Posts Tagged ‘Anand Bakshi’
Wo kaun hai wo kaun hai
Posted on: March 12, 2009
“Paheli” songs were quite popular in old Bollywood movies where two groups ( one of boys and other of girls) would ask questions and the other group would be required to answer them.
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Kuchh kahta hai ye saawan
Posted on: March 12, 2009
“Mera Gaaon Mera Desh”, a spectacular “daaku” movie which was one of the major inspirations for ‘Sholay” has a few memorable songs.
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Aaj na chhodenge
Posted on: March 11, 2009
This must have been the very first Holi song that I became aware of as a child. Still, when I was posting Holi songs, I forgot all about this song. I must surely be getting old and amnesiac.
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Holi ke din dil khil jaate hain
Posted on: March 10, 2009
If the iconic movie of 1957 (Mother India) had a memorable Holi song, then the same was the case with the iconic movie of 1975 (Sholay).
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Main shaayar to nahin
Posted on: March 10, 2009
After the box office failure of “Mera naam Joker”, Raj Kapoor decided to make a clean break from the past. When he decided to make a teenage love story, he signed up an entirely new team.
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In Bollywood movies, hero who is betrayed tends to sing sad songs. In those songs, the hero laments his bad luck, but he would rarely wish ill for his beloved. These songs may wallow in self pity but bitterness towards the lady in conspicuous by its absence.
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Ye jo chilman hai
Posted on: March 9, 2009
During Rajesh Khanna’s heydays, it was Kishore Kumar who was the playback singer for most of the songs picturised on him. But there were a few exceptions, too.
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This is a song from a movie of 1992 when majority of songs had would get forgotten within a few months. But this song was an exception.
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“Bathroom singing” is quite a popular hobby with many people. One reason for bathroom singing is that it is the only place where one could sing without being disturbed. Another esoteric reason is to tell people that you have occupied the bathroom. This is useful in case the door of the bathroom does not get locked ( especially useful for those staying in hostels).
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This 1967 movie called “Milan” had its story based on reincarnation,where the same couple-Sunil Dutt and Nutan, would meet again and again in every reincarnation ( and expressed by the song “Hum tum yug yug se ye geet milan ke gaate rahenge”).
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