A Tribute To Dev Anand At 10pm on Saturday at Washington Hotel in London’s upmarket district of Mayfair, there was chaos all of a sudden. Outside, two ambulances pulled up. Two paramedics rushed into the hotel lobby. The receptionist shouted “Room 207”. The paramedics headed for the lift with their first aid equipment. But in suite 207, it was…
Shocked! Yes, it is true when Sahir Ludhianvi was at the zenith of his career in the ’50s and 60’s he demanded a rupee more than the Melody Queen Lata Mangeshkar! Reason? Well, once he was taunted by one of his hard-core critics that Sahir’s songs were popular not for his lyrics but due to the melodious voice of Lata…
The highlight of Sahir Ludhianvi‘s lyrics is that besides being hard-hitting and attacking the ills of the society Sahir has been positive in life. Born in a rich family, Sahir watched the atrocity of the riches. His father was a Thakur and treated the common man worse than slaves. His aristocrat father meted a similar ill treatment to his mother.…
It may sound absurd that a Court Judge quoting a film lyric in his judgment to prove his point! But, film lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi was an exceptional poet. His was a genius in writing inspiring and intriguing lyrics that were was so effective that many honorable court judges have relied upon his lyrics to conclude their judgment. For instance, in…
Bollywood’s most versatile and learned film lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi who wrote the classic song Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein Khayal Aata Hai…. And many soulful and hard-hitting numbers like Tu Hindu Banega Na Musalmaan Banega … celebrates his birth centaury this year. On this occasion, the Indian Film Industry (IFH) pays the legendary poet a Salutation! Born as Abdul Hayee…
Film Poet Gulzar feels the commercial element in Bollywood must be blamed for the decline in music Filmmaker, David Dhawan, famous for giving momentum to such cheap lyrics like Sarkailoo Khatiya Jada Lage… Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole… says, “The film industry is an amazing place. Here if you show semi-nude woman bathing on foot-path like Smita Patil in film…
Golden Era music convened sensual effect through flowery poetry It is not that sensual and arousing numbers were not used in films of the Golden Era but the fact is poets had command over language hence they used such flowery language that it beautifully and aesthetically conveyed the meaning without being crude and vulgar. Eminent poet Sahir Ludhianvi was known…
Golden Era Music had competent lyricist and music directors well versed in ‘Classical Music’ During the Golden Era filmmakers used film songs as an integral part of the story to create a social awakening in society. Hence music played a key role. During pre-independence days it was the film songs like Door hatoon aye Duniya walo Hindustan Hamara hain… (Kismet…
Even today Golden Era songs are popular in ‘Antakshari’ Game! “Baithe baithe kya karein, karna hai kuch kaam. Shuru karo antakshari leke prabu ka naam“ ‘Antakshari’ the musical game is as old as the mountain but even today, when family members unite the best game to pass time is ‘Antakshari’ but ever wondered that even today when we play Antakshari…
There was a time when Bollywood patriotic songs were popular among the masses. However, today the scenario is different. The patriotic songs of today lack that charm which the olden days had. That’s the reason come any national day of patriotic significance the nation starts echoing with old patriotic numbers. The most common among them being – Aye mere watan…,…
