Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● December 5, 2009
This song is a forgotten gem from 1970s. I call it a gem on several counts.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 7, 2009
“Chitthi” songs, viz songs where one feels nostalgic about one’s loved ones and waits for “chitthi” from them makes for some of the best and most memorable songs. I have posted one such song from 1970s viz. ” daakiya daak laaya”. The song “daakiya daak laaya” from a 1977 movie called “Palkon ki chhaon mein” [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 23, 2009
“Raaz” was a Rajesh Khanna movie produced in 1967, before he had become a superstar. In those days, Rafi used to be the playback singer for male lead, and that is indeed the case in this movie. This song “akele hain chale aao” has been sung by Rafi as well as Lata. Personally, I like [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 19, 2009
1970s saw the emergence of small budget family entertainers sans fights and violence. Amol Palekar and Vidhya Sinha were two of the leading “stars” of such movies. Two of their most memorable movies together were “Rajnigandha” and “Chhoti si baat”. These two movies can infact be treated as extensions of each other, that is how [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 7, 2009
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 [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 4, 2009
Before “Chitthi aayi hai” became the most popular “Chitthi” song, it was this song that was regarded as the last word among “Chitthi” songs. The present generation may not have heard of this song. Even people of my generation may have forgotten it, but I accidentally stumbled upon this song again. Wow, what a song [...]