Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● January 20, 2010
“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 [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 12, 2009
This is supposed to be a comedy song sung by a lesser actor in the movie, and comedy is sought to be introduced by singing a semi classical song.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 11, 2009
Manna Dey was an outsider as far as singing mainstream songs were concerned. Unlike other singers, he was reduced to singing unusual songs viz songs for lesser characters in the movie, viz comedian etc. Difficult songs, unlikely to get popular with lay public viz semi classical songs were also given to him to sing. In [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 7, 2009
I have posted one song from “Dil Hi to hai”. That song viz “Tum agar mujhko na chaho to koi baat nahin” was sung by Mukesh and it is a very well known Mukesh song. This movie also had another memorable song picturised on Raj kapoor. This time the singer was not Mukesh, but Manna [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● November 5, 2009
“Safar” was a Rajesh Khanna movie of 1970. One thing that is noticeable about this movie is its songs. Quite a few of its songs became very popular. Another fact that I have noticed is that these songs are sung by different singers. Nothing unusual about different singers singing in a movie. But what is [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 21, 2009
It is undeniably one of the funniest picturisation of a funny song in the history of Bollywood movies. Kishore Kumar and Mahmood, two of the funniest men in Bollywood combine in this song, along with a support cast of Sunil Dutt, Saira Bano and others, and the result is a laugh riot.
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 20, 2009
It is one of the iconic songs in Bollywood history, one that I have listened to many a times since childhood. That was in 1970s, and now we are in 2008, and this song was from circa 1950s! Has this song aged, or has it become less known after all these decades ? No chance. [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 19, 2009
In case one wants to learn driving from a driving school, the trainer takes the beginner on the road and gives him hands on training. In this case, I S Jauhar wants to learn the art of impressing the fair sex. His trainer, Joy Mukherjee, like a driving trainer, takes him on the road and [...]
Posted by: squarecutatul in: ● October 15, 2009
I grew in that era when masses would run away a mile from classical songs or classical dances. There were few takers for such kind of art. Those days, some bollywood makers on a shoe string budget would make movies different from mainstream movies. Such movies earned rave reviews and critical praise, but these movies [...]