Film: The Burning Train (1980) Producer: B. R. Chopra Director: Ravi Chopra Lyricist: Sahir Singer: Asha Bhosale I hold it true, whate’er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; ’tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. – Alfred Lord Tennyson The theme of a lover’s betrayal is a playwright’s favourite. […]
Film: Mehbooba (1976) Producer: Mushir−Riaz Director: Shakti Samanta Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar Rahul Dev Burman and Shivranjani It must have been difficult for Rahul Dev Burman, growing up as a child in Kolkata and then subsequently living his dream in Bombay, to escape from Raaga Shivranjani. It would be impossible to make a […]
Movie: Sukhi Sansarachi 12 Sutre (1994) (Marathi) Producer: Satish Wagle Productions Director: Anil Baidur Lyrics: Kavi Saumitra (Kishor Kadam) Singers: Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar and chorus One thing that I always wondered about Pancham was why he did not compose for Marathi movies till as late as 1994. Looking at his long stay in […]
Film: Kasme Vaade/Bhala Manus (1978) Producer & Director: Ramesh Bahl Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singer: Asha Bhosale The song “Gumsum kyon hai sanam” has perhaps the unique distinction in Indian cinema music to have two dual lives – one each as a Bengali Puja song and a Hindi movie song, and the other in its […]
Movie: Abdullah (1980) Producer and Director: Sanjay Khan Lyrics: Anand Bakshi Singer: Manna Dey An aged character in the script is an unusual choice for a film title. But that perhaps was Abbas (Sanjay) Khan’s tribute to the thespian Raj Kapoor. Raj was Abdullah, the benign, the protector. In his desert dwelling, his aging […]
Movie: Caravan (1971) Producer: Tahir Husain Director: Nasir Husain Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Asha Bhosle Caravan is a blockbuster musical hit from the master of romance Nasir Husain. This movie helped establish the production banner for his younger brother and production assistant Tahir Husain – T. V. Films. Like most of Nasir Husain movie […]
Film: Karishma (1983) Producer: Barkha Roy Director: I.V. Sasi Lyricist: Gulshan Bawra Singers: Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosle It may sound ironical that Pancham really had to wait until 1983 to get his first Filmfare award for Sanam Teri Kasam, and as usual he had underplayed with his comment “aakhir mila to kis film […]
Movie: Phir Wahi Raat (1980) Producer: N.N. Sippy Director: Danny Denzongpa Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Hindi movie’s fascination with the “woman in white” theme has been very prolific and has served thrilling moments over the decades – surprisingly it still reigns. I guess nothing is spookier than the lady in a white […]
Album: Dil Padosi Hai (1987) Lyrics: Gulzar Singer: Asha Bhosale An enchanting enigma – “Joothe tere nain” (Dil Padosi Hai First, this is not an oft-heard song, or melody that the hoi polloi would even attempt to hum. Nor can this gem of Pancham be ever relegated to the delimited domains of bathroom-singing, […]
Film: Pyar Ka Mausam (1969) Producer and Director: Nasir Husain Lyricist: Majrooh Singer: Mohd. Rafi, Kishore Kumar We tend to think of “Tum bin jaoon kahan” as the same song being sung by Kishore Kumar and Mohd. Rafi in Pyar Ka Mausam, whereas it is actually three songs appearing four times in different situations reflecting […]
Film: Dhan Daulat (1980) Producer: Vinod Shah Director: Harish Shah Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singers: Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and chorus It’s always a pleasure to find lesser-known creations of Pancham. Every new “discovery” (or rediscovery) is akin to a roller coaster ride filled with emotions of surprise, bewilderment and fun, almost always leading to ecstasy. The discovery […]
Film: Amar Prem (1971) Producer and Director: Shakti Samanta Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singer: Kishore Kumar “Chingari koi bhadke” is an all-time classic from the Rajesh Khanna−Kishore Kumar−RD Burman combination. With its stirring melody, smooth, flowing rhythm and Kishore Kumar’s soulful rendition, this song has all the elements that make it one of the most […]
Film: Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971) Producer and Director: Dev Anand Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singer: Asha Bhosle and chorus Dum Maro Dum: My First Encounter It was 1971. I was in High School. One day while I was cycling my way to school located at a mofussil town in West Bengal, I […]
Film: Khushboo (1975) Producer: Prasan Kapoor Lyricist, Director: Gulzar Singer: Kishore Kumar This song is an eternal favorite since time immemorial, maybe for a period that stretches over decades. You hear a certain song at an age when definitions of quality, content and the depth of all that you are listening to are yet to […]
Album: Pantera (1987) (Private International Album) Producer: Pete Gavankar Lyricist: Jose Flores Singers: Amie, Alan, Angelo There is a popular saying about the city of Las Vegas – “What happens in Vegas…stays in Vegas!” However, music connoisseurs lucked out with one of the bold, ambitious and, yet, on-the-spur ideas that was born in Vegas but […]
Movie: Rang Birangi (1983) Producer: Rajiv Pandya Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Lyrics: Yogesh Singers: Anuradha Paudwal, Aarti Mukherjee Rang Birangi was a significant movie in Hindi cinema − it perhaps heralded the end of the Hindi movie maker’s formula for small-budgeted movie dramas. If the 1970s ushered in the commercially viable formula of multistarrers, the […]
Film: Ijaazat (1986) Producer: R.K. Gupta Lyricist, Director: Gulzar Singer: Asha Bhosle “Settling Scores” − An Unsettling Score LOVE − another four-letter word! Hurts you more than any other such word, that too lovingly! What an irony! And the plethora of feelings it evokes in you is almost the same in number Gulzar has […]
Film: Chinni Krishnudu (Telugu) (1989) Producer: Vijaya Cine Creation’s Director: Jandhyala Lyrics: Veeturi Singers: R.D. Burman, S.P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki It’s interesting to see that Pancham’s regional output increased post 1985, which continued till 1993. This can be attributed to the reduced number of Hindi assignments he got in that period. Besides Bangla films, he also worked for […]
Film : Musafir (1984) Lyrics: Gulzar Singer: Kishore Kumar, Pancham Director: Jabbar Patel A journey started with the “parichay” of two legends Pancham and Gulzar. One dark night, sometimes in the early 1970s, got the duo together in Pancham’s car and set them off on a musical journey. And that night gave birth to the […]
Film: Amar Prem (1971) Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Producer and director: Shakti Samanta One of the gifts that the Hindi film industry has given us is the three tragedy heroes, who shunned their friends, near and dear ones or the so-called civil society and embraced the company of wine or a woman. […]
Film: Saagar (1984) Singers: S.P. Balasubramaniam, Asha Bhosle and chorus Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Producer: G.P. Sippy Director: Ramesh Sippy When Saagar was released, I was just three years old, so by no chance could I see the film then. Later in my life, I did get to listen to the songs, at a friend’s […]
Film: Mangalsutra (1980) Singers: Bhupinder Singh and Asha Bhosle Lyricist: Nida Fazli Producer: Ravi Kumar Director: B. Vijay Creating a mood for the song is like half the battle won for any music director and sustaining it throughout the song and taking it to the crescendo is the other half. Both the Dev Burmans […]
Film: Phir Kab Milogi (1974) Producer: Hari Mehra Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar I am not sure why but I always think that ‘may be’ Pancham has composed tunes for ‘Sharm Aati Hai Magar’ and ‘Tum Mujh se roothe ho’ at the same time. Though Phir Kab Milogi was released in […]
Film: Masoom (1982) Producer: Devi Dutt Director: Shekhar Kapur Singer: Aarti Mukherjee Lyrics: Gulzar Masoom is one of the most brilliant scores of Pancham. A variety of songs, popular as well as classy, in their own merit. And a distinct flavor of the film’s music is the singers Pancham has used, each one in his/her […]
Film: Namkeen (1982) Producer: Jayanti Malkan Lyricist and director: Gulzar Singer: Kishore Kumar I had watched ‘Namkeen’ in college days with friends. The film made us to come out from the theater with a sad impact due to influence in every manner right from the story, direction, acting and music. When listened and watched […]
Song: “Katra katra milti hai” Film: Ijaazat (1987) Singer: Asha Bhosle Lyricist: Gulzar Producer: R.K. Gupta Director: Gulzar In life, if we get anything that meets our expectations, we become happy and it’s human tendency that we immediately share the feeling with someone who is very close to us. Also, while sharing or expressing […]
Film: Lava (1985) Producers: Balbir Kaur Director: Ravindra Peepat Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singers: Asha Bhosle and Manmohan Singh While it’s a fashion to say that Pancham was a spent force in the 1980s − especially after Saagar − I personally just love his creations during this period. He was at […]
Film: Lakhon Me Ek (1971) Producer and Director: S.S. Balan Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singers: Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar Some songs in Bollywood’s music history can be regarded as “never-repeatable” songs. There are unique aspects that make them “once in a lifetime” compositions. The sheer seamless flow, the extraordinary passion and creativity content […]
Film: Khushboo (1975) Producer: Prasan Kapoor Director: Gulzar Lyrics: Gulzar Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Bollywood has many examples of great songs marred by off-tangent, and hence poor, picturization. But “Do nainon mein aansoo bhare hain”seems to be a one-of-a-kind exception. For, Gulzar, the director of the movie Khushboo, decided to re-record the song because it was not apt for the scene of the […]
Film: Aap Ki Kasam (1974) Producer and Director: J.Om Prakash Lyrics: Anand Bakshi Singer: Kishore Kumar “Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jaate hain jo maqaam, wo phir nahi aate…” is the song of a repentant man who has lost his wife because of his mistrust of her and as a result he has also […]
Film: Caravan (1971) Producer: Tahir Husain Director: Nasir Husain Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar There are a few songs of RD which will always remain in my playlist come what may. Musafir Hun Yaaron, Tere Bina Zindagi Se, Tum Aa gaye Ho, Aanewala Pal, Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na forming the first few of about […]
Film: Amar Prem (1970) Producer and Director: Shakti Samanta Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar If I’m threatened at gunpoint with a condition of listening to only one RDB song for the rest of my life, I will pull the trigger myself (claps…). On a more rational thought, I will say, give me […]
Film: Zameen Asmaan (1984) Producer: Film Group Director: Bharat Rangachary Lyricist: Anjaan Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Unlike most of the Pancham fans who were in their teens in the 1970s and 1980s and discovered Pancham during that period, I was introduced to Pancham in the early 2000s when I was a teen. You know that […]
Film: Naram Garam (1981) Producer: Subhash Gupta, Uday Narayan Singh Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Lyricist: Gulzar Singer: Shushama Shreshtha, Shatrughna Sinha (Disclaimer: This piece is only a figment of my imagination. Please do not read anything more into this than a loving, fun-filled appreciation of Pancham.) Location Pancham’s music room. It’s past lunch time […]
Television Serial: Subah (1987) Lyrics: Mandeep Sodhi/Rahul Dev Burman Singer: Rahul Dev Burman It would be an understatement to refer to Rahul Dev Burman as the youth icon of Indian cinema music. As a matter of fact, one of the key aspects that continues to feed into the popularity of Pancham’s music is its easy […]
Film: Jeeva (1986) Producer: ? Director: Raj N. Sippy Lyricist: Gulzar Singers: Asha Bhosle and Amit Kumar The luxury of having a poet as a lyricist is only afforded by a composer who has the musical riches to match the poet’s versatility. A poet, like a free bird, soars and dives as per his will; […]
Film: Deewar (1975) Lyricist: R. D. Burman Producer: Gulshan Rai Director: Yash Chopra Singer: Urusula Vaz “Kisko marnaa hai jo is waqt mere saath hoga!” Quite a few times I fail to understand what it is exactly that makes a good-looking bad guy, polished but rough, concerned yet indifferent, so irresistible! Is it his always-on-the-edge living? Or his lavish […]
Film: Angoor (1981) Lyricist: Gulzar Producer: Jai Singh Director: Gulzar Singer: Asha Bhosle Filmdom is replete with adaptations of the great Shakespeare’s enduring classics. From Hollywood remakes to Hindi cinema, the prolific stalwart’s amazing work has supplied the yarn for literally thousands of rewrites. More recently, we have enjoyed a Maqbool or an Omkara trying […]
Film: Raja Rani (1973) Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Producer: Jagdish Kumar Director: Sachin Bhowmik Singers: Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar Just recalled an interesting line “Ek tawaif ek dakoo (ka) yaarana puraana” from the song “Chhup jaa chaand” (from the 1984 film Maati Maangey Khoon). I would like to add the film maker in that […]
Film: Buddha Mil Gaya (1971) Producer: L. B. Thakur Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Buddha Mil Gaya, released in 1971 marked the beginning of a director-composer association that was to create several masterpieces in the years to come. Pancham went on to compose music for 11 Hrishikesh Mukherjee films, highest […]
Film: Padosan (1968) Producer: Mehmood, N.C. Sippy Director: Jyoti Swaroop Lyricist: Rajendra Krishna Singer: Kishore Kumar “Before the assault of laughter nothing can stand” – Mark Twain. Poor comedians of the Hindi cinema. Comedy by default has meant the slip ‘n fall downstairs, facial contortions, the pants coming undone during a chase-around-the-table, or […]
Film: Raksha ( 1981) Producer: P. Mallikarjuna Rao Director: Ravee Nagaich Lyricist: Anand Bakshi Singer: Asha Bhosle 1981 was one of most productive year for R D Burman resulting in 21 smashing albums. Pancham ruled with musical hits like Rocky, Satte Pe Satta, Kudrat, Love Story, Kaalia, Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai among others. Raksha […]
Film: Jail Yatra (1981) Producer: Vijay Maria, Parvin Bali Director: Bhappi Sonie Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle As we all know now, Pancham was always itchy to do something new and never tied himself into set or already established styles of composing tunes. Though the basic structure of any hindi film song remain same like Mukhada […]
Film: Sunny (1984) Producer: Amarjeet Director: Raj Khosla Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar {Note: This piece is a figment of my imagination. Please do not read anything more than the loving tribute it is intended to be.} I am sitting with renowned insomnia specialist Dr. Na. Kaa. Ghoru. He is a distant relative of my best friend […]
Film: Zehreela Insaan (1974) Producer: Veerenra Sinha Director: S.R.Puttana Kanagal Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Asha Bhosle The hero Arjun (Rishi Kapoor) is in a sad mood, deprived of his lady love Aarti (Moushmi Chatterji), who has been asked to marry against their wishes. Wandering to a lonely place of ruins, he is emotionally wrecked and in introspective mood. He […]
Film: Trimurti (1974) Producer: Rajendra Bhatia Director: Rajendra Bhatia Lyricist: Gulshan Bawra Singer: Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey. Bhooshan M, Pankaj M Film songs can be broadly classified as serious and comical. Pancham had composed numerous comical/fun songs in his musical career, one of which is generally considered among the top comical songs ever composed, while some, like the one for which […]
Film: Chareetraheen (1974) Producer: Ghosh Director: Shakti Samantha Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Asha Bhosle & Chorus 1974 film starring Sanjeev Kumar & Sharmila Tagore in lead roles had this superb club song alongwith Dil se dil milneka koi karan hoga…a lovely kishore lata duet ..both these tunes got very popular and was having Pancham stamp all over. Asha […]
Album: Pooja Album (1975) Lyricist: Swapan Chakraborty Singer: R. D. Burman The sad songs of Rahul Dev Burman (Pancham) stand out for their simplicity and subtlety. The sorrow is never overdone and the songs lend dignity to both the singers and, in the case of films, the characters they were meant for. His mastery over orchestra always […]
Film: Kati Patang (1970) Producer: Shakti Samantha Director: Shakti Samantha Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Kishore Kumar What can one say about a song that, for a long time, was synonymous only with Kaka and KK for the cine going janata? It’s truly timeless, much like its composer – and to me, a special number – one, that opened […]
Film: Padosan (1968) Producer: N.C. Sippy & Mehmood Director: Jyoti Swaroop Lyricist: Rajendra Krishna Singer: Kishore Kumar & Manna Dey If I have to select one composition that – to me – defines Pancham’s undisputed Genius, his unquestioned supremacy over his art, it has got to be “Ek Chatur Naar” from PADOSAN. While it still seems remotely feasible that […]
Film: Pukaar (1983) Producer: Ramesh Behl Director: Ramesh Behl Lyricist: Gulshan Bawara Singer: Asha Bhosle Out of other songs like Tu maike mat jaiyyo, Bachke rehna re baba, Jane jigar duniya mein, & Marenge ya mar jayenge…Ashaji’s Main tere liye tu mere liye…stands out not only because this being a only female solo but […]
Film: Sanam Teri Kasam (1982) Producer: Barakhaa Roy Director: Narendra Bedi Lyricist: Gulshan Bawara Singer: Asha Bhosle / Kishore Kumar badaa pyaaraa hai teraa julam …. A tandem song in Hindi movies usually comes in two contrasting emotions – happy and sad. This lovely tandem has the feel of romance, cajoling, chedd chaad teasing, being […]
Film: Bandhe Haath (1973) Producer: O. P. Ralhan Director: O. P. Ralhan Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar (Mumtaaz ka) dil to (Amitaabh) lai gawaa ..ab kaa hoga ? Kaa hoga ? Ek sundar gaana hoga ..Pancham ki dhun par aur Lataji ka gaaya. Bandhe haath was Pancham’s second film with O.P.Ralhan after […]
Song: Humko To Yaara Teri Yaari Film: Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (1977) Producer: Nasir Hussain Director: Nasir Hussain Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhosale Recently, while revisiting to “Meri Sangeet yatra” by Pancham, Gulzaar and Asha Bhosle, I came across Pancham mentioning his special relationship with the producer-director Nasir Hussein. He talked about how closely they […]
Song: Tumhe Chhod Kar Film: Baseraa (1981) Producer: Ramesh Behl Director: Ramesh Talwar Lyricist: Gulzar Singer: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosale and Chorous As we all know, Pancham’s ouvre was so rich, his knowledge so varied and complete that he knew when to use what instrument and when he could not find a pure sound, he created it, he invented […]
Song: Dekho Idhar Janab-e-man Kahan Kho Gaye Film: Zabardast (1985) Producer: Mushir-Riaz Director: Nasir Hussain Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Kishore Kumar and Chorous Movie maker Nasir Husain has an envious track record of making romantic musicals. Even more envious is his amazing track record with composer Rahul Dev Burman. Their partnership, not only blazed […]
Song: Tera Aana Ek Pal Meri Film: Hum Naujawan (1985) Producer: Devina Director: Dev Anand Lyricist: Anjaan Singer: Asha Bhosale Waltz music (or music based on the waltz rhythm) has been a great source of influence for Hindi film music. In accordance with the form of music, Indian composers have successfully adapted this European […]
Song: Mohuaye Jomechhe Aaj Mou Go Album: Pooja Album (1974) Lyricist: Gauriprasanna Majumdar Singer: Asha Bhosle In 1974, Rahul Dev Burman (Pancham) created four lovely songs for his Durga Puja album. The song Mohuaye jomechhe aaj mou go was written by one of the finest song writers of Bengal, Gauriprasanna Majumdar. I consider the […]
Song: Jidhar Dekhoon..Teri Tasveer Film: Mahaan (1983) Producer: Satyanarayana, Suryanarayana Director: S.Ramnathan Lyricist: Anjaan Singer: Kishore Kumar In early mid-80’s, in my circle of friends, it was de rigueur to look down upon Hindi film music and listen to only English music – preferably the classic British rock bands. It was common to see […]
Song: Jackpot Lag Gaya Film: Gomati Ke Kinare (1972) Producer: Sawan Kumar Tak Director: Sawan Kumar Tak Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Asha Bhosale, Manna Dey A somewhat ignored gem from gemti..err…Gomti ke Kinare. Before I came across the full album of this Saawankumar Taak movie, I was already familiar and in love with […]
Song: Aap Ke Kamare Me Koi Rehta Hain Film: Yaadon Ki Baarat (1973) Producer: Nasir Hussain Director: Nasir Hussain Lyricist: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Asha Bhosale, Kishore Kumar and Pancham Music Directors have always composed songs based on cinematic situations provided by their directors. Pancham, however, went miles further. When allowed the free hand, improvising […]
Song: Jeene waale muskura ke jee Film: Chhote Nawaab (1961) Producer: S.A. Akbar Director: Usmaan Ali Lyricist: Shailendra Singer: Lata Mangeshkar and Mohd. Rafi “Jeene waale muskura ke jee khushi ke jaam muskura aur pee khabbar kisko ke ke kal kiya ho arrey yeh do din ke hai zindagi …” Read somewhere that when Pancham was […]
Song: Nodir Paare Uthchhey Dhowan Album: Phire Elam (1986) Lyricist: Swapan Chakravarty Singer: R. D. Burman The basic Bangla (Bangla adhunik gaan) songs of Rahul Dev Burman, or Pancham, often tell us short, simple stories, mostly of simple folk, their loves, their lives. Be it a train journey with kids, teaching them the Bangla alphabet, or a village guy […]
Song: Saawan Ke Jhoole Pade Film: Jurmana (1979) Producer: Debesh Ghosh Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Although Pancham’s extensive use of Khamaaj is a known thing, he has used even Pahadi quite a few times to beautiful effect, be it Chalori chalori or Saawan ke jhoole pade which is my personal favorite! […]
Song: Seedhi Raah Par Chala Phir Bhi…. Film: Anyay Hi Anyay (1997) Producer: Tarun Wadhwa Director: Tarun Wadhwa Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Kumar Sanu From “Anyay hi anyay”, Rahul Dev Burman’s searing title track is a study in how to capture the essence of a movie theme (never mind that it’s a B-grade movie) without […]
Song: Haan Jee Haan..Maine Sharaab Pee Hai Film: Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) Producer: G. P. Sippy Director: Ramesh Sippy Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Seeta aur Geeta was quite a successful film..by the Sippys ..with quite a multi-starrer cast by the then standards ..Sanjeev Kumar , Dharmendra and Double treat Hema and the usual successful character actors, the panoramic […]
Song: Aaina Wohi Rahata Hain….. Film: Shalimar (1978) Producer: Suresh Shah Director: Krishna Shah Lyricist: Aanand Bakshi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar A song which is said to be not fitting in the movie, but leaving that debate aside, the song is a gem in its own, oscillating between happy and sad moments. The songs starts on […]
Song: Naa Koi Dil Me Samaya Film: Aa Gale Lag Ja (1973) Producer: A. K. Nadiadwala Director: Manmohan Desai Lyricist: Sahir Ludhiyanvi Singer: Kishore Kumar Although the song is emotional and has tragic touch it is still very dynamic, and going with this aspect , similar to “dil ke zarokhon mein” from Brahmachari( MD: S-J). Thats because […]
Song: Kal Yahan Aayi Thi Voh Film: Raaja (1975) Producer: Sandow M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar Director: K.Shanker Singer: Kishore Kumar Raaja is a relatively lesser known film of Pancham, For me , too, the only childhood memory of Raaja was the radio promos presenting the “whaao whaao” song ( kaun hoon main..kaun hai too). Later on, thanks to […]
Film: Ek se bhale do(1985) Producer: K D Mehta Director: S V Rajendra singh Lyrics: Anjaan Singer: Kishore Kumar, Shailendra singh, Anuradha Paudwal, Chorus Audio On: T-series Whatever the year, Pancham created magic – and 1985 was the year Rahul Dev Burman covered all sorts of genres – from thrillers to love triangles, from socials […]
Song: Tere ghungroo ki awaaz Film: Ghungroo Ki Awaaz(1981) Producer: Vijay Anand Director:Tulsi Ramsay , Shyam Ramsay Singer: Kishore Kumar It’s pitch dark. The hero is haunted by the woman he loved, but lost because he thought she was unfaithful. And then, he hears her ghungroos in the dark. Slow, faint, at first, then persistent, insistent. […]
Song: “Suno Bhai Baaraatii” Film: Warrant (1975) Producer: N.P.Singh Director: Pramod Chakravorty Lyrics: Anand Bakshi Singer: Kishore Kumar & Chorus Kya baat hai, kya baat hai, kya baat hai are the only words in Dev Anand style which I can say for this song. Pancham always created best of his tunes for Dev Saab. The […]
Film: KalaSona Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Audio on: HMV Year :1975 Singer: Asha Bhosale + Asha Bhosale & Pancham Pancham was always different from other music directors. One can see these unique features in this song. Film Kala Sona was released in 1975, produced by Harish Shah and directed by Ravi Nagich. Total length of the […]
Title Song:Khel Khel Mein … Film: Khel Khel Mein (1975) Producer: Ravi Malhotra Director: Ravi Tondon Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singer: R D Burman, Asha One may wonder what this title music is doing in the section of “song of the fortnight”, but as it’s a Pancham creation, we all know his love for this visual […]
Song: “Tumse milke zindagi ko yun laga …” Film: Chor – Police (1983) Producer: Mrs. Shehla Khan , Vinay Sinha Director: Amjad Khan Lyrics: Nida Fazli Singer: Lata Often, imaginary situations, throw up very interesting questions.Sometimes they intrigue you,at times amuse you and maybe even give you pleasure also. One such imginary question is about […]
Song: “Pyaar ke mod pe…” Film: PARINDA (1989) Producer: VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA Director: VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA Lyrics: KHURSHID HALLAURI Singer: ASHA BHOSLE , SURESH WADKAR A Pancham-bhakt friend of mine had once remarked “Meri maiyyat pe yeh gaana zaroor bajaana”. The song in question is “Pyaar ke mod pe” from the 1989 Vidhu Vinod Chopra […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Film: Baharon Ke Sapane (1967) Producer: Nasir Husain Director: Nasir Husain Lyrics : Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Lata Mangeshkar – It seems Pancham treasured his most valuable compositions for certain people, Nasir Hussain being one of them. I think Nasir Hussain really got hold of Pancham’s creative nerve and utilized his music to great effect in […]
Film: Paanch Dushman (1973) / Daulat ke Dushman (1982) Producer: M. G. Productions Director: Bimal Rawal Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singers: Kishore Kumar – This lament from Paanch Dushman found new listeners thanks to featuring (with the original film name), along with other rarities, on the splendid 2-CD compilation Tumse Milke from HMV (the first of […]
Film: Jaane Jaan / Nikamma (1984) Producer: Mandir Sial Director: Ramesh Behal Lyrics: Gulshan Bawra Singers: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle and Chorus – There have been many successful pairs of Actor-Music director in the Hindi film Industry like Dilipkumar-Naushad, Raj Kapoor-Shankar Jaikishen , Dev Anand-S.D.Burman, Rajesh Khanna-Pancham and many more. Let us talk about another […]
Film: Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972) Producer: Vinod Shah, Harish Shah Director: Ravee Nagaich Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Asha Bhonsle – Mere Jeevan Saathi had a mix bag of music by Panchamda. It had romantic “ O mere Dil Ke Chain”, Mischivous “Deewana Karke Chhodoge”, Flamboyant “Chala jata Hoon Kisi Ki Dhoon Mein”, Friendship song ”Deewana […]
Film: Ameer Aadmi Gharib Aadmi (1985) Producer: Mrs. Shehla Khan, Vinay Sinha Director: Amjad Khan Lyrics: Nida Fazli Singer: Asha Bhonsle – In the early-to-mid 80s R. D. Burman was very busy. He boasted a full workload and was a favourite of the big banners. One camp of listeners lauded his creativity while another contended […]
Non Film Album: Dil Padosi Hai (1987) Producer: The Gramophone Co. Of India Ltd Lyrics : Gulzar Singer: Asha Bhonsle – One of the most finest & classiest non film albums is DIL PADOSI HAI. It has to be with trio of R D Burman-Gulzar & Asha Bhonsle doing it. I must have listened to […]
Film: Sitamgar (1985) Producer: Bikram Singh Dehal Director: Raj N. Sippy Lyrics : Majrooh Sultanpuri Singer: Kishor Kumar – The case of the “Sitamgar” soundtrack is a strange one. All the songs on this album were gems. Even the unreleased seldom-heard Shailendra Singh song “ kisii Gariib ke dil se” (having had the privilege of […]
Film: Arjun (1985) Producer: Karim morani, Sunil soorma Director: Rahul Rawail Lyrics : Javed Akhtar Singers: Asha Bhosale – ARJUN is one of the better more cohesive Rahul Rawail films exploring the themes of alienated youth, corruption, and grimy politics. Pancham had not disappointed Rawail with BETAAB, the film that launched Sunny Deol, who also […]
Film: Heera Panna (1973) Producer/Director : Dev Anand Lyrics : Anand Bakshi Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar – One of the romantic most duet created by Panchamda and what a passion it reflects….through its poetry, singing and the arrangement of orchestration. It’s the night before heroine is going to leave for abroad on her job […]
Film: Manzil (1979) Producer : Raj Prakash, Jay Pawar, Rajiv suri Director : Basu Chatterjee Lyrics : Yogesh Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar – The song has two versions to it but not in the same mould of happy and sad as in case of most of them that have two versions. Here, though their […]
The duet, so different from a normal love song. This also being a romantic duet but coupled with a little mystery in it as hero follows the girl not showing her face & seducing hero as if she is his woman.
Film: Gomti Ke Kinare (1972) Producer/Director : Sawan Kumar Tak Lyrics : Majrooh Sultanpuri Singers: Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhonsle, Chorus One of the unique compositions of Pancham. What makes it different from others is its arrangement of sign line and stanza and also the way chorus has been beautifully interweaved with the lead. Intro of […]
Film: Chote Nawab (1961) Producer: Usman Ali Director: S.A.Akbar Lyrics : Shailendra Singer: Lata Mangeshkar – A song complete in its form… a base that is Indian Classical… sung by an artist who is at the crest of the singing, the melody queen herself… named Lata Mangeshkar… written by the most renowned lyricist of the […]
The lyric just inspires me and confuses also… and at different times, it feels quite different as well. I mean due to various changes that happen in life.
