Archive for August 2008
Dekhne me bhola hai dil ka salona, Bambai se aaya hai babu chinanna
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 31, 2008
If one is not aware of the details of the song, one may mistake it for an O P Nayyar composition. Punjabi sounding tunes and picturised on girls wearing Punjabi dresses, and sung by Asha Bhonsle- how can it be otherwise ?
But no, this catchy and racy tune was composed by S D Burman, [...]
Ae mere pyare watan
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 31, 2008
A very moving tale of an Afghani Pathan living in Calcutta, leaving his wife and young daughter behind in Afghanistan. This story was written by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, and I had read it in my Hindi textbook during my school days.
It was the first time I read such a moving tale. I could fully empathise [...]
Jyoti kalash chalke
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 31, 2008
One of the most outstanding songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar, this must go down as a very special song in her career as well as in the annals of Bollywood filmy music.
For once, the lyrics of the song were so different. Unlike the prevalent concept of lyrics those days ( heavy Persian influenced lyrics, and [...]
Jaaoon kahan bata ai dil
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 30, 2008
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As sad songs go, Mukesh was unparalleled. And it is very difficult to say which of his sad songs were the best. In my opinion, appreciation of music is a highly subjective matter, so one should just enjoy it, without trying to rank them or trying to compare them.
This movie ” Choti Behan” (1959) had [...]
Maine ek ladki pasand kar li
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 30, 2008
Young kids growing up in India learn as much of their vocabulary from family members and friends as from Bollywood movies and songs. I learnt the meaning of “ladki pasand karna” for the first time when I heard my mother advising her brother (mama for me) to get married ( “Shaadi kar lo. Koi ladki [...]
Piya toone kya kiya
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 30, 2008
S D Burman would typically sing a song at the beginning of the movie that would become an immortal song. “Zindagi Zindagi” also had such an opening song sung by the maestro that became immortal.
“Zindagi Zindagi” went one better. Not only did the movie open with a S D Burman classic song, the movie ended [...]
Aapke kamre mein koi rahta hai
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 29, 2008
“Yaadon ki baraat” was a movie full of memorable foot tapping numbers. Its songs are what I would call party songs. These songs were sung in parties in the movie. In fact, the entire movie was full of parties and every party had one memorable party song.
One song that was extremely popular among teens like [...]
Zindagi ae zindagi tere hain do roop
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 29, 2008
I have mentioned it earlier that S D Burman tended to have one philosophical song in his movies at the start. Credits would appear on the screen accompanied by the voice of S D Burman singing a song that would set the tone for the movie. This was the case in “Guide”, as well as [...]
Main yahan hoon yahan
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 29, 2008
I am not much impressed with the present day Bollywood music, and so I do not follow it. Once, while travelling by bus, I was subjected to some songs blaring from the audio system of the vehicle. Most songs appeared typically “modern” read “trash” to my ears, but one song caught my ears. It went [...]
Wahan kaun hai tera musafir jaayega kahan
Posted by: squarecutatul on: August 28, 2008
Impressing masses and classes both, that too without playing to the gallery must be a great quality for any music director. And S D Burman was quite an accomplished music director that way.
And what about his singing ? Different and unconventional no doubt, but what a voice ! He carved a unique niche [...]
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