Posts Tagged ‘Lata’
I have posted a few songs from “Shikast”(1953) already. This movie had Dilip Kumar and Nalini Jaiwant in lead roles.
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Dheere dheere bol koi sun naa le
Posted on: July 18, 2009
Here is a song from “Gora aur Kaala” (1972). It was a popular song during its time.
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I have noticed that Bollywood movies have songs for almost all occasions. There are happy songs, there are sad songs, there are party songs, there are songs of loneliness. Then there are boat songs, rain songs, festival songs etc. In fact, I have discovered some fight songs, where the hero fights villains while singing.
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Aa ab laut chalen
Posted on: July 18, 2009
I have seen the movie “Jis Desh me Ganga bahti hai”(1960) but I was not paying attention and as such I do not remember much about this movie. So I had no information about the background of this song from this movie. Now I am told that this movie was about the dacoits of Chambal valley laying their arms and joining the mainstream of society. This song in fact exhorts them to come back to the society.
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Shashi Kapoor, after the success of “Chor Machaaye Shor” got lots of offers and he signed them all. He had decided to make hay while the sun shone. Being picky and choosy was not for him.
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“Abhinetri'(1970) was one of the earlier movies of Hema Malini. Here she was paired up with Shashi Kapoor.
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Hariyaala saawan dhol bajaataa aaya
Posted on: July 17, 2009
Recently I posted a song from “Do Beegha Zameen” (1953). I am not aware about the songs from this movie and I am discovering these songs only just now.
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Tohe saanwariyaa naahi khabariyaa
Posted on: July 16, 2009
“Milan” (1967) was the biggest musical blockbuster of the year. Its songs had swept all the popularity charts in existence at that time. ( Well there used to be just a solitary such chart those days).
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Na shikwaa hai koi na koi gilaa hai
Posted on: July 16, 2009
Bollywood movies of yesteryears used to have party songs cum piano songs where people would be gathered in the palatial mansion of the hero/ heroine and the hero/ heroine would be asked to sing.
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