Posts Tagged ‘S D Burman’
Michael hai to cycle hai
Posted on: June 30, 2009
There is one genre of songs in Bollywood that could be called Kishore kumar acted comedy songs. These songs, where Kishore Kumar acts as well as sings, and in addition does some great comedy as well, are worth going miles to watch.
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I was aware of a 1948 movie called “Ziddi”, which was the debut movie of Kishore Kumar as a playback singer. But there was another movie of this name in 1964. This movie “Ziddi” (1964) was a Shammi Kapoor like movie with Joy Mukherji in lead role.
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Here is a fun song from a movie called “Bewaqoof” (1960). In this movie Kishore Kumar and Pran are seen monkeying around.
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Teri dhoom har kahin
Posted on: June 12, 2009
I am aware of a few songs from “Kaala Bazaar” (1960) but this song is “new” even for me. This song “teri dhoom har kahin” is a lighthearted song that was not meant to become a timeless song, I am sure. But it is a nice song to listen to nevertheless.
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Sun ri pawan pawan purvayya
Posted on: June 2, 2009
There are many critics who believe that Bollywood movies are meant to be watched for relaxation rather than for taxing one’s brain by making one to think.
I agree with that view whenever I come across movies that have far too much melodrama in it.
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Saala main to saahab ban gayaa
Posted on: May 29, 2009
It was a song that I as a young kid just loved to listen to. I had not watched its picturisation till a few days ago, but that in no way prevented me from enjoying this song.
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Chaand sa mukhdaa kyun sharmaaya
Posted on: May 26, 2009
I was not aware that Sunil Dutt and Madhubala had ever worked together. Now I have come to realise that the two worked together in “Insaan Jaag Uthaa (1959).
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Dilip Kumar has mostly sung in the voice of Rafi, Talat Mahmood and Mukesh. But there is one movie where he sings in the voice of Kishore kumar as well. This movie is “Sagina”(1974) which came at the fag end of Dilip Kumar’s career as hero.
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In Bollywood movies, heroines take offers of help by the hero as signs of making passes on her, and she would feel righteously indignant about it. She would firmly refuse offers by the hero to help her.
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Doongi tainu reshmi roomaal
Posted on: May 18, 2009
Bollywood movies have many songs based on folk music of various states. Folk music of punjab has been the source for many such songs.
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