Posts Tagged ‘Lata’
Ye aankhen uff yumma
Posted on: October 12, 2009
The movie “Jab pyaar kisi se hota hai” (1961) had music by Shankar Jaikishan, lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri, songs by Rafi and Lata, the lead actress was Asha Parekh. All that this movie needed was Shammi Kapoor.
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Roshan was a star and his grandson Hrithik Roshan is a star, but Rakesh Roshan, the father of Hrithik Roshan, was at best a middling actor, who somehow managed to make both ends meet. His career was floundering most of the time, and some timely hits would often revive his sagging fortunes.
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This song was among the most popular songs of 1970s, especially among pre teens like me. But I had no inkling which movie this song was from, though I guessed that this song must be from some well known movie.
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Zara dekh sanam mera jazba e dil
Posted on: October 9, 2009
People who judge India by Bollywood movies and by its songs, could well assume that boys and girls in India spend most of their times meeting each other and romancing. Having grown up in India, I assure you that the facts are much different from what is depicted in these movies.
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Dil ka diyaa jalaa ke gayaa
Posted on: October 8, 2009
Wow! What a sweet melodious song. I may have heard this song ealier, but only in passing and without paying close attention. This time, I listened to this song attentively and then wondered if this has to be one of the sweetest songs sung by Lata. If there are sweeeter songs still, I will definitely like to listen to them too.
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1960 was a year of musical blockbusters. “Chaudhvin ka chaand” (1960) was one such movie. Almost every song from this movie has gone on to become an iconic song.
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When you need to look for iconic songs on any topic, you should look for songs composed by Ravi. I have noticed that majority of iconic Bollywood songs, whatever be their topics, have been composed by Ravi.
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While listeneing to the songs of old movies, we often praise the singer and/ or the music director, but many of us tend to underestimate the contribution of the lyricist. However great a tune, or however wonderful a voice may be, unless the singer gets a good well written song, it is not very likely that the song is going to catch the imagination of the public.
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