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CONTRIBUTION “Chal Ri Sajni”. The song tugs at your heart
as Mukesh’s voice rises: “Babul pachtaye
hathon kamal ke, kahe diya pardes tukde
ko dil ke.”
Wahan Kaun Hai Tera – Guide
“Guide” was a landmark film in many
ways. It stands as a great example of
screenplay and story. The casting of Dev
touching the middle octave as she croons” Anand and Waheeda could not have
jo bhi chahe kahiye,” it sends thrills across been more perfect. The movie had songs
our spine. Beautifully picturized on Tanuja by Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Lata
and Dev Anand, do not miss listening to Mangeshkar, and SD. Burman himself
this number repeatedly. and all the pieces are shiny gems. Sung
by the maestro himself, this profoundly
Roop Tera Mastana – Aradhana philosophical song by Sahir Ludhyanvi
One of the best-loved songs ever! haunts you long after its completion.
Aaradhana is a cult classic, and music
elevated the film to greater heights than We looked at eight gems from the treasure
before. All the songs in the movie have a
place in the hearts of film lovers. “Roop
Tera” makes an entry into this list not due
to its popularity alone but because this
song has Kishore Kumar all over it! One
cannot imagine any other singer in his
place for this song.
Aa Gupchup Gupchup Pyar Karen- Sazaa
Shades of Jog bring a whimsical feel to
this song. Embellished by the deep rich
voice of Hemant Kumar and the silvery
voice of Sandhya Mukherjee, the song still trove of SD Burman. It doesn’t do enough
creates magic. The steady chorus in the justice to this illustrious composer, but
background adds to the depth of this song. we shall revisit him some other time. The
A complex yet melodious composition by timeless classics of the golden period of
Burman Da once again. Hindi films continue to capture hearts
because the stories represented the Indian
Chal Ri Sajni Ab Kya Soche – Bambai Ka fabric in its proper form and the music fit
Babu in perfectly with the times. In each of his
SD Burman usually puts himself while compositions, SD Burman worked very
singing plaintive ‘far away’ numbers. hard to bring about the right nuances from
However, he used the soulful voice of his singers, which is evident. Next time, we
Mukesh in two such songs. One was in shall continue this series on the Burmans
Bandini with “O Jaane wale ho sake” and with RD Burman’s songs.
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