Kal Yahaan Aayi Thi Voh….

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 […]


4th Jan 2012 – Yaadon Ki Baaraat

Words and Tune  A personal account of the Panchammagic show organized by Panchammagic.org, at Tilak Smarak Mandir, Pune, January 4, 2012, on the 18th death anniversary of Pancham. I have a few regrets in life, one of which is I had not learned Marathi, though being born and brought up in a small town in […]


Band to bajega

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 […]


Tere ghungroo ki awaaz..

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. […]


तिसरी मंझील

पहिलेपणाची नवलाई किंवा अपुर्वाई ही शब्दातीत असते! पहिलं प्रेम, पहिला पगार, पहिली गाडी, पहिला स्पर्श…..अगदी थेटच बोलतो, रागावू नका, पहिलंवाहिलं चुंबन…..य गोष्टी अशा असतात की त्यांच्या आठवणी नि अनु्भूती आयुष्यभर चिरतरूण आणि टवटवीत असतात. माणसाच्या आयुष्यात त्यानंतर अनेक उलथा-पालथी होतात, घडामोडी घडतात..कधी तो आणखी कोणाच्या प्रेमात पडतो, नविन चांगली नोकरी त्याला मिळते. तो आणखी मोठी […]


Teesri Manzil

Year: 1966 Producer: nasir husain Director: vijay anand Lyricist: majrooh sultanpuri Cast: shammi kapoor,asha parekh,premnath,helen   We cannot put into words, the ‘firsts’ of our life, first salary, first watch, first car, first love or yes, the first kiss. They are forever young and fresh in our heart and mind. As we grow, we face […]


Suno Bhai Baaraati

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 […]


अमरप्रेम

समुद्रकाठच्या त्या अलिबाग गावात, आठवणी जिथुन चालु होतात त्या बालवयातील २-३ वर्षे गेली. पहिल्यांदा शाळेत प्रवेशही त्याच गावात झाला. वडिलांच्या नोकरीत दर २-३ वर्षानी अपरिहार्यपणे येणाया बदलीतलं ते छोटंसं देखणे गाव ३८ वर्षांपुर्वी अगदीच शांत होतं. आमच्या सरकारी निवासस्थानापासुन पाच मिनिटांवर सुंदर समुद्रकिनारा होता. रात्री घरी लाटांचा आवाजही येई. शाळा, छोटीशी बाजारपेठ, समुद्रकिनारा, त्याला लागुन […]


Koi Aaya Aane Bhi De

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 […]


Amar prem

Year: 1971 Producer: shakti samanta Director: shakti samanta Lyricist: anand bakshi cast: rajesh khanna / sharmila tagore / vinod mehra Read in Marathi Alibaug, a small town at the sea shore and those 2-3 years of childhood, from where the memories start taking shape with the first admission to the school. 38 years back, it […]