Archive for the ‘Songs of 1980s (1981 to 1990)’ Category
“Laawaaris” (1981) received a poor rating in the Hindi weekly magazine (Saaptaahik Hindustan) that I used to read those days. The movie reviewer (Ishwar Singh Bais) opined that the best scene in the movie was the scene where “The End” appeared on the screen.
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Kishore Kumar has sung songs for many actors. His songs in fact were a major reason for the success of many leading actors- for example Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan etc.
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“Satte Pe Satta” (1982) was an adaptation of “Seven Brides for seven brothers”. When Bollywood makers draw inspirations from Western movies, they often spoil the original. This movie is one of the few that manages to remain an enjoyable movie. I have not watched the original, so I cannot say which movie was more fun, but I know for sure that “Satte Pe Satta” had some nice songs that the original movie did not have, 😉
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Roshan was a star and his grandson Hrithik Roshan is a star, but Rakesh Roshan, the father of Hrithik Roshan, was at best a middling actor, who somehow managed to make both ends meet. His career was floundering most of the time, and some timely hits would often revive his sagging fortunes.
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Ae zindagi gale lagaa le
Posted on: September 7, 2009
1980s was when I had begun to lose track of Bollywood songs and movies. The fact that it also coincided with the time when the quality of songs was going downhill was also one of the factors.
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Here is an energetic song from “Coolie” (1983) that will cheer its listeners up. The prerequisite to enjoying this song is that one should not look for logic in the plot of the movie and enjoy the songs in isolation for their fun value. not as a part of the movie.
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Most patriotic songs that have gone on to become immortal were created in 1960s when Bollywood was at its richest, when it came to singers, lyricists and music directors. Moreover, India was just a few years into independence those days and therefore the creators of these songs created them with feeling and passion.
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In 1970s and 1980s, small budget movies began to be produced which told the stories of boys and girls next door rather than the usual make believe stories that had little resemblance to reality.
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