tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post7586793675468965163..comments2024-03-18T00:55:51.985-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: Remembering Joy MukherjeeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-35962900080618440002013-05-22T21:25:30.853-04:002013-05-22T21:25:30.853-04:00No. Because I didn't think Shagird was Joy Muk...No. Because I didn't think <i>Shagird</i> was Joy Mukherjee's 'best movie' or event that its musical score was 'best'. And nowhere did I say he came close to Shammi, who is one of my favourites. I said, <i>he was the one who could have filled Shammi's shoes</i>. 'Could have'. Didn't say 'he filled'.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-64769774560353848132013-05-22T21:08:53.622-04:002013-05-22T21:08:53.622-04:00What? No songs are even a mention of Shaagired,his...What? No songs are even a mention of Shaagired,his best movie with one of the musical musical scores of all time. His movies were fun but frankly I don't think he ever came close to Shammi or even Shashi' romantic cemeday persona. He was in the league with Biswajeet. I really like him but, you know facts are facts!kGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-81549004899886186932012-11-20T17:31:45.316-05:002012-11-20T17:31:45.316-05:00Oh, I can listen to it, once in a while. Just that...Oh, I <i>can</i> listen to it, once in a while. Just that there are plenty of other songs I'd much rather listen to; that's all. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1547051007445110712012-11-20T11:40:34.410-05:002012-11-20T11:40:34.410-05:00 The picturisation is not really appealing, with A... The picturisation is not really appealing, with Asha Parekh's "assets" prominently displayed in a kimono but I liked the tune. Lilting and gay.Nalini Ikkandathnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-86938641489540441452012-11-20T09:25:16.295-05:002012-11-20T09:25:16.295-05:00 I think, of all the songs in Love in Tokyo, it is... I think, of all the songs in <i>Love in Tokyo</i>, it is <i>Sayonara</i> which I least like. Lata shrieked, Asha simpered, and I wanted to kill someone. :~)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-31896932199883528662012-11-19T11:37:26.227-05:002012-11-19T11:37:26.227-05:00A charming actor with some of the loveliest songs ...A charming actor with some of the loveliest songs ever. I have actually watched "Ek Musafir Ek Hasina" sometime but now I must see it again. But in "Love in Tokyo", it's really quite tough to decide on any one song. I like "Sayonara" really well too.Nalininoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-17064219589685605392012-04-01T16:01:55.731-04:002012-04-01T16:01:55.731-04:00Well,that was precisely the point that i was tryin...Well,that was precisely the point that i was trying to make.One finds Joy similar to Shammi sometimes because the people behind the films of Joy and Shammi were the same.Film producer Sashadhar Mukherjee,Directors Subodh Mukherjee,Nasir Hussain and Pramod Chakravorty and scriptwriter Sachin Bhowmick were the main people who were behind the films of both Shammi and Joy.When the makers are same,then the films are bound to have similar stories,screenplays and direction.raunak joynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45413735399824231352012-04-01T11:05:17.595-04:002012-04-01T11:05:17.595-04:00I think in his early films, they did set him up to...I think in his early films, they did set him up to follow in Shammi's footsteps. Or maybe, that is the general perception because his movies were also like the 'Shammi' movies - the stories were more or less the same, they had melodious songs, heroines and locales were interchangeable. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-35377691290138077462012-04-01T10:59:59.193-04:002012-04-01T10:59:59.193-04:00I'll look forward to reading it on your blog t...I'll look forward to reading it on your blog then. :) (Thank you for coming back to tell me so.)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-54608722040845865392012-04-01T06:34:26.027-04:002012-04-01T06:34:26.027-04:00I
don’t think it were the producers who asked Joy ...I<br />don’t think it were the producers who asked Joy to follow Shammi. Anyways, as I<br />said before I personally do not think that Joy followed Shammi that much. And<br />which producers are we referring to. After all, the producers who made Shammi<br />‘Shammi’ were Sashadhar Mukherjee and Subodh Mukherjee, who were Joy’s father and uncle respectively.Raunakjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-3038886378502565462012-04-01T06:31:44.891-04:002012-04-01T06:31:44.891-04:00Sorry,
got awfully busy for a little time. So, cou...Sorry,<br />got awfully busy for a little time. So, could not reply to your query quickly.<br />Well the Joy-Shammi connect is quite deep and it would take me an entire post<br />to elaborate on that. Would write about that as soon as possible on my badly<br />maintained blog and then notify you immediately. Sorry for this, but can’t help<br />it as I want to do an elaborate study, filled with trivia, on their connect,<br />something which can’t be done in a comment.Raunakjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-60277080050794005112012-03-15T21:38:14.507-04:002012-03-15T21:38:14.507-04:00Shalini, I knew she had acted with Bharat Bhushan!...Shalini, I <i>knew</i> she had acted with Bharat Bhushan! But I couldn't, for the life of me, remember which film it was; then I saw they were credited for <i>Ladki</i> where they are not paired together. So I assumed I must have been mistaken. Thank you so much for the link. Lovely song, too.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-90231113245182259242012-03-15T12:54:45.920-04:002012-03-15T12:54:45.920-04:00Vyjaynthimala starred opposited Bharat Bhushan in ...Vyjaynthimala starred opposited Bharat Bhushan in "Naya Kanoon" which also had Ashok Kumar playing her brother. Here's the YT link to a lovely Rafi song from the film:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wvTUxd_hpQ&feature=related<br /> <br /> <br /> Shalini Razdannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-13658532207550207022012-03-14T08:45:03.033-04:002012-03-14T08:45:03.033-04:00Baby steps, Lalitha. I'm glad to hear that. Ta...Baby steps, Lalitha. I'm glad to hear that. Take care of yourself too. You'll be doing no one any favours if you fall ill too. *hugs*Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-68057928548709410102012-03-13T19:49:01.085-04:002012-03-13T19:49:01.085-04:00 Things are about the same, progress is painfully ... Things are about the same, progress is painfully slow, but I am able to manage to take care of Dad and get some time for myself, at least, enough time to listen to a few songs during the day! I count that as progress!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25201835673140442172012-03-13T09:00:51.672-04:002012-03-13T09:00:51.672-04:00Thank you, Lalitha. Ek Musafir Ek Hasina is quite ...Thank you, Lalitha. <i>Ek Musafir Ek Hasina</i> is quite a favourite of mine too. It had such beautiful songs. I agree about Umeed being almost unknown. I came across it, I think, a couple of years ago - the song, I mean. Not the film. He really sang well, didn't he? Thanks for the link to the song from <i>Ishaara</i>. <br /><br />In other news, how're things?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-15958618748001910332012-03-13T08:13:24.069-04:002012-03-13T08:13:24.069-04:00Wonderful! I spent yesterday afternoon listening ...Wonderful! I spent yesterday afternoon listening to all the songs here and on DO's blog, and then I couldn't resist the temptation - I found Ek Musafir Ek Hasina on Youtube, and played it! Joy Mukerji's movies always had the best songs, and besides, they took me right back to my teenage years. <br />I had never heard of the movie Umeed, nor had I heard the song by Ravi before, but I am surprised to see that this soft song didn't become popular in those days - correction, I don't even remember hearing the name of this movie in those days! Needless to say, the songs of Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon and Ek Musafir ... were always my favorites, along with the ones from Love in Tokya and Saaz aur Awaaz. Here's another favorite of mine from Ishaara:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA6oZfPfirY<br /><br />It is such a lively number and so hummable, just like Yeh jhuki jhuki nigaahein teri ..., plus it has Vyjayantimala doing a snake dance and Joy playing the been!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84488982007724595302012-03-12T20:59:05.066-04:002012-03-12T20:59:05.066-04:00Thank you, bollywooddeewana. Actually, Love in Sim...Thank you, bollywooddeewana. Actually, <i>Love in Simla, Love in Tokyo </i>and <i>Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon</i> are far better than <i>Shagird</i>. He had some lovely, lovely songs to his credit.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-22742065974225149852012-03-12T15:56:00.501-04:002012-03-12T15:56:00.501-04:00lovely compilation, he made an impression on me fo...lovely compilation, he made an impression on me forever ever since i saw him in Shagird, he had some lovely numbers i that and I'm so with you on your description of Aaja re zara from Love in Tokyo. He's one person i need to see more ofbollywooddeewanahttp://bollywooddeewana.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10980182794557797912012-03-12T11:06:15.473-04:002012-03-12T11:06:15.473-04:00ps: What is the other Joy-Shammi connection? Pray ...ps: What is the other Joy-Shammi connection? Pray tell? I'm very curious now.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27211290045052446042012-03-12T11:02:12.253-04:002012-03-12T11:02:12.253-04:00Totally agree, Sharmi.Totally agree, Sharmi.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-38008695464274284862012-03-12T09:49:30.532-04:002012-03-12T09:49:30.532-04:00Lovely compilation. Yes, he was charming, had an a...Lovely compilation. Yes, he was charming, had an awesome physique and thoroughly entertained!!! And had some great songs to himself!!Sharmi Adhikarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-34961522939753544262012-03-12T09:45:24.243-04:002012-03-12T09:45:24.243-04:00Raunak, you are right about Joy Mukherjee's ca...Raunak, you are right about Joy Mukherjee's carefree attitude. He was a reluctant hero; in fact, his father didn't want him to be one. So I guess he wasn't too bothered about being anything other than himself. <br /><br />And I didn't care too much about his copying Shammi either - to a large extent, the imitation was purely due to market considerations. I'm pretty sure that producers <i>wanted</i> him to copy Shammi because they wanted to cash in on the Shammi Kapoor mystique. He was entertaining, and when I watched his movies, I knew what I was in for - three hours of wholesome fun, with lovely songs, heroines and locales. He is eminently watchable, which is more than I can say for a lot of 'heroes', even those who were more successful than Joy.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16683621067992997392012-03-12T09:41:49.829-04:002012-03-12T09:41:49.829-04:00I think we need to embrace our similarities, Madhu...I think we need to embrace our similarities, Madhu. After all, great minds think alike and all that. :) It <i>is</i> strange that we picked on the same line to quote from <i>Dil ki awaaz bhi sun</i>. <br /><br />Ravi did sing very well, didn't he?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-15783329617314136952012-03-12T09:40:00.983-04:002012-03-12T09:40:00.983-04:00Shilpi, that truly was the golden age of music. My...Shilpi, that truly was the golden age of music. My problem is not that there is no melody today; it is that there are no instruments, only the ubiquitous synthesiser. There is a difference between hearing the clear notes of a santoor or sitar, and the slightly tinny sound of digitised music. And truly, I think the era where songs take the narrative forward are long gone (there are exceptions, but they are few and far between).Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com