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 […]
