Posts Tagged ‘Anand Bakshi’
Bollywood songs of 1990s and onwards do not quite strike the same chord with me as the songs of earlier decades do. But there are some songs of even 1990s onwards that are just wonderful to listen to.
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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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Kishore Kumar and R D Burman absolutely lorded over Bollywood music scene in late 1960s and early 1970s. Most of their creations , irrespective of the quality of the movie, were outstanding.
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Kisi ko pataa na chale baat kaa
Posted on: July 29, 2009
Producers on a shoestring budget tended to make Arabian nights kinds of movies in 1960s. These movies typically had lots of songs and dances. And being short of budget, these movies used to be partly in colour.
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Khoobsurat haseena jaane jaan
Posted on: July 29, 2009
Here is a forgotten song from “Mr X in Bombay” (1964). This was a movie in which Kishore Kumar and Kumkum played lead roles.
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Sultana sultana tu naa ghabraana
Posted on: July 28, 2009
“Shreeman Funtoosh” was apparently a movie of 1965. It had Kishore Kumar and Kumkum in lead roles.
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Haay sharmaaun kis kis ko bataaun
Posted on: July 26, 2009
How did one jugde the popularity of a song in the olden days ? One way was to listen to the Binaca geetmala coundown show. Another was to find out what songs were being requested the most in “Aaphi ke geet” farmaishi programmes by the farmaish senders of Jhumri Tilaiyaa.
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Aaya aaya atariyaa pe koi chor
Posted on: July 24, 2009
“Mera Gaaon Mera Desh” (1971) was regarded as the ultimate “daaku” movie till Sholay came about in 1975. In fact, Sholay had drawn liberally from “Mera Gaon Mera Desh”. The name Gabbar Singh was modelled on Gajjar Singh (played by the dashing Vinod Khanna).The dacoits of “Mera Gaaon mera desh” in fact looked more believable. And just because “Sholay” happened does not mean that “Mera Gaaon Mera Desh” should and could be wished away.
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“Haathi Mere Sathi”(1971) was a dream movie for kids when it was released. The stunts of elephants had kids and elders all enthralled.
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“Aan Milo Sajna” (1970) was a musical blockbuster, as I have mentioned in the past while posting songs from this movie.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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