Posts Tagged ‘Kishore Kumar’
Sawere ka sooraj tumhaare liye hai
Posted on: June 3, 2009
I have barely heard of this movie called “Ek Baar Muskura Do” (1972). this movie sank without a trace, and with that the aspirations of Debu Mukherji to become a Bollywood hero came to naught.
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I have posted a variety of songs in this blog. some are evergreen, some are not so evergreen but still nice songs to listen to. Then I have posted songs which are not just evergreen but which have attained cult status which I call iconic songs.
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Halka halka sa rang ghulaabi saa
Posted on: June 2, 2009
There are many great songs that end up being forgotten after its initial run. In may cases, these songs fail to eve take off.
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Ruk jaa o albeli zaraa ruk jaa
Posted on: June 1, 2009
There are many songs that sound so nice once you listen to them. But all that effect is lost when one watches the picturisation, since the picturisation shows lack of imagination as well as lack of ability on the part of the movie makers. As a result, the movie, as well as the song is consigned to the dustbin of history.
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Waqt waqt ki baat hai
Posted on: May 30, 2009
Rajesh Khanna’s decline from his superstardom began in the second half of 1970s. During this period, he worked in a few movies which have been consigned to the dustbin of history. How many people, for instance recall this movie called “Bhola Bhala” ? Very few indeed.
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While posting lullaby songs, once I had commented that these lullabies are mostly sung by female singers and lullabies sung by male singers are very rare.
Here is a rare lullaby song, in the sense that it is sung by a male singer.
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Saala main to saahab ban gayaa
Posted on: May 29, 2009
It was a song that I as a young kid just loved to listen to. I had not watched its picturisation till a few days ago, but that in no way prevented me from enjoying this song.
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Ham jo miley to saara zamaana jaley
Posted on: May 29, 2009
In mainstream Bollywood movies, there are two standard fares. One is songs, and the other is fights.
I have always wondered why Bollywood movie makers cannot combine the two, and why cannot we have songs and fights simultaneously.
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The most credit for a Bollywood movie song goes ( or should go) to the music director. It is he who gets the lyricist to write the song, decides on the orchestra and tells the singer (s) how to sing the song.
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Beqaraar dil tu gaaye jaa
Posted on: May 28, 2009
I have heard this song earlier, but I did not pay much attention while doing that. And afterwards I have read lots and lots of nice things about this song. People regard it as one of the best songs that Kishore Kumar has ever sung.
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