Posts Tagged ‘laxmi Chhaaya’
Chhalia chhaila pakad ke haath
Posted on: February 19, 2012
“Holiday in Bombay” (1963) is a movie which is barely known to most Hindi movie enthusiasts today. Same is the case for the music of this movie. But when one begins to look at the songs of this movie, one is left amazed. How can a movie full of such songs be so obscure. This movie should be known among music lovers at least for its songs if for nothing else.
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Popat hoon main pyaar ka
Posted on: November 9, 2011
“Raaz” (1967) is a movie that is known as one of Rajesh Khanna’s earliest movies (perhaps even his debut). He was the hero f the movie of course. But it turns out that he was not the only one figuring in songs and dance.
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In the earlier days of Hindi movie music, the songs were based on classical songs alone. With time, folk music based songs became to be composed and that led to a surge in the popularity of Hindi movie music.
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Main qayaamat hoon
Posted on: August 11, 2010
Mujra songs in Hindi movies typically have one female dancer lip syncing in the voice of Lata or Asha Bhonsle. Here is a special mujra song where not one but two female dancers perform Mujra.
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Piyaa ki gali laage bhali
Posted on: July 24, 2010
Madan Mohan is often associated with serious ghazal songs sung by Lata. But Madan Mohan has composed all kinds of songs including light hearted and non serious songs sung by several singers. In fact, the Madan Mohan song that climbed the highest in Binaca Geetmala annual charts in his lifetime was not a ghazal by Lata but a mela song by Asha Bhonsle. It was the hugely popular Jhumka gira re Bareli ke bazaar me from “Mera Saayaa” (1966).
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Haay sharmaaun kis kis ko bataaun
Posted on: July 26, 2009
How did one jugde the popularity of a song in the olden days ? One way was to listen to the Binaca geetmala coundown show. Another was to find out what songs were being requested the most in “Aaphi ke geet” farmaishi programmes by the farmaish senders of Jhumri Tilaiyaa.
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Aaya aaya atariyaa pe koi chor
Posted on: July 24, 2009
“Mera Gaaon Mera Desh” (1971) was regarded as the ultimate “daaku” movie till Sholay came about in 1975. In fact, Sholay had drawn liberally from “Mera Gaon Mera Desh”. The name Gabbar Singh was modelled on Gajjar Singh (played by the dashing Vinod Khanna).The dacoits of “Mera Gaaon mera desh” in fact looked more believable. And just because “Sholay” happened does not mean that “Mera Gaaon Mera Desh” should and could be wished away.
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I was not aware of this song till now. Reading the lyrics, I thought that it must be the “Gora aur Kaala” duet song, but it is a different song and it is from “Ram aur Shyam” (1967).
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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