Posts Tagged ‘Ravi’
In Bollywood movie songs, it the the boy who wooes the girl and the girl takes exception. But what happens when it is the other way round ? When the girl starts wooing the boy, then the latter is very uncomfortable. And that was much more so half a century ago.
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When it comes to picturising melancholic songs, Guru Dutt was just the person. For someone who started out his career playing happy roles, his transformation into a melancholic person, in reel as well as real life, must make for an interesting case study from a psychiatric point of view.
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Darshan do Ghanshyaam
Posted on: August 20, 2009
In my school days, my Hindi textbooks used to contain poems by eminent Hindi poets. One such poet was called Gopal Singh Nepali.
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Bollywood romantic songs are reputed to be sung while running around trees. But how do the hero and heroine reach there in the first place ? In case they are rich, they have a car to reach there, but there is nothing romantic in that. It is far more romantic when the hero is driving a motor bike and the lady seated behind is clinging on to him with her arms strategically placed on hero’s body.
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Hello Hello ji
Posted on: August 16, 2009
Telephones may be ubiquitous and affordable these days, but they were regarded as a luxury item in India till just two decades back. Getting a telephone connection took as long as getting a ration card or a gas connection in India of yesteryears.
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This song is from an obscure movie called “Apna Ghar” (1960). And the combination of people behind this song is a rare combination.
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“Bambai Ka Chor” (1962) is known for one immortal song sung by Kishore Kumar, viz “Hasrat hi rahi hamse bhi kabhi koi pyaar kartaa”.
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Kyaa jawaan raat hai bahaaron ki
Posted on: August 8, 2009
I have posted one song from “Sindbad Alibaba Alladin ” (1965) which was picturised on Alladin and the jini. Here is another song from this movie which is picturised on another Arabian nights hero.
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Mera naam jinny sone ki ginni
Posted on: August 2, 2009
“Sindbad AliBaba Alladin” (1965) was a B grade fantasy movie which failed at the box office. Perhaps the movie was created much before its time. If this movie was made now, this movie could well turn out to be a big hit. Greta has posted the review of this movie in her blog and the movie appears to be one that most present day movie watchers should find a highly entertaining movie.
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I have mentioned it in the past that “NeelKamal” (1968) was a movie that gave us some iconic songs.
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