciation.
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Ham jo miley to saara zamaana jaley
Posted on: May 29, 2009
In mainstream Bollywood movies, there are two standard fares. One is songs, and the other is fights.
I have always wondered why Bollywood movie makers cannot combine the two, and why cannot we have songs and fights simultaneously.
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As qawwalis go, this qawwali was hugely popular in 1970s. In fact, if this movie “Dharma” (1973) is still remembered, it is solely because of this qawwali.
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Ye neer kahaan se barse hain
Posted on: May 19, 2009
Whenever someone talks of ‘Prem Parbat”, I am reminded of the song “Ye dil aur unki nigaahon ke saaye”. In fact, this movie and this song are almost synonymous for many people, including me.
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Chaand kyaa hai Roop ka darpan
Posted on: May 17, 2009
The Golden era of Bollywood music (1950 to 1980) saw many great music directors enrich Bollywood movies with their outstanding compositions. Many of them went on to have very long successful innings lasting for decades.
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Tum jo mil gaye ho
Posted on: May 13, 2009
By now I have realised that one should not typecast people. People, if given a chance can surprise us by coming up with performances that one do not normally associate with them.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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