Aap Ke Kamare Me Koi Rehta Hain
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 […]
Jeene Waale Muskura Ke Jee
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 […]
Nodir Paare Uthchhey Dhowan
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 […]
Saawan Ke Jhoole
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! […]
Seedhi Raah Par Chala Phir Bhi
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 […]
Haan Jee Haan..Maine Sharaab Pee Hai
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 […]
Aaina Wohi Rahata Hain…..
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 […]
Naa Koi Dil Me Samaya…..
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
