Posts Tagged ‘R D Burman’
Chhodo sanam kaahe ka gham
Posted on: May 4, 2009
In 1980s, “disco” songs became the rage in Bollywood. This “disco” epidemic was endemic in Bollywood movies for about 5-6 years. Most “disco” tunes were direct lifts of westen numbers.
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Neend churaake raaton mein
Posted on: April 27, 2009
“Johny Mera Naam” where Hema Malini had worked opposite Dev Saab was a big success. Encouraged by that, several movies were planned with the two.
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Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa lagaa
Posted on: April 25, 2009
By late 1980s, R D Burman was struggling to get assignments, because Bappi Lahiri and Anu Malik kind of music had invaded the Bollywood music scene. And R D Burman died a rather unsung death in 1991, as limelight had deserted him by that time.
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I have mentioned it already a few times that “Amar Prem” was full of hit songs. In fact I am not aware of any single song from this movie that remained unpopular.
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Paas nahin aana bhool nahin jaana
Posted on: April 18, 2009
It is generally belived that commercial (mainstream) bollywood movies were make belive ones whereas “art” movies depicted reality. Not always.
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Doli mein bithhaaike kahaar
Posted on: April 16, 2009
S D Burman was not only an outstanding music director, he was also a singer with a unique singing style and his songs, though few in numbers, have the ability to touch the heart strings of the listeners almost without fail.
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Muthukodi kawaadi hadaa
Posted on: April 12, 2009
In Bollywood movies, singing any kind of songs is mostly the preserve of Hero and Heroine. One important category of songs that they sing is love songs. There too, some conventions have been set. For instance, the love songs would be sung in a very upscale dignified way, with refined sophisticated lyrics and the two characters acting in a socially acceptable way viz acting coy and restrained.
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Waadiyaan mera daaman
Posted on: April 9, 2009
During my childhood, I got to hear lots of loudspeaker songs ( viz songs blaring out of loudspeakers) where no details of movies, lyrics and music directors were available. Of course that did not prevent one from enjoying these songs. But since these details were not known, one forgot these songs as they stopped being played on loudspeakers.
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Chhod bedardi aanchal
Posted on: April 3, 2009
Here is another song which I heard a lot in my young days, and liked it, before this song got forgotten.
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Tum saath ho jab apne
Posted on: March 21, 2009
“Kaalia” was a movie starring Amitabh Bachchan and Parveen Babi. This movie had music by R D Burman and he came up with some memorable music.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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