Songs about 'yaad' or of reminiscence - Page 8

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

@Angel: You saw Shashikala in "Mujhko apne gale laga lo"? 😕 As far as I know, the female lead opp Rajendra Kumar is Jamuna, a South Indian actress. I need to watch the song again to check if Shashikala makes an appearance there!

And Sahir was rumored to have been in love with Sudha Malhotra. "Tum mujhe bhool bhi jao" and "Chalo ek baar phirse" were seemingly written for her. Though she always denied it. Of course, his other love affair with Amrita Pritam was common knowledge. Sahir was said to be a commitment-phobe that never really wanted to settle down. Perhaps he enjoyed the angst that doomed love brought him, that enabled him to write such deeply meaningful yet cynical poetry.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Thank you! 😳 I try! 😳 It certainly helps that old Hindi Film songs are a passion of mine and I can wax eloquent about them to anyone who'd care to listen. Which is why I restricted myself to just posting songs thus far, but then the temptation of writing something about each song was too hard to resist. 😳

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Yun chhup chhup ke, chhupke chhupke mera aana

Yaad rahe bhool na jaana

- Tarana (1951)

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Madhubala- Dilip Kumar: One of Indian cinema's most celebrated reel and real-life romantic pairs. And Tarana was the very first time they came together. The sparks that supposedly flew between them are so evident in this movie- every frame they're in together sizzles with chemistry. Yes, chemistry- that overused word that's thrown around all too loosely when one has to just look at these two to know that they defined the word. In every sense of its meaning.

His plane crashes in her village, he's a doctor who's tending to the injured and she's the village belle whose father (who's blind) urges her to help him. Their cheeky banter turns into love- how could it not?- and Dilip's own family and his father's promise to his friend's daughter, Shyama that he'd get his son married to her is all but forgotten in Tarana's (Madhubala's) arms. But soon a local's jealousy (Gope, who usually plays comic roles is kind of a villain here) ruins everything. They're caught in a storm and accused of the usual dishonorable act, Dilip is badly beaten and Madhu is dragged away in anger by her father (whose sight has been restored by Dilip). Angst ensues, the pair are separated, and Dilip is all set to marry Shyama. Thankfully, it all ends well.

The highlight of this movie (other than the lead pair) has got to be the songs by veteran Anil Biswas. It's hard to pick a favorite, the entire soundtrack is amazing- be it the soulful Seene mein sulagte hain armaan, or the playful and romantic Nain mile nain huye baawre, the angst-ridden Ek main hoon ek meri bekasi ki shaam hai, or the teasing Beimaan tore nainwaa.

Yun chhup chhupke is another lilting melody in this musical bonanza. The lyricist Prem Dhawan writes in keeping with the mood of the song-

Pyar ki maar buri, dil ki haar buri

lo haar gaye dil bani mushkil

Nanha sa mera dil tod na jaana

hansega saara zamaana

Originally posted by: -Betty-

Have read only two of your posts (Will read the rest later) about Deedar and Tarana and I agree with Amrita ji

You should start a blog about BW oldies, if you haven't already... I am sure it'll be a hit 😊

Deedar was on ZTV recently and you're right, seemed like a whiny movie, I couldn't finish it 😆

And watched Tarana on TV yrs ago and was blown away by their chemistry at an age I didn't even know what chemistry meant

Have been a sucker for (onscreen) chemistry ever since

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Bachpan ki mohabbat ko dil se na juda karna

jab yaad meri aaye milne ki dua karna

- Baiju Bawara (1952)

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This movie and its songs hold a special place in my heart. It was my dad's favorite soundtrack and in his last days, among the few things that animated him. I grew up listening to these songs play on my dad's reel-to-reel tape player, recordings that he had carefully preserved and maintained over the years and among others, this soundtrack helped nurture my lifelong love and appreciation for music.

I believe this is Naushad's greatest musical accomplishment. Yes, even more than Mughal-e-Azam which is his most famous and celebrated soundtrack to date.

Every song in this album is a treasure. Even the one I like the least - Door koi gaaye- has its moments. It catapulted Mohd Rafi to a zenith on which he stayed for years to come. Man Tarpat and O Duniya ke Rakhwale are counted among his best works and serve as examples for upcoming singers even now. Legend has it that Rafi's voice was so stretched in the latter that his throat began to bleed.

The movie also showcased Lata's talent to the fullest with songs like this one and my favorite in Raag Bhairav - Mohe Bhool Gaye Saawariya.

Baiju Bawara was supposedly based on a true story of a singer that challenged Tansen to a musical duel in Akbar's court. Javed Akhtar told a story of how he found his decrepit grave on the Zee show The Golden Years. I don't know how true the rest of the story is, I'm sure a lot of cinematic license came into play.

Baiju's father is killed by Tansen's guards who stop him from singing and Baiju (Bharat Bhushan) grows up seeking revenge on Tansen. He falls in love with Gauri (Meena Kumari) and forgets all about his revenge. His village is attacked by dacoits and this is the situation for one of the most inspiring songs ever- Insaan bano. 😭👏

The dacoit leader (a woman) falls in love with him and bargains that she would spare his village if he went along with her. So Baiju leaves and Gauri is distraught. That is the context for this song.

Shakeel Badayuni's magic pen brings out Gauri's pain beautifully -😭

Ghar mere umeedon ka sunaa kiye jaate ho

Duniya hi mohabbat ki loote liye jaate ho

Jo gham diye jaate ho uss gham ki dava karna 😭😭

Originally posted by: Angel-likeDevil

I will for sure! :D ..and also make one on Sahir Ludhianvi ❤️ ..give me your ideas for topics okay 😃

Those lyrics.., one of the topmost songs that gives me consolation, pacifies me 💔 who is she, LB, Amrita, the one whom Sahir fell in love with?

why don't they write such songs anymore? :(

Originally posted by: LizzieBennett

Okay so here goes:

Songs sung when intoxicated

Songs of waiting / anticipation

Songs of the weather (mausam)

Songs on the piano (or any other musical instrument)

Songs of bewafaai

Talat songs 😃

Rain songs (I know it's part of the weather but there are so many barsaat songs in BW, it warrants a separate topic 😆)

Songs sung to divinity/ God/ prayers/ bhajans

Hemant Kumar songs! 😳

Mannadey songs

Geeta Dutt songs

(I'm including these singers since they're all but forgotten these days)

That's a lot of topics. Will post more as I think of them 😳.