Posts Tagged ‘Madan Mohan’
When we think about actors, we have certain images for them in our minds. For instance, when we think of Nadira, we think about a no nonsense lady always wearing a disapproving frown on her face. And it is difficult for us to magine her singing song.
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I have posted nearly one hundred songs composed by Madan Mohan in this blog. Madan Mohan composed music for some 700 songs in Bollywood movies so I have posted nearly 15 % of Madan Mohan’s compositions.
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Chanda jaa Chandaa jaa re jaa
Posted on: November 23, 2009
There are songs with similar opening lines in “Ziddi” (1948) and well as in “Private Secretary” (1962). Both these songs are sung by Lata and both are superb songs.
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All these days, I was under the impression that I had already posted this song. But when I checked up, I realised that this song was yet to be posted.
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In Bollywood movie songs, “dil” (heart” ) is an important subject of songs. In these songs, “dil” is desrcibed like it is a glassware. It gets broken, and also stolen- and that too at the hands of the beloved.
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Sapne mein sajan se do baaten
Posted on: November 4, 2009
“Gateway of India” (1957) is a forgotten movie from the past. It had Pradeep Kumar and Madhubala in lead roles. The movie flopped at the box office.
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In this blog, I post gems from the golden era of Bollywood movie music, which happened to be roughly from 1950 to 1980, though I have posted songs that are from the times falling outside this era as well. Many of the songs that I have posted are well known even today, while many other songs that I have posted have become forgotten. I particularly love to post those songs which were very popular during their time but which may not be known to too many people today.
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“Aapki Parchhaayian” (1964), like “Anpadh” (1962) was one movie that enhanced Madan Mohan’s repulation as being the ghazal king of Bollywood music world. In both these movies Raja Mehdi Ali Khan was the lyricist who penned some unforgettable songs.
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Ye hawa ye mastaana mausam
Posted on: September 30, 2009
“Akeli Mat Jaiyyo” (1963) was one of those movies that failed at the box office despite boasting of names like Rajendra “Jubilee” Kumar and Meena Kumari. Madan Mohan yet again had the mortification of watching his music go down the drain because his songs from this movie failed to take off as a result of the failure of this movie.
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Idhar to haath laa pyaare
Posted on: September 22, 2009
“Aakhri Daao” (1958) was a suspense movie, which was one of the popular form of movies that were being produced by the Bollywood movie industry at that time.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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