Posts Tagged ‘Asha Bhonsle’
Kahaan se laayi ho jaaneman
Posted on: December 9, 2008
Has anyone heard of this movie called “Dil Aur Mohabbat” ? I had not. But when I started digging, I found that it was a movie released in 1968 where Joy Mukherjee and Sharmila Tagore had played the main roles.
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Chaand zard zard hai
Posted on: December 8, 2008
Here is yet another song that I had never heard before. And when I heard it, I was amazed how such songs should have been lost to the fans of bollywood music fans. Now thanks to internet and services like youtube, many such songs are coming to the notice of fans once again.
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“Chhaila Babu” was a movie that proved a big flop and in a way this was one of the movie that began Rajesh Khanna’s rapid slide from superstardom.
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When it comes to train songs, S D Burman and R D Burman ruled the roost. Right from “Solva Saal” in 1957 till “Zamaane Ko Dikhaana Hai” in 1981, I can count nearly a dozen or so wonderful train songs composed by the two Burmans.
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I have discovered another nice song. And like many such discoveries, this song too came to my notice thanks to the farmaish of Raja.
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“Sacha Jhootha”(1970) had two Rajesh Khannas in it. One would sing hit songs, and the other would move around with shady characters.
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Shankar Jaikishan were the biggest names among Bollywood music directors for nearly two decades from 1950s to 1960s. It was in 1970 that Jaikishan died. Meanwhile “Mera Naam Joker” flopped big time. All these facts meant that Shankar Jaikishan musical duo was disbanded and moreover Raj Kapoor dropped Shankar Jaikishan ( then effectively only Shankar) from his subsequent movies.
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Here is an awesome comedy cum romantic song from exactly 50 years ago. It is one song that richly deserves to be brought to the notice of Bollywood music fans.
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Wow! It is a gem that has been forgotten by most people though it should not have been the case. It is an outstanding song in every count. Asha Bhonsle and Geeta Dutt, the two outstanding singers of that era, sing together in this song. Shailendra is the lyricist and S D Burman is the music director. And they are at their best in this song.
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Aap yoonhi agar hamse milte rahe
Posted on: December 3, 2008
Going by the lyrics, I have classified this song as a love song, but it appears that the love is unilateral in this song despite this being a duet. The hero, Joy Mukherjee is sincere in expressing his love for the lady, but the lady, Sadhana is just playing along, without feeling the same sentiments.
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