Aayega Mere Sapnon Ka Raja …
Song: “Aayega Mere Sapnon Ka Raja” Film: Kaun? Kaise? (1983) Producer: Rajni Ganguly, Raj Valia Director: Anil Ganguly Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singer: Asha Bhosle In the prelude, Pancham builds up harmonies around a vocal refrain (pam-param-pam) in three sections, each containing two renditions of this refrain accompanied by a IV-V chord progression. The first section [...]
Naa Jaa O Mere Humdum …
Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics: Majrooh Film: Pyar Ka Mausam (1969) Producer: Nasir Hussain Director: Nasir Hussain Our song for this edition, Lata’s haunting naa jaa o mere humdum comes off the Pyar ka Mausam soundtrack, which boasted nine songs that saw Pancham in fine form. Majrooh pens a familiar staple of Bollywood films: the heroine [...]
Kitana Pyara Waada …
Singer: M. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar Lyrics: Majrooh Film: Carvaan (1971) Producer: Tahir Hussain Director: Nasir Hussain – Carvaan’s music is mixed bag of fantastic compositions and had become such a rage with masses due to its variety of moods in each song. This one is the sweetest of tunes from other songs like “Daiyya ye [...]
Kya Jaano (Dekho Yeh Mere Bandhe Haath)
Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Film: Bandhe Haath (1973) Producer: O.P. Ralhan Director: O.P. Ralhan – Bandhe Haath makes the record books as the only film to feature the lead pair of Amitabh Bachchan and Mumtaz as well as featuring Amitabh Bachchan’s first double role. The film’s box office failure fuelled Mumtaz’s reluctance to star [...]
O Hansini …
Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyrics: Majrooh Film: Zehreela Insaan (1974) Producer: Virendra Sinha Director: S.R.Puttana Kanagal – Zehreela Insaan was S R Puttanna Kanagal’s remake of his Kannada hit Naagara Haavu based on a Talukina Ramaswami Subba Rao novel of the same name. That film made a star out of Vishnuvardhan but the Hindi remake directed [...]
Chod ke Bhaiya Ka Des …
Film: BIndiya Chamkegi (1983) Producer: Tarun Dutt, Arun Dutt Director: Tarun Dutt Lyrics: Anjaan Singers: Lata Mangeshkar – Bidai situations are not new in hindi films and one is used to listening to the same type of dull and monotonous music for this situation year after year. Nobody but Pancham could have thought of creating [...]
Chaar Dino.N Kee Hai Yeh Zindagaani …
Film: Gunaahgar (1980) Producer and Director: Rahul Rawail Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singers: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosale, Bhupendra and R.D. Burman – The first time I listened to this song, my general feeling about the song was it could really be categorized as a “MACHO” song. The song has everything special about it. This is a [...]
Jaane Do Naa …
Film: Saagar (1985) Producer: G. P. Sippy Director: Ramesh Sippy Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Singers: Shailendra Singh, Asha Bhosale – Very rarely can we experience a true chemistry between a director and a music composer. When both of them conceive/ visualize the unfolding of the number in their unique but complimenting ways, we get to see [...]
Dilbar Mere Kab Tak Mujhe …
Film: Satte Pe Satta (1981) Producer: Romu N. Sippy Director: Raj N. Sippy Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singers: Kishore Kumar, Annette – Satte Pe Satta, a Bollywood-ised version of the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers boasted a fine assortment of songs from the RDB/Bawra team. Each song exuded sheer delight and merriment along with an [...]
Meri Nazar Hai Tujhpe …
Film: The Burning Train (1980) Producer: B. R. Chopra Director: Ravi Chopra Lyrics : Sahir Singer: Asha Bhosale – R D Burman and Sahir collaborated on very few films: Aa Gale Lag Jaa, Joshila, Deewar and The Burning Train (the film from which our song for this fortnight comes). The multi-starrer was doomed (ironically) to [...]
