tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post8657565140089582442..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: My Favourites: Songs of HeartbreakUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-17632785180101062972011-12-05T02:51:59.089-05:002011-12-05T02:51:59.089-05:00Serves Sunil Dutt right - who asked him to sing an...Serves Sunil Dutt right - who asked him to sing anyway? No wonder Lalita Pawar and Nirupa Roy look so disapproving! There they are, enjoying what looks like a cross between Salsa and shaking sand off their clothes, and then suddenly this chappie walks up and sings the saddest of songs - at a party, to boot! On top of that, he looks so self-righteously self-sacrificing! Look at that smug smile on his face. <br /><br />(Good song, though, as long as I don't have to watch the video. And good movie too, as long as I close my eyes in anguish when this song plays on screen.)<br /><br />I liked Nargis - a very young and pretty Nargis, and the song is absolutely soulful - leading me to the validate my conclusion that the most agonising heartbreaks only happened to women. So there!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-20895032057547692011-12-04T22:35:42.667-05:002011-12-04T22:35:42.667-05:00Hah....no, no, see Sunil Dutt's heart is brea...Hah....no, no, see Sunil Dutt's heart is breaking even though he has that smug smile on his face. And Ms.Parekh is even then thinking of calling him "Yewwwwww stoooopid". I don't know why this is preceded by Mr. Two tone cardigan and Ms.Parekh doing the weird salsa number. This song has lovely string sections in the interludes, it is sort of spoilt by a bad upload..<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkP1V-HjTyo" rel="nofollow">aansoo samjh ke</a>.<br /><br />Another conventional heartbreak song, but not a conventional tune by another amazing composer. Sajjaad, wonderful stuff , the notes edge towards a consummation but never quite get there , a feeling of incompleteness..<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHZFzvCzC4" rel="nofollow">aaj mere naseeb ne</a>SSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12138923787316335252011-12-04T18:40:39.309-05:002011-12-04T18:40:39.309-05:00I changed my link of the song to yours, harvey. So...I changed my link of the song to yours, harvey. So much easier, and one does not have to sit through five minutes of fluff to get to the song! Thank you.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-2109917817718214522011-12-04T18:37:19.200-05:002011-12-04T18:37:19.200-05:00That is a beautiful song, AKM, and very pertinent ...That is a beautiful song, AKM, and very pertinent lyrics, no? There is another song from <i>rang-birangi</i> Dev Anand - from the film Bullet: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OjLdpMnEZQ<br /><br />This one is one of my absolute favourites: Waheeda Rehman, Dev Anand. Film: Prem Pujari<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_09HE52OJvcAnu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-68007885077079031552011-12-04T18:33:11.700-05:002011-12-04T18:33:11.700-05:00It goes back to what I said before - the heroes...It goes back to what I said before - the heroes' hearts break only when they are sure the women are going to die. :) Lovely song, though.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-57243821059837825522011-12-04T17:00:37.855-05:002011-12-04T17:00:37.855-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEyS41niPI
Eesh, ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEyS41niPI<br /><br />Eesh, I didn't link to the song.AKMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12821830639293277772011-12-04T16:58:36.109-05:002011-12-04T16:58:36.109-05:00Some of my alltime favourites are covered above. ...Some of my alltime favourites are covered above. I would probably put Mohe Bhool Gaye Saanwariya at the very top of such a list, for its plaintive beginning that you've translated ... but there is an irony in declaring a song about loss as a winner : )<br /><br />For today, since Devsaab is no more, one of my all time favourite songs. On seeing a screencap once, I thought I would burst out laughing, seeing the whiskers, but he actually carried it off well. And the song... amazing lyrics, amazing "vazan" from Kishore.<br /><br />The whole song is full of heartbreak soundbytes ( aansoo ke dhaage se seete rahe hum/jo zakhm toone diye ... hehhh) but none better than this :<br /><br />"chaahat ki mehfil mein gham tera lekar, kismat se khela juaaa/<br />duniya se jeeta, par khud se haare, yun khel apna huaa"<br /><br />Devsaab, I've mostly ignored everything you did since the 70s, but you were an original. I agree when you say<br /><br />"Hum jab na honge, toh ro-roke duniya, dhoondegi mere nishaan".AKMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10924898666379492752011-12-04T16:23:58.402-05:002011-12-04T16:23:58.402-05:00Thank you, dear Anu!
Yeah, i enjoyed Chalbaaz as m...Thank you, dear Anu!<br />Yeah, i enjoyed Chalbaaz as much as I enjoyed Seeta aur Geeta, or at least my memory of it.<br /><br />It happens all the time, that the song which you are searching for just doesn't appear and then someone else goes and is not at all searching for it and posts it just like that. Disgusting little you tube! *aargh* ;-)harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-19705904659442405052011-12-04T13:39:49.862-05:002011-12-04T13:39:49.862-05:00I thought I would add one to this because musicall...I thought I would add one to this because musically it is too delicious to let go. It isn't in Hindi, but in Malayalam. One of Salilda's best examples of counterpoint, he used it later on in a Bengali song but Lata was then past her best and could not do justice. Harvey the villain will like this song, it has many minor chords and key changes for him to make an appearance<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNY2L2pD8sk" rel="nofollow">Madanolsavam</a>SSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-4701032765401690982011-12-04T13:00:56.283-05:002011-12-04T13:00:56.283-05:00Yeah, I'd put an off-topic comment there too o...Yeah, I'd put an off-topic comment there too on her post on High Noon.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-40441672435845193212011-12-04T13:00:18.294-05:002011-12-04T13:00:18.294-05:00Done. :) Though a tribute to Devsaab has to come f...Done. :) Though a tribute to Devsaab <i>has</i> to come first.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-59451995182584266462011-12-04T12:57:25.767-05:002011-12-04T12:57:25.767-05:00I cannot think of the 70s being very realistic in ...I cannot think of the 70s being very realistic in terms of mainstream Hindi films, at least. This was the period when the alternate cinema did come up; I would say realism was restricted to them. And their realism was the stark kind. Otherwise, filmmakers like Bimal Roy, Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor et al made their films quite realistic within the constraints of commercial cinema. The 70s for me, were excessive in terms of colour, flamboyance, scripts, stars, locations etc. And I loved it. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-460321483658711272011-12-04T12:51:59.783-05:002011-12-04T12:51:59.783-05:00pacifist, I will forego the murder and stick to th...pacifist, I will forego the murder and stick to the suicide. :) <i>Khush</i>?Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-30904890822541905762011-12-04T06:06:20.109-05:002011-12-04T06:06:20.109-05:00Yes, we need some fun to lighten up our moods!Yes, we need some fun to lighten up our moods!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-11099264862809824432011-12-04T04:35:43.288-05:002011-12-04T04:35:43.288-05:00I just found out when I visited Madhu's blog. ...I just found out when I visited Madhu's blog. This affects me a lot, and it is because my favorite uncle, who was a huge fan of his, and introduced me to him and his style of dressing and doing his hair, passed away recently, and that was also sudden. RIP, Dev Sahib!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1760658968442105872011-12-04T03:42:19.871-05:002011-12-04T03:42:19.871-05:00No no!!! I LOVE both films especially Dil Apna Aur...No no!!! I LOVE both films especially Dil Apna Aur Preet Praayi.pacifistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-13977735327359189312011-12-04T02:04:55.100-05:002011-12-04T02:04:55.100-05:00I have always thought of the 70s as a defining per...I have always thought of the 70s as a defining period in our cinema when an attempt was made to break away from the shackles of cliched cinema - both regionally and Hindi. May not necessarily be in the music but in the overall creation of movies, moving away to greater realism.<br /><br />Think that music and theme of love has changed in the way they hit the screen from the 50s to 70s to now, from personal to a larger context and a magnified sense of anger. Probably, a change in the way we perceive love with changing times. Like 'Sadda Haq' from Rockstar may not qualify in the truest sense as a song dealing with hearbreak but it is conceived as a major love angst that emerges which also emerges from unrequited failure. Also, instead of focussing on the individuals alone as was wont previously, it has moved to questioning the society and the freedom of choice and all...E Pradeephttp://epradeep98.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47031177813934198262011-12-04T00:33:14.277-05:002011-12-04T00:33:14.277-05:00Totally off-topic: Devsaab is no more. I heard the...Totally off-topic: Devsaab is no more. I heard the news sometime back. Another era has ended. What an awful year this has turned out to be!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87075503549580303352011-12-03T23:16:30.205-05:002011-12-03T23:16:30.205-05:00No, I'm not upset any more. Just thoughtful. :...No, I'm not upset any more. Just thoughtful. :) Thanks, Sridhar.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87380253666727879502011-12-03T23:11:06.924-05:002011-12-03T23:11:06.924-05:00In your hypothetical situation, I think I WOULD tr...In your hypothetical situation, I think I WOULD try to go back and explain why I made that decision, why I've changed my mind (even if the reasons for the earlier decision still remain the same), and how sorry I am, and how I would like her to give me another chance. After that, it's up to her, of course - and that's not a result I can count on with confidence. She may or she may not take me back. But I'll surely try, because having her in my life is more important than not admitting that I'd made a damned mess of things. <br /><br />My point is that you may or may not be able to undo the consequences of your actions - but how will you know unless you try? <br /><br />Once again, my deepest apologies. I had no intention of making you feel upset.Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-39314518437432434082011-12-03T23:00:40.280-05:002011-12-03T23:00:40.280-05:00No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap! Join...No, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap! Joining the beating of the poor dead equine - is it always easy for you to go back and undo the consequences of a decision? Let's put it in the context of the movie itself - if you (a hypothetical you) were in love with a girl; loved her beyond belief, but decided, due to circumstances to break off the relationship... now, being a decent person, you tell her so, including giving her rhyme and reason <i>why</i> you want things to end. A couple of days later, you realise that circumstances be damned, you would much rather have her in your life - do you honestly think if you went back and apologised, she's going to give you another chance?? Does real life really work that way? I do not think so. I think that if you (the hypothetical you) ever did something like that, then you have done the literal equivalent of dropping the hammer on your own foot.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63391506295245586942011-12-03T22:54:41.279-05:002011-12-03T22:54:41.279-05:00Lalitha, I can only imagine your plight! Am I allo...Lalitha, I can only imagine your plight! Am I allowed to laugh a little at the thought of one song after another being shot down? Now that you mention it, I should be planning a list of party songs, no?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50704057875509808742011-12-03T22:48:02.593-05:002011-12-03T22:48:02.593-05:00Anu, I apologise. I didn't mean to upset you. ...Anu, I apologise. I didn't mean to upset you. Not to flog a dead horse, if you have made a decision you regret, then why not apologise sincerely, make amends and start over again?Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-7030235336463727062011-12-03T22:41:03.519-05:002011-12-03T22:41:03.519-05:00I was reminded of your post today - we had a karao...I was reminded of your post today - we had a karaoke party at our house this evening, and someone was asking hubby to sing "Aansoo bhari hain yeh jeevan ki rahen ..." and I had to veto that request forcefully. Then someone wanted to sing "Yeh shaam ki ...", again vetoed by yours truly, then "Mohe bhool gaye ...", again vetoed. I told them I didn't want to get depressed, parties were for fun songs, not sad songs!Lalitha Jairamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-58440171957617303442011-12-03T22:18:05.235-05:002011-12-03T22:18:05.235-05:00Aaargh! I don't mean for my writing to be hear...Aaargh! I don't mean for my writing to be heartbreaking or sad or tragic or to make people weep! <br /><br />In real life it is not always possible to go back in time and change your decisions. However much you may want to. Your decision may have been made with the best of intentions, for the best of reasons; it is still possible to regret having made such a decision. <br /><br />In the context of the movie (the last song), she has made a decision to break off a relationship even though she loves him. It's a hard decision to make, but make it she did, and for many, many good reasons. However, she is heart broken, and if he hadn't left as he did, angry and upset, she may have given in - as her heart wants her to do. However, he leaves, without even a backward glance. <br /><br />Now, she had a scriptwriter who ensured that everything ended happily ever after; real life does not come with a scriptwriter or a magic wand.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com