Posts Tagged ‘Manna Dey’
Ye do deewaane mil ke
Posted on: March 24, 2009
Watching old movie songs can often turn out to be lessons in history. For instance, how many people in India know that Goa was not part of India till 1961 and that it was still a Portuguese territory till 1961 ?
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Phir tumhaari yaad aayi ai sanam
Posted on: March 24, 2009
Here is a song which I do not recall having listened to in the past. It is a qawwaali, and one that appeals to the listener the very first time one listens to it.
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Phool gendwa na maaro
Posted on: March 18, 2009
Manna Dey yet again gets to sing a song for a bit actor (Agha this time). And as usual, Manna Dey gives his best in the song. The song may not have won too many popularity contests those days, but for music aficionadoes, this song remains a Manna Dey classic.
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Na jaane kahaan tum thhe
Posted on: March 18, 2009
Here is yet another forgotten gem from a forgotten movie called “Zindagi Aur Khwaab” (1961).
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Kisne chilman se maara
Posted on: March 17, 2009
Manna Dey was often called upon to sing (a) either for bit actors or (b) difficult songs. Additionally these songs ended up being picturised on bit actors and/ or as comedy songs though Manna Dey would sing these songs with full seriousness.
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Tu pyaar ka saagar hai
Posted on: March 16, 2009
Meena Kumari is regarded as the first great tragedy queen of Bollywood movies. But in reality that crown rightfully belongs to Nutan. Nutan had begun playing tragic roles as early as 1955 when Meena Kumari was still playing happy bubbly roles.
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Pahle murgi huyi thhi ke andaa
Posted on: March 14, 2009
“Which came first, chicken or egg”, this is the question. And who else to delve into such profound philosophy than our beloved Kishore Kumar.
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Bhaag billi aayi re
Posted on: March 14, 2009
It is a 50 year old song, and I had never heard this song before. And this is a nice kids song too.
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Phir kahin koyi phool khila
Posted on: March 5, 2009
“Anubhav”, a by now forgotten “art” movie released in 1971 had some nice songs that have become forgotten as well. In fact, most of these songs did not become popular even in 1971. In fact, I never had the opportunity of listening to most of the songs from this movie except one.
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