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 […]
Venue: Tilak Smarak Mandir at 7:30pm Guests: Pravesh Sippy – Producer Ashok Gaikwad – Director Ajit Varman – Music Director Amrutrao Katkar – Percussion Vijay Katkar – Percussion & Honorable Presence – Bhupinder Singh & Sunil Kaushik Being a Pancham fan, since don’t know when, 2 days are of utmost importance to me — June 27 and January 4. June 27 is […]
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 […]
