Posts Tagged ‘Shailendra’
Laal chhadi maidaan khadi
Posted on: December 17, 2008
The Rafi-Shammi Kapoor-Shankar Jaikishan have together created many songs that absolutely lift one’s spirits up. I have posted quite a few such songs already, but I still have a steady supply of such songs available with me to be posted.
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Kyon jee mujhe pahchaana
Posted on: December 12, 2008
This is a comedy song from “Boyfriend”, a Shammi Kapoor starrer. Shammi Kapoor dresses up like a Sikh gentleman and I must say that the disguise is in a different league than the usual Bollywood movie disguise where the hero, whether the disguise hero often looks indistinguishable from his undisguised self.
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I have discovered another nice song. And like many such discoveries, this song too came to my notice thanks to the farmaish of Raja.
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Sur naa saje kya gaaun main
Posted on: December 5, 2008
“Basant Bahar” is a movie that was based on the subject of music itself, like “Baiju Baawra” before it. As can be expected, such movies were full of songs. And all these songs have easily become immortal. There are so many such songs in each of these movies hat one is just amazed. And one thinks about it, all these songs were composed more than half a century earlier. This is what is called longevity. And these songs will not get forgotten anytime soon.
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Wow! It is a gem that has been forgotten by most people though it should not have been the case. It is an outstanding song in every count. Asha Bhonsle and Geeta Dutt, the two outstanding singers of that era, sing together in this song. Shailendra is the lyricist and S D Burman is the music director. And they are at their best in this song.
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Here is a song sung by a singer who is hardly known today. The singer is called Subir Sen and here he sings for a forgotten movie called “Kathputli” (1958). Lyricist is Shailendra and music direction is by Shankar Jaikishan.
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It is an incredibly romantic and sensuous song. And all this effect is created thanks to the voices of Asha Bhonsle and Rafi. And the lyrics by Shailendra are incredibly imaginative. Shankar Jaikishan’s music is awesome of course.
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It was one of the earliest movies of Manoj Kumar’s career, and here he is paired with Sayeeda Khan.
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Kishore Kumar is known for singing happy songs bubbling with joie de vivre. But that is not all. He could sing sad songs just as well. In fact, he has sung some wonderful sad songs reflecting different shades of sadness.
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In 1950s, there were a few movies, (now forgotten) that had Delhi (Dilli) in the title of the movie. These movies tended to have Kishore Kumar in the lead role. For example, Kishore Kumar acted in “Nai Dilli” (1957) as well as “Dilli ka thug” (1959).
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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