tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post7786568743536630589..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: My Favourites: Well-Choreographed Foot-Tapping Dance NumbersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-83304302107062829342015-04-22T19:36:37.976-04:002015-04-22T19:36:37.976-04:00Rishi dances well. I am not too fond of the disco ...Rishi dances well. I am not too fond of the disco moves, though <i>Meri umar ke</i> is a song I really, really like. <i>Karz</i> had decent songs.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52797521140476464582015-04-21T23:53:28.974-04:002015-04-21T23:53:28.974-04:00'Meri umar ke ' from Karz was another good...'Meri umar ke ' from Karz was another good one. Rishi Kapoor was probably a better<br />dancer amongst the actors of his generationKrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-74958441032579683262015-04-21T16:15:31.002-04:002015-04-21T16:15:31.002-04:00Dil Chahta Hai was a good movie as well. But Koi k...<i>Dil Chahta Hai</i> was a good movie as well. But <i>Koi kahe</i> was like any other disco song. It reminded me of our PT exercises in school. Well-danced, no doubt, but there was nothing new about the choreography.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-90278467497596868282015-04-21T16:14:32.748-04:002015-04-21T16:14:32.748-04:00Humma humma is well-choreographed, yes. But it wa...<i>Humma humma </i> is well-choreographed, yes. But it was a dance song that mingled scenes, and didn't fit in with my theme. <br /><br /><i>Jaan pehchaan ho</i> is well-choreographed, yes. But I was trying not to use club songs.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52963612249706768852015-04-17T18:35:12.537-04:002015-04-17T18:35:12.537-04:00Koi kahe kehta rahe from Dil Chahta hai is also a ...Koi kahe kehta rahe from Dil Chahta hai is also a good one.<br />Some great songs in this movieKrishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-8358558524373914072015-04-17T18:30:50.855-04:002015-04-17T18:30:50.855-04:00There is also a Vyjayanthi version of Eena Meena ...There is also a Vyjayanthi version of Eena Meena Deeka <br />.<br />As an alternate I offer you some more songs<br />- Jaan pehchan ho jeena aasan ho ( from Gumnaam(<br />- Title song of Chhoti si mulaqat<br />- Hamma hamma from Bombay<br />The video/audio of the Gumnaam song was used in the opening scene of the Hollywood movie Ghost World ( 2005).Krishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10177136544597013622015-04-17T17:20:00.518-04:002015-04-17T17:20:00.518-04:00Baar baar dekho is not a dance at all, is it? And ...<i>Baar baar dekho</i> is not a dance at all, is it? And <i>Eena meena deeka</i> is not choreographed very well (in my opinion, of course); it has Kishore clowning around as usual; actually, it is more a stage show than an actual dance, isn't it? <br /><br />(As I said before, my filters seem to make sense only to me. *grin*)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23562234448588099682015-04-16T16:24:40.176-04:002015-04-16T16:24:40.176-04:00Do 'Baar baar dekho ' from Chinatown and &...Do 'Baar baar dekho ' from Chinatown and "Eena meena deeka' from Aasha pass through your filter criteria ?Krishnannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-77768224492670444732014-01-19T22:57:39.801-05:002014-01-19T22:57:39.801-05:00Of course it is, no doubt about it. :) But it was ...Of course it is, no doubt about it. :) But it was beautifully choreographed, and I actually saw Amitabh dance for a change. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-62716659674240521342014-01-19T22:55:27.071-05:002014-01-19T22:55:27.071-05:00Oh, I agree with you about Amitabh's songs bei...Oh, I agree with you about Amitabh's songs being foot-tapping (well, some of them), but let's face it, Amitabh couldn't dance for toffee. : ) I did say 'well-choreographed dances0. *grin*<br /><br />I think Govinda is great dancer, and an excellent actor - I wish he had had the backing when he came in. The man has excellent comic timing, and what's more, there was a film called <i>Awaargi</i> where he did a fantastic job.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-52223257458844081982014-01-19T18:36:41.435-05:002014-01-19T18:36:41.435-05:00I like this only for AMITABH, otherwise, its a rea...I like this only for AMITABH, otherwise, its a really bad song musically , by L-P (Laxmikant Pyarelal) again!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-61316993977054339132014-01-19T18:32:42.020-05:002014-01-19T18:32:42.020-05:00I find Amitabh's songs, specially at his peak...I find Amitabh's songs, specially at his peak (like 'sara zamaana, haseenon ka deewana') more foot tapping than these Hrithik songs. :-) <br />I like most of these choices though specially the ones in the films of Bhansali. I very much like the songs in his movies except the recent one, but he doesn't have a single original movie in his filmography, Rakesh Roshan is another director whose movies are barely original. I don't know how they get away with it, but I find the much maligned Bhatt's better than them as far as originality is concerned (its unbelievable but true).<br />Anyway, It was in Devdas that I really liked Madhuri Dixit's songs for the first time. IMO, here earlier famous songs by the legendary L-P (ek do teen, etc.) are bad songs.<br />Why has no one mentioned GOVINDA at all? He could do all that Hrithik has done in those songs without a choreographer, lol.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-16908624192665159302014-01-05T12:10:53.241-05:002014-01-05T12:10:53.241-05:00Thank you, Saee. It is nice to hear that from my r...Thank you, Saee. It is nice to hear that from my readers, it encourages me to keep going. <br /><br />Oh, I'm perfectly agreeable to disagreeing on Aishwarya. My blog was never meant to be 'These are my views, and only people who agree with me need to comment'. :) I stand by my opinion of Aishwarya, though. As for others agreeing with you because there is no Aishwarya song in the comments, there aren't any Sridevi songs either. :) And the only Madhuri song that Ashraf put up, both he and I agree that Saroj Khan did Madhuri no favours by making her thrust out her bosom and hips. She deserved far more, in my opinion. <br /><br />On 'old' movies, I once had a young thing tell me, when <i>English Vinglish</i> was released that she loved 'old' actresses like Sridevi. Gulp!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-38889041071636277302014-01-04T21:28:34.577-05:002014-01-04T21:28:34.577-05:00Hey Anu, Big fan of your blog...Just love it. I ha...Hey Anu, Big fan of your blog...Just love it. I have always been a big fan of the old movies...n by old i dont meam Rajesh Khanna. K.L Saigal n Motilal movies are old for me. Thanks a ton for writig so much about them<br />About this article. Again loved it. And while I completely agree to disagree with your opinions, I hate Aishwarya Rai as a dancer. She practices and makes the screen look beautiful, no doubts there...but i she dances in angles.She lacks the grace and fluidity like Madhuri and obviously Sri. I think there are many more who agree with me coz there is no aishawarya song in the comments below :)<br />Thanks again for writing about the old people (and my places of worships) though :) :)Saeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-81779066831340630772014-01-04T11:56:54.855-05:002014-01-04T11:56:54.855-05:00:) Neither did I. I found it rather vulgar, and th...:) Neither did I. I found it rather vulgar, and that was a shame, because Madhuri was such a good dancer.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1758074977542028452014-01-04T11:56:17.471-05:002014-01-04T11:56:17.471-05:00Oh, do. I would be very interested in what you thi...Oh, do. I would be very interested in what you think of it. It is a genre that is very rarely explored in our films, and it was rather interesting. One of Amitabh's finest (and very unusual) performances, and Manoj Bajpai and Raveena Tandon were damn good too. A few minor quibbles, of course, but for a debut director, I think it was a damn fine job.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-49793892846916253002014-01-04T09:45:09.095-05:002014-01-04T09:45:09.095-05:00I agree with you.
That's why I did not like he...I agree with you.<br />That's why I did not like her song from Beta (dhak dhak karne laga)Ashrafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33144096539753646312014-01-03T23:17:26.946-05:002014-01-03T23:17:26.946-05:00No, I haven't seen Aks, Anu - though now that ...No, I haven't seen <i>Aks</i>, Anu - though now that you say it was interesting, I will look out for it!dustedoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56588726970473147672014-01-03T23:14:44.780-05:002014-01-03T23:14:44.780-05:00I must confess that I was not a great fan of Saroj...I must confess that I was not a great fan of Saroj Khan's chorepgraphy in those years. She had patented the booty-shaking that I spoke of in the post, and everyone who danced to her steps were beginning to look like her. So Sridevi resembled Saroj Khan, and Madhuri resembled Sridevi and so on. In fact, I much preferred her dance number in <i>Jamai Raja</i> - <i>Tere pyar mein hum</i>...Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-3527804294183701942014-01-03T13:14:12.202-05:002014-01-03T13:14:12.202-05:00Let us have one more of Madhuri Saroj Khan treat.
...Let us have one more of Madhuri Saroj Khan treat.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8_jyAJX3ZU&feature=player_detailpageAshrafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-89526529211911254582014-01-03T11:04:19.743-05:002014-01-03T11:04:19.743-05:00I had forgotten about the song completely, Madhu, ...I had forgotten about the song completely, Madhu, though <i>Aks</i> was an interesting film, though slightly flawed in its execution. Have you seen it? <br /><br /><br /><br />What is interesting about the song is its context - the song is obviously picturised in a nightclub of sorts. But the song itself has the sort of <i>tapori</i> steps and the 'set' is supposed to be the roadside. <br /><br /><br /><br />Lots of brownie points for adding an Amitabh song. :) :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-25453869828222333702014-01-03T10:57:18.886-05:002014-01-03T10:57:18.886-05:00Hmm, that's an idea. 'Best of' or '...Hmm, that's an idea. 'Best of' or 'Most Melodious' or... I will have to think about how to frame a theme to fit the post. It will be an interesting exercise, Subodh. Because writing posts on the songs from the golden era is relatively easy - you are spoilt for choice. You are putting me to work. :) :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23040841804597882872014-01-03T01:27:36.217-05:002014-01-03T01:27:36.217-05:00Okay, the dancing here may not be totally blow-you...Okay, the dancing here may not be totally blow-your-socks-off good, but it's not bad, and this song always makes me want to get up and start dancing. (And, will I get brownie points because it's got Amitabh in it? ;-))<br /><br /><i>Banda yeh bindaas hai</i> from <i>Aks</i>.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA50xHmmD0Adustedoffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-83249271382184149802014-01-02T21:55:44.902-05:002014-01-02T21:55:44.902-05:00I am glad you liked the links. How about doing a c...I am glad you liked the links. How about doing a couple of posts on post 1980 songs? I think one should be enough to cover 1980 to 1999 and another one from 2000 onwards.Subodh Agrawalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-41387011809187661912014-01-02T12:21:45.509-05:002014-01-02T12:21:45.509-05:00Ha! Thanks for the links. :) It is very catchy. I ...Ha! Thanks for the links. :) It is very catchy. I purposely did not go into Tamil because they have <i>so</i> many songs that would fit into this theme. <i>Rakamma kaiyye thattu</i> was beautifully choreographed (and <i>Thalaiva</i> did a good job), but I like <i>Per vachalum vaikama</i> better. Kamal Hassan is absolutely fascinating to watch, and Khushboo matches him step for step. That song is one of my favourites.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com