Posts Tagged ‘Qamar Jalalabadi’
Throughout the world, there have been tragic love stories that are simply known by the name of the lovers- viz Romeo Juliet, Laila Majnu etc. In Punjab, there have been not one or two, four four such love stories. The most well known of them is “Sohni Mahiwal”. The second most well known must be “Mirza Sahiban”.
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Tunak tun tun bole jiyaa
Posted on: March 6, 2011
“Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye” (1963) is a B grade movie where Mehmood was the hero and Shakila played the leading lady opposite him.
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Mera dil tadpaa kar kahaan chalaa
Posted on: March 6, 2011
“Shabnam” (1949) is a movie that starred Kamini Kaushal and Dilip Kumar. This movie apparently was a box office success. And the music of this movie must have played a big role in the success of the movie.
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O babu babu re dil ko bachaanaa
Posted on: March 5, 2011
S D Burman is mainly known as a music director. He also sang songs. Most of his songs were philosophical in nature that would typically be played towards the beginning of the movie and set the tone for the story.
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Using the word “Chaand” in the lyrics, if done carefully, has the effect of making the song a nice romantic song. and if the title of the movie itself is “Chaand”, and the song is picturised on a “chaandni raat” (full moon light), then the effect is incredible and it leads to the kind of songs that I describe as a “Chaayaageet” songs.
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In India, being a “gareeb” (poor) has often been equated to being good and nice. And likewise, being rich has been considered being bad and evil. So it is not uncommon to find Hindi movies, especially old ones, championing the cause of gareebs, the way Indian politicians champion their cause even today, instead of asking the basic question as to why gareebs should even exist in the first place.
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Bhool jaa sapne suhaane bhool jaa
Posted on: March 4, 2011
I find that today I am discussing obscure songs from obscure movies that few people may be aware of. Here is another such song.
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Sun mere saajnaa re
Posted on: March 3, 2011
When I was a young kid, I was into new songs (which meant songs of 1970s) and I disliked listening to old songs. I wondered why the older singers could not sing songs like the newer songs, and why the music of these two songs were not jazzy like the new songs.
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Saajan ki galiyaan chhod chaley
Posted on: March 3, 2011
I am aware of two movies called “Baazaar”. One was released in 1949 and another in 1982.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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