Posts Tagged ‘O P Nayyar’
Aao huzoor tumko
Posted on: April 20, 2009
“Kismat” had some superb music composed by O P Nayyar. Though Rafi was not there to sing ( he had his differences with O P Nayyar those days) and Mahendra Kapoor had done a decent job filling in for him. And O P Nayyar had used the voice of Shamshad Begum for a song too.
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kamar patli nazar bijli
Posted on: April 12, 2009
If one watched a bollywood movie in 1960s and 1970s, one was sure to have a Helen dance accompanied by a song. This song will have little relevance to the story line of the movie and Helen will not be found anywhere else in the movie, but her dance was still regarded as a major attraction of the movie.
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O P Nayyar had fixed singing templates for his singers to follow. His female singers needed to sing in Asha Bhonsle style, and his male singers needed to sing in Rafi style. In case one of these singers were not available for recording the song, then the replacement singer was required to sing in the same way.
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Aankhon mein qayaamat ke kaajal
Posted on: April 8, 2009
O P Nayyar, a headstrong music director who ruled the roost for much of 1950s tended to alienate people even close to him. By the time he was creating the music of “Kismat”, he was not on speaking tems with Rafi and so he used the voice of Mahendra Kapoor in the songs of “Kismat”. Mahendra Kapoor was required to sing Rafi style, and he did a competent job of it.
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Jab baadal lahraaya
Posted on: April 4, 2009
I had just mentioned while posting one such song that there were very few “baadal” songs in Bollywood movies.
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Sach kahta hoon bahut haseen ho
Posted on: March 28, 2009
“Jaali Note” (1960), by now a forgotten movie had Dev Anand and Madhubala in lead roles. Moreover, it had music by O P Nayyar.
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Antam fantam chhod de babu
Posted on: March 27, 2009
It is a light hearted song from a movie called “Ham sab Chor Hain” (1956). This movie had music by O P Nayyar and lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
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Boojh mera kyaa naam re
Posted on: March 26, 2009
Here is a cute song from “CID” (1956). This movie had extremely popular songs composed by O P Nayyar.
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Hai duniya usi ki zamaana usi kaa
Posted on: March 15, 2009
“Kashmir Ki Kali ” has so many nice songs that this particular song somehow misses out in the popularity stakes. Though I have heard this song a few times, and for that matter I have even watched the movie, but I was not aware that the song “hai duniya usi ki zamaana usika” was from “Kashmir Ki Kali”.
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Ik pardesi mera dil le gaya
Posted on: March 10, 2009
“Naagin” song has the most well known “been” tune in Bollywood music, but this “been” music in this song from “Phaagun” (1958) is just as wonderful.
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