Posts Tagged ‘Rafi’
Deewaane ka naam to poocho
Posted on: December 24, 2008
One fine day, I will count all the Rafi songs that he sang for Shammi Kapoor and find out how many such songs were there in all. There just seems to be so many of them. And all of them are so wonderful to listen to. Listening to these songs is a perfect recipe to cheer oneself up.
Read more on this topic…
Kuhu kuhu bole koyaliya
Posted on: December 23, 2008
This song is among the most difficult songs that has been sung in Bollywood movies. For one, the singers are called upon to sing in a wide range of frequencies, and secondly, it is a semi classical song, where one needed to sing not just one raag, but as many as four raagas. Yes it is true. This song as raag Sohini, raag Bahaar, raag Jaunpuri and raag Yaman in it.
Read more on this topic…
Tum mujhe yoon bhula na paaoge
Posted on: December 23, 2008
“Pagla Kahin Ka” was one Shammi Kapoor movie that came at the fag end of his career as a Hero. It was a movie where he did not play his usual flamboyant roles, but here he was a mortal with human frailties.
Read more on this topic…
Muqaabla hamse na karo
Posted on: December 22, 2008
This song pits Vyjyantimala, a professionally trained classical dancer ( arguably the best ever female classical dancer in Bollywood history- notwithstanding Padmini, Hema Malini,Jayaprada, Meenakshi Sheshadri etc) with Helen, the best known cabaret dancer in Bollywood movies. And Shammi Kapoor has the envious task of acting as the adjudicator.
Read more on this topic…
Hamdam mere maan bhi jaao
Posted on: December 22, 2008
These days I am enjoying lisening to Rafi songs picturised on Shammi Kapoor. They are so energetic and uplifting that listening to them regularly must become a habit with everyone.
Read more on this topic…
Listening to this song is enough to make you feel rejuvenated and energised. And watching the video will leave you spellbound. That is what happened with me yesterday.
Read more on this topic…
Jaag dil-e-deewanaa
Posted on: December 21, 2008
This is a “new” song for me, though it is from a 1965 movie called “Oonche Log”. The lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri are heavy duty Urdu stuff, which are difficult to decipher. But knowing Majrooh Saab, it must surely mean something profound.
Read more on this topic…
Abke bahaar aayi hai
Posted on: December 20, 2008
I stumbled upon this song from a forgotten movie called “Aulaad”. What a song for nostalgia buffs this turns out to be ! This song is sung by Rafi under the music direction of Chitragupta ( father of Anand Milind) and Majrooh Sultanpuri is the lyricist.
Read more on this topic…
Badan pe sitaare lapete huye
Posted on: December 20, 2008
For a long time, I have been confused between this song and the song “aaj kal tere mere pyaar ke charche har zubaan par”. There was much in common between these songs. Both songs were sung by Rafi for Shammi Kapoor and Shankar Jaikishan were the music director in both cases.
Read more on this topic…
When two people fall in love, it is the boy that is traditionally supposed to take the initiative and the girl has to wait for that initiative to come, which often never comes, if the boy is someone like Amol Palekar in Bollywood movies of 1970s.
Read more on this topic…
Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
Recent comments