Khayyam-Rafi-Talat : Those inside stories - Page 2

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

I heard Khayyam sahab did only 7 films in 60 years of career 😆

That is what legends do. They believe in quality work😛. Khayyam sahab 👏

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

I heard Khayyam sahab did only 7 films in 60 years of career 😆

Obviously the person/source from whom/where you heard this must be highly ignorant and misinformed. I myself can recall some 15-20 films that Khayyam composed for. There must be many more.

What can I say to people who think that 36 hits in a row makes for a great composer. Quantity over quality?

Originally posted by: Maya_M

That is what legends do. They believe in quality work😛. Khayyam sahab 👏

Realistically Khayyam saheb career spans 45 years. His first film Footpath came in 1953 and he practically stopped composing music from 90s. He composed music for nearly 50 movies in that period. His notable movies are - Phir Subhah Hogi, Shola Aur Shabnam, Kabhie Kabhie, Trishul, Thodisi Bewafaii, Noorie, Umrao Jaan, Bazar and Razia Sultan. It was after a long period of 15 years, he composed the music of Yatra.

Originally posted by: *salil*

He has written Lataji's biography ---

Lata Mangeshkar : A biography
by Raju Bharatan
ISBN 81-7476-023-7
UBS Publishers' Distributors Ltd.

Thanks.
Its currently unavailable on Amazon. Great.
I would love to read it for more knowledge on the singer.
Someone mentions how Bharatan's version is a little scandalous. There's also an "authorized" version by Harish Bhimani, which I'm assuming is less scandalous.
Has anyone read both biographies?

Originally posted by: punjini

Obviously the person/source from whom/where you heard this must be highly ignorant and misinformed. I myself can recall some 15-20 films that Khayyam composed for. There must be many more.

What can I say to people who think that 36 hits in a row makes for a great composer. Quantity over quality?

thts how they introduced him in SRGMP sets😛.......

anyways i m least interested in their careers..... i m more interested in their works😃

Originally posted by: Maya_M

That is what legends do. They believe in quality work😛. Khayyam sahab 👏

and apparently also in quantity greater than "only 7 films" that was being bandied about😉

in any case, even the few movies that ID has to his credit are not exactly monets. so dont know that one can even talk about some great quality work in his case😆

Originally posted by: Jaadoogar

When there will be Jazz, Salsa and Rap in Indian music industry after 20-30 years, then people will remember Himesh a legend, there will be fan clubs for Himesh, there will be lot of angry fans of Himesh, people will say Himesh's voice is god's own voice, there may be temple in name of Himesh, people will remember him for his melodious 36 hits and will forget all bad thing about Himesh.... And Himesh will be out of job and will be coming as chief guest on some reality shows.... This is how time moves....

😆

its possible..tub hum loge himesh ki baat keregin how he went with a burka to pray..and how people were after him becasue he was such a legend...

Here's an excerpt from Raju Bharatan's book on Lata ji:

http://queenofmelody.rediffblogs.com/

The Classical Based Songs

Saiyaan kaise dhaaroon dheer – Sitaron Se Aage – There is a bit of history attached to this song. Apparantly, this is the number that led to a rift between S D Burman and Lata Mangeshkar leading to her not singing for the director for around six years. Quoting from Raju Bharathan's biography the story goes as follows: ""For a certain song,", Lata is quoted as saying, " I was asked by Dada Burman to sing in an extra-soft voice. I obeyed. The song as okayed. Later Dada thought that the choice of an extra-soft voice was not a happy one. So I got another message for a re-recording. I requested for a few days's time, as I was busy with other recordings. The machinations of certain 'kind' souls led to a misunderstanding and Dada called in another singer to re-record the song," ends Lata"That "another singer", Lataji was none other than Asha Bhosle! And the song, as revealed to me by that certain "kind soul", Jaidev, was Pag thumak chalat balkhaaye haay saiyan kaise dharun dheer (set to go on Vyjayanthimala in Sitaron se aagey : 1958). That Asha, in this saiyan kaise dharun dheer number, ultimately failed to come up with what Dada Burman wanted from you Lataji, is a pointer to how even something unsatisfactorily rendered by you, as Dada Burman saw it, was good enough finally to remain in Sitron se Aagey as it was in your voice. That is a tribute to the gap then between your vocals and those of others"

Originally posted by: punjini

Obviously the person/source from whom/where you heard this must be highly ignorant and misinformed. I myself can recall some 15-20 films that Khayyam composed for. There must be many more.

What can I say to people who think that 36 hits in a row makes for a great composer. Quantity over quality?

it's the day and age of numerous hits a year. lots of disposable income, exploding population etc. So i think 36 hits probably aint what it used to be back then. it's also hard imo for anyone to make a permanent mark anymore. just too much competition for entertainment mind share. shelf-life for music these days is very short. back then you probably had the same song play for a couple of years. nowadays, they come and go within a few months. so those 36 hits is more like 4 or 5 given how quickly we move on to new music these days. not as astonishing as HR is making it out to be. the only relevant comparison is that he is numero uno today, much like someone else was in the past.😊

jaadoo ji your inbox is full kahein to thread khole doo 😆