Posts Tagged ‘Kishore Kumar’

  • Rishi Kapoor : Mein ab bachcha nahin hoon!
    First part of Mera Naam Joker was heavily dependent on the acting skills of a young boy Rishi Kapoor, who had made his debut with this film. There is a scene in MNJ and any teenager actor has yet to supersede or even match the performance given by Rishi Kapoor in that particular scene. Raju, a young boy is confessing before the statue of Jesus in a church and his teacher,...
    by Rk at October 21st, 2009 at 07:10 pm
  • Discerning Few : Rafi Sings For Bachchan
    na fankaar tujh sa tere baad aya mohammed rafi tu bahut yaad aya - A song from movie Krodh Just the other day I was watching the song and something struck me. I felt that the song was ironical in so many ways. Although its a tribute to Rafi Saab, it was sung by Md.Aziz, a so-called Rafi clone, whose voice is such a far cry from the soothing and melodious voice of Rafi....
    by crazyrals at May 24th, 2009 at 11:05 am
  • Poetic Liberty or Crazy Songs
    The world of Hindi film song lyric is like an ocean of expressions of emotions, mainly love and pain. For years, song writers and lyricists’ deep poetic thoughts with eloquent verses have been creating magnificent tunes which are sung across generations. Such songs are original, melodious, memorable and generally termed as ’good songs’ and often- ‘timeless classics’....
    by ~uh~™ at May 12th, 2009 at 09:05 am
  • Paighaam Laayaa Saawan: Songs From the Heavens
    I’ve always loved the rains. Always. And somehow the rains seem to follow me wherever I go outside of the US. As a kid, I’d enjoy walks in the neighborhood while it was pouring outside, and even now as an adult I like to avoid carrying an umbrella even when I know it’s going to rain. Oh I’ve got PLENTY of umbrellas, all right. Baat woh nahin hai....
    by Amanda Sodhi at May 1st, 2009 at 06:05 am
  • Kishore Kumar : Self Portrait
    iView Author: Kaustubh Pingle (Pune, India) Email:kcpingle [at] gmail [dot]com Kishore Kumar : Self Portrait Source of material : Filmfare 1956, [material is reproduced here with comments to make readers familiar with the writings of Kishore Kumar] First part of the series can be read here :> Kishore kumar : Leaves from my diary My comments : Continuing with my series...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 15th, 2009 at 06:04 pm
  • Amitabh Bachchan – A look at the personalities behind the persona
    iView Author: Akshay Manwani (New Delhi, India) Email: akshay.manwani[at]gmail[dot]com ‘Amitabh Bachchan – A look at the personalities behind the persona At the risk of courting infamy, I write this piece. For what else can be expected to come ones’ way when you critique Amitabh Bachchan – arguably the biggest superstar ever to have appeared on the Indian...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 15th, 2009 at 03:04 am
  • Shakti Samanta – A Musical Tribute
    ye kyaa huaa, kaise huaa, kab huaa kyon huaa, jab huaa, tab huaa chhodo, ye naa socho humne jo dekhaa thaa, sunaa thaa kyaa bataaye wo kyaa thaa sapnaa salonaa thaa khatam to honaa thaa, huaa When the end came, it was really sorrowful. But as all good things come to and end, so did the life of Shakti Samanta. The above lines are from his movie Amar Prem and they are so...
    by crazyrals at April 11th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
  • Kishore Kumar : Leaves from My Diary
    iView Author: Kaustubh Pingle (Pune, India) Email:kcpingle [at] gmail [dot]com Kishore Kumar : Leaves from My Diary Source of material : Filmfare 1957, [material is reproduced here to make readers familiar with the diary of Kishore Kumar, one of the main pillars of Hindi cinema and its music] My comments : This is the starting point for all the people who do/intend-to-do...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 8th, 2009 at 06:04 pm
  • Nau Do Gyarah and how to escape boredom
    Somewhere during Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt end up in an abandoned barn (or was it a garage), while escaping the clutches of the private jasoos duo of Rakesh Bedi and Virendra Saxena. There’s a radio playing in the background and through the crackle you hear Kishore’s voice singing ‘Hum Hain Rahee Pyar Ke, Hum Se Kuchh Na Boliye’. Aamir...
    by Subrat at April 4th, 2009 at 03:04 am
  • Jai ho! geet sangeet
    iView Author: dilnawaz (Patna, India) Email: syed.tauheed [at] gmail.com “Jai ho! geet sangeet ” SINCE the first Indian talkie songs are part of Hindi films.lyricists, music directors and singers from very past are successfully carrying forward the geet –sangeet tradition LYRICISTS With likes of shakil badayuni, hasrat jaypuri, shailendra, sahir, majrooh...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 25th, 2009 at 05:02 am
  • Music Review : Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein
    iView Author: Kaustubh Pingle (Pune,India) Email: kcpingle AT gmail DOT com Music Review : Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein Year : 1964 Music : Kishore Kumar Lyrics : Shailendra As I was discussing with a group of friends the other day, this is one album I would wish to listen, when I am on my death-bed. Was thinking a lot to write about this album but never gathered enough...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 18th, 2009 at 11:02 am
  • And God created Madhubala
    It is  fittingly  appropriate  that  Valentines  Day,  the  day  dedicated to  love,  should  also be  the  day on  which  Madhubala  was born in 1933.   She  was  the  one  who  defiantly   dared  an  Emperor  singing  “Pyaar Kiya to Darna  Kya”,  for  whom a  Prince dared  to revolt.  And  yet  she  could  be  the ...
    by Ratnakar Sadasyula at February 14th, 2009 at 07:02 am
  • Dev Anand :: A Never Ending Enthusiasm, A never fading star !
    Many many congratulations to Dev Saab on his 84/85th Birthday. In his case it really does not matter which Birthday he is celebrating, he has obtained a legendary status which is not less than the image of a mythological figure. We often see him in media but different people are familiar with some different parts of a huge image of Dev Saab. He has inscribed his name in...
    by Rk at September 27th, 2007 at 07:09 am