tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post2573294742728400707..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Twin SongsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60918188752637398882015-04-07T08:46:47.706-04:002015-04-07T08:46:47.706-04:00But why should you not join in? The post is open t...But why should you <i>not</i> join in? The post is open to anyone to comment. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-9254451842496795752015-04-07T03:09:48.905-04:002015-04-07T03:09:48.905-04:00Difficult not to join the discussionDifficult not to join the discussionBirajanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-4101288493205292472014-07-21T03:31:09.772-04:002014-07-21T03:31:09.772-04:00In Chaudhvin ka Chand "Mera yaar bana hai dul...In Chaudhvin ka Chand "Mera yaar bana hai dulha" gives way to "Balam se milan hoga". And that leads to another suggestion, a collection of wedding songs or bidaai songs? I can think of quite a few great ones.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33394584807755297252014-07-15T12:14:54.238-04:002014-07-15T12:14:54.238-04:00Eh, I like the song and it was on my long list, bu...Eh, I like the song and it was on my long list, but the thought of Biswajeet and Babita together was too much to swallow. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-28237231150214462662014-07-15T11:55:42.973-04:002014-07-15T11:55:42.973-04:00Heh. I'm glad that someone else had the same e...Heh. I'm glad that someone else had the same experience. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-5777770519967857782014-07-10T07:07:58.214-04:002014-07-10T07:07:58.214-04:00"Kajra mohabbatwala, akhiyon mein aisa daala&..."Kajra mohabbatwala, akhiyon mein aisa daala", one of my favourites. I was surprised not to find it in the collection because you rarely miss out on my favourites.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23381185508539384062014-07-09T11:25:03.821-04:002014-07-09T11:25:03.821-04:00I am reading this post a year late, but it's r...I am reading this post a year late, but it's raining here in Trivandrum tonight and the blog seemed suitable. The rains take me back to my 3 years in Madikeri where it rained non-stop for 3 months at a time. I would walk to my office and back, wrapped up in a raincoat and holding an umbrella, perfectly happy, singing all my favourite rain songs to myself, quite loudly sometimes, because there was hardly anybody else on the road.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-5740921517237665412014-07-05T11:27:33.551-04:002014-07-05T11:27:33.551-04:00Thank you Shalini, though the 'hatke' topi...Thank you Shalini, though the 'hatke' topic came from Mr Salian. :) It's amazing, isn't it, the number of Hindi film songs that appear one after the other? And yes, <i>Aap ke kamre mein</i> and <i>Dil mil gaya</i> are definitely two songs. It actually ends with <i>Dum maaro dum</i> as well. :) <br /><br />The <i>Bhoot Bangla</i> songs are back to back, as in, they do come one after the other - but there is a scene in between, so by my restrictions, they wouldn't count. But I so love <i>Aao twist karein</i> that I'm glad you posted them here. <br /><br />I'd never heard the <i>Ram Rajya</i> quartet before. As for <i>Zamane ko Dikhana Hai</i>, I'm only surprised that Nasir Hussain didn't ask RD for five songs.after the <i>Hum Kisise Kam Nahin</i> quartet. :) Thanks for posting these, Shalini, the only song I actually remembered from this film is <i>Ae Kaanchi, hoga tumse pyara kaun</i>. Well, I remember <i>Poocho na yaar kya hua</i> and <i>Bolo bolo</i> but completely forgot they were back to back songs. That film was another reworking of the <i>Tumsa Nahin Dekha</i> theme, no?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47939482300295098022014-07-03T09:33:54.468-04:002014-07-03T09:33:54.468-04:00and of course, it doesn't hurt to hear him rec...<i>and of course, it doesn't hurt to hear him recite Bangla poetry :)<br /></i><br /><br />Of course it doesn't! :) <br /><br />I liked the film very much, simply because it was refreshing to see a teenager who is not a whiny, spolit brat (at one extreme) or absolutely barf-worthy angelic (on the other). It was also refreshing to see a mother who refuses to apologise for her past, and indeed, is not ashamed of it at all. *And* to see two ex-lovers who meet without much angst. (A great-looking Mithun didn't hurt either.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79404277993393660752014-07-02T17:38:54.869-04:002014-07-02T17:38:54.869-04:00This film has definitely lingered in my thoughts s...This film has definitely lingered in my thoughts since watching. I didn't love it, but I was moved by it. It says a lot of interesting things about adolescence, lost love, and realistic expectations for marriage . . . all of which you tackle above, of course. The film looks and feels dreamlike, like time has suspended just long enough for all three major characters to find some catharsis and move on with their lives. As much as the directorial craft is there, though, it's the liveliness of the leads and the beauty of the cinematography that make this memorable. I don't think I would have gotten through it without the force of the personalities behind the different characters. Konkona, for one, makes a very rough-around-the-edges, realistic teenager endearing. . . rather than whiny or grating.<br /><br /><br />And of course, I watched it to see more mature Mithun . . . mostly after seeing Ratnam's Guru and wishing it had revolved around his character rather than Abishek's. He's so good in this. I like seeing his crazy avatars, but I do love these rare, very human and sane roles . . . and of course, it doesn't hurt to hear him recite Bangla poetry :)Filmi~Contrasthttp://filmi-contrast.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-39459979910765472622014-07-01T22:53:25.589-04:002014-07-01T22:53:25.589-04:00Mr Venkatraman, Thank you for your kind words. So ...Mr Venkatraman, Thank you for your kind words. So nice to see you here. And with songs that are absolutely new to me. It is interesting, isn't it, that they had back-to-back songs as early as that in our cinematic history?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-76304241119372016712014-07-01T15:01:01.145-04:002014-07-01T15:01:01.145-04:00Anuji,
Simply fantastic. I never thought that the...Anuji,<br /><br />Simply fantastic. I never thought that there were so many back-to-back to songs. It was a pleasure to listen to all the songs. But the three songs (#10) from Dekh Kabira Roye (1957) were the best. Madanmohan has seamlessly merged the three songs into one and it is too good. Nonetheless the other songs were also good. Your write-up was as usual top class and I would say this would count among one of your best posts. <br /><br />The first song that came to my mind was the song Hariyala Savan Dhol Bajata Aaya which is followed by Dharti Kahe Pukar ke. Then I remembered only a line or two of Dharti kahe Pukar ke is sung then, the actual song comes much later. The other song which I am posting is from Ram Rajya (1943). There were at least 15 songs including the title song. The title song Aayee Raghuveeradheera is followed by the song Dekho Dekho Ramrajya Me. Even if this song does not qualify, then there is another sequence where Sriram offers his prayers to Suryadev and the song Surya Dev Jagadip Tej Jinakaa Jag Saaje starts playing in the background. At the end of the song Ramchandra enters the Durbar and another song follows. Here are the songs<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp_tm7gc05c<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8ewYxP15o<br /><br />Thank You.N.Venkataramannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60649350683529390092014-07-01T13:35:38.845-04:002014-07-01T13:35:38.845-04:00Thank you, Rashmi. I have seen the first film and ...Thank you, Rashmi. I have seen the first film and so know the song, but <i>Airanichya deva tula</i> is new to me. Thank you for introducing me to the song.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87567626728571520852014-06-30T14:54:13.770-04:002014-06-30T14:54:13.770-04:00Stellar collection as usual Anu. I'm so glad y...Stellar collection as usual Anu. I'm so glad you picked some of the newer noteworthy songs as well. :) I really like the following couple of Marathi songs that suit your village theme.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTkt5BO5XOk<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aTGUrolfBERashminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-40414894987167949462014-06-29T23:38:13.510-04:002014-06-29T23:38:13.510-04:00Thank you, Ashraf. You really did make my day. :) ...Thank you, Ashraf. You really did make my day. :) <br /><br /><i>Tu pyar kare ya thukraye</i> is definitely a doormat song. :) A long time ago, I had threatened to do a post on doormat songs. Perhaps I will, after all. <br /><br />I'm so glad you enjoyed the post.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-39969856489190466972014-06-29T16:15:58.816-04:002014-06-29T16:15:58.816-04:00When AK suggested, that back to back songs would m...When AK suggested, that back to back songs would make a good<br />post, I was wondering how will he find sufficient number of songs for the post,<br />but he knew exactly whom to assign the task.<br /><br />What a remarkable job you have done! Not only double headers<br />you have come up with triple headers too, all of them interesting, some<br />outstanding.<br /><br />I am on the same page with you for Nagin songs,Isn't Dekh Kabira Roya song, Tu Pyaar kare Ya<br />Thukraye , a door mat song like Anpadh's Hai isis me pyaar ki aabroo?<br /> but I like them both, they are among the best of MM Lata combination.<br /><br /> Guide is a complex movie, I felt that lack of confidence in<br />Rajus’s relationship with Rosie made him do what he did, but your observation,<br />that he did it out of jealousy, will make me think twice.<br /><br />Once again well executed job. Thanks.Ashraf Lakhaninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30224075619493611152014-06-25T20:40:53.752-04:002014-06-25T20:40:53.752-04:00This is a kind of overwhelming subject to take on,...This is a kind of overwhelming subject to take on, Anu! It's interesting to me that Hindi cinema felt so free (at least through the 90's) to set up back-to-back songs, expecting the audience to maintain interest. A *similar* use of songs is pretty easy to find in Hollywood stock musicals; you know, the more vaudevillian inspired fare (in which it wasn't necessarily used to transition from one emotional theme to another, but rather to show off different skills of the contracted stars) . . . <br />But most of the songs you listed seem to be there to tell a story, not just soak up spare talent (with the exception of maybe Nagin's buffet of music). It's not meant to entertain like a cabaret show, but rather to tell the story sort of operatically, rather than verbally. Anyhow, my thoughts obviously aren't completely formed yet, but I do think this is a phenomenon that is unique in some way to Hindi cinema, and that alone makes your list pretty interesting.Filmi~Contrasthttp://filmi-contrast.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-18150955768412050432014-06-25T19:18:06.920-04:002014-06-25T19:18:06.920-04:00I'm glad you liked it, AK. I hope Mr Salian wi...I'm glad you liked it, AK. I hope Mr Salian will be pleased with the fulfilment of his desire to have a post on twin songs as well. :) <br /><br />Thanks for the addition to the list. Perhaps some kind soul will upload the video sometime. <br /><br />p.s. Thanks for handing me a theme on a plate. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-61834770235664474952014-06-25T09:37:12.628-04:002014-06-25T09:37:12.628-04:00Anu,
I can't thank you enough for this wonder...Anu,<br /><br />I can't thank you enough for this wonderful post. So well researched, such nice songs and so well-written. To use filmi-lingo, perfect execution of the <i>supari</i> I gave you. But seriously, thanks a lot from me, and my readers too who initiated discussion on the theme. You have also been very gracious in acknowledging us.<br /><br />One Two-in-one song I particularly like is the vintage <i>Kaahe akela dolta baadal/Ek chhota sa mandir banaayenge</i> by Surendra from <i>Gramophone Singer</i> (1938), music Anil Biswas. Unfortunately its video is not available, but the audio makes it clear it was two songs in different tunes that segue smoothly into one another.<br /><br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X25EI8Oqvhc<br />AKSongs Of Yorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60710521079222320852014-06-24T00:11:37.504-04:002014-06-24T00:11:37.504-04:00Thanks for that addition, Raj. I haven't watch...Thanks for that addition, Raj. I haven't watched <i>Pratigya </i> so I don't know the second song at all. (I've heard <i>Main jat yamla pagla deewana</i> though.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-54711951138750047142014-06-23T23:53:12.116-04:002014-06-23T23:53:12.116-04:00there is one more...from Pratigya..main jatt yamla...there is one more...from Pratigya..main jatt yamla followed by uth need se mirza....rajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-71112400462791332032014-06-22T10:37:26.110-04:002014-06-22T10:37:26.110-04:00Yes I just love her in that song.Yes I just love her in that song.Shilpi Bosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-29279848466427464422014-06-21T13:25:51.990-04:002014-06-21T13:25:51.990-04:00Wow.. great choices.
I remember how we swung to t...Wow.. great choices.<br /><br />I remember how we swung to the quartet from Ham Kisi se Kam Nahi. Loved the songs of Yadon Ki Baraat as well. Bobby was meri jaan.<br /><br />All the other oldies given here are such great songs. Somehow one song after the other never bored us. I just love long playing song sequences. They are what make our movies tick.avanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79048662831935680182014-06-21T11:20:31.284-04:002014-06-21T11:20:31.284-04:00Great!Excellent post and superb research on hither...Great!Excellent post and superb research on hitherto untouched theme............." Megha re / Bade hai dil ke kale ","Tere bina aag ye chandni/ Ghar aaya mera pardesi"," Dil leke daga denge / Ye desh hai veer jawano ka"," Mohse chhal kiye jaa / Kya se kya ho gaya"," Meri veena tum bin roye / Ashkon se teri humne tasveer banayi hain / Tu pyar kare ya thukraaye" and "Nakhrewaali / Zindagi bahaar hai" are my favorites.I have seen Hare Rama Hare Krishna but never noticed Dum maro dum and Dekho o Deewano followed each other! I recall a same situation in Munimji when Nalini Jaywant is alone in the woods and she sings a song and another song comes suddenly after that,but do not quiite remember the songs :(coolone160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-85054283900649031542014-06-21T11:10:10.889-04:002014-06-21T11:10:10.889-04:00Thank you, Shilpi. The songs from Guide are wonder...Thank you, Shilpi. The songs from <i>Guide</i> are wonderful, aren't they? I particularly like Waheeda's expressions in <i>Mohse chhal</i> - the hurt and anger are so controlled, but so evident.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com