Posts Tagged ‘Actor-Singer’
Bach gaye ham dono
Posted on: February 26, 2009
This song is from “Chacha Zindabad” (1959). One may think it is O P Nayyar’s music, but it turns out to be Madan Mohan’s music. And for a change, this song is quite a light hearted comedy song. Certainly not something with which Madan Mohan is associated now a days.
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Here is another K L Saigal song from “My Sister” (1944). Lyricist is Pt. Bhushan whereas Pankaj Mullick composed the music.
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In my series of songs from “Badi Bahan”, here is the fifth song. This is a sad song, and this song really made me feel sad, that is how emphatic I found this song.
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Ae Kaatib e Taqdeer
Posted on: February 24, 2009
I have listened to this song quite a few times on Radio Ceylon’s a few minutes before 8 AM, but I must admit that I never paid any attention to the lyrics of this ( or any other ) K L Saigal song.
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Karoon kyaa aas niraas bhai
Posted on: February 23, 2009
Here is another evergreen K L Saigal classic. This song is from a 1939 movie called “Dushman”. When I first heard the Radio Ceylon announcement that the song was from “Dushman” , I half expected a song from Rajesh Khanna’s “Dushman” (1971) and was mightily disappointed.
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Wo paas rahen ya door rahen
Posted on: February 22, 2009
I have mentioned it earlier that “Badi Bahan” was full of evergreen memorable songs. I have already posted 2-3 of them, and there are many more to come.
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Jab tumhi chale pardes
Posted on: February 22, 2009
It is one of the earliest “tonga” songs in Bollywood movies. But this song is much more significant than just that. “Rattan” was a movie that steered Bollywood music away from the influence of classical music. It was the first movie whose music drew on folk music.
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Do naina matwaare
Posted on: February 22, 2009
Imagine Shammi Kapoor being born 20 years too early and playing roles similar to “Junglee” and “Jaanwar” in 1940s. Then what kind of songs will he get to sing ?
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These days, I am posting a K L Saigal song as the first song of the day every day. In this series, here is a K L Saigal song from “Street Singer” (1938).
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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