4th Jan 2011 – Peerless Prince

Venue: Tilak Smarak Mandir at 7:30pm Guests: 1. Raj Sippy – Director 2. Barkha Roy – Producer 3. Kutun – Tabla 4. Ivan Muns – Trombone 5. Blasco – Trombone


Khel Khel Mein …

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 […]


Tumse milke zindagi ko yu laga …

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 […]


Pyaar ke mod pe …

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 […]


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 […]