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indiejones · 1 year

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OF THE LEGENDARY KHANNA OF MUSIC - USHA KHANNA!

An entertaining anecdote around another super duper hit song, again involving Usha Khanna. The one thing that constantly saddened Usha ji, (& that infact was a indirect qun asked of her by many male interviewers), was how being a lady became a big hinderance in her forming the kinda camaraderie that other male music directors had with their producer-directors, camaraderie that at times greatly assists creativity.- stuff like, working continuously till late into the nights unbeknownst of time or place or having to worry about high decency of expression etc around people. PS. Although she says, all the male colleagues she worked with throughout her career loved her so genuinely, that she never felt scared around them. Yet, twas they who'd be so shy & hesitant, so as to voluntarily pack up recordings at 7:30 pm sharp with her, etc. Yet, this one above-mentioned song, involved an entertaining incident, quite outside the norm. A particular song had to be recorded at most by the next day, for which the desired tune was not being achieved. The producer frustrated at the lack of progress even left in a huff. Usha ji & her lyricist Indeevar ji, alongwith their assistant, worked like crazy till late into the night, but to no avail. Then Indeevar ji came up with the idea of changing location, & twas decided to go roam around Carter Road, at 1am in the night. While on the drive back, they glanced upon a house of one of their common friends, & decided to pay him a visit. However, Usha suddenly became hesitant, being a lady, & the common friend being a married male, what his wife might think of it all, a woman entering announced into their home at 2 in the night. Yet the team asked her to think none of it, & they went anyway. The door was opened by their good friend & music legend Bhupinder Singh- who immediately blurted, "Arre Munni (his pet name for Usha), tu?! Itni raat ko, poori mandli ke saath?!" They mischievously mentioned their urge for a hot cuppa chai at this time of night, a request they knew their dear friend would not be able to refuse. Bhupinder of course let them in, & twas then during their refreshing night out, sitting right inside Bhupinder's house at 3 in the night, that the perfect tune for the song came to Usha, for which this entire rigmarole'd begun anyway, ...she immediately ordered for the harmonium from Bhupinder's room, & a masterpiece got tuned then & there! Creativity, & their funny, interesting, entertaining, & even weird, but ultimately successful journeys! . . And this is that masterpiece, that became one of the big musical rages of the year, & of all time! 1.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPT-rm0C0WE 2.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DRVa58kAks

Another most entertaining incident on one of the very big superhit songs of the time, is worthy of anecdote. And since this incident involves Kishore Kumar, one of the greatest natural comedians of Indian cinema, you know it gotta be funny at some level! So Super Legendary Music Director Usha Khanna (Ranked 3rd @ Indies, in the soon-to-be-completed All-Time Music Directors List, as of now!), was waiting for Kishore Kumar for recording this song at Famous Studios, ironically infamous for not having the track system of sound recording, & hence needing the singers' live presence throughout the entire song sitting. As it turns out, Usha received word that a person was on the landline phone across the verandah eagerly waiting to speak to her (no cellphones then). As she went across the open yard & picked up the phone, a very ill sounding voice murmured, "Arre Usha , pata hai mere pet me na bauhut zor ka dard ho raha hai, main aaj nahi aa paunga." Usha instantly recognized the voice & the mischief behind it. "Dada (Kishore Kumar), main jaanti hoon aap ki awaaz ko, aapke pet wet me koi dard nahi hua hai, jaldi aa jaiye pls, mere Famous Studios ki recording aapke bina nahi ho payegi, aap jante hain". "Arre nahi yar, main sach keh raha hoon, bahut zor ka dard hai, achha haan chal bye", saying this Kishore abruptly disconnected. Usha was aghast at having been left stranded so, at such an important sitting. She sadly trotted back to her seat, & mulled over what all losses would be incurred coz of it. Few mins later, commotion ensued inside the Studio room behind them, "Kishore da aa gaye, Kishore da aa gaye!". Usha & the entire team ran in, to find Kishore inside, meticulously preparing for his take, as if nothing had happened. Usha was relieved beyond expression, yet irritatingly blurted, "Dada, aap bhi na, aise darane aur sataane me aapko maza aata hai kya". Kishore laughed & replied ,"Usha, main kaam toh darane wala hi karne wala tha, par teri mehnat ne tujhe bacha liya!" Usha was utterly perplexed. "Matlab?" He revealed, "Asal mein, vo phone call toh sach hi tha. .. Hua ye ki, Famous Studio pahunchne se 10 min pehle, maine apne driver ko aajke (dummy/rough song recorded by other singers) tape bajane ko kaha. Usne ittefaq se, doosre MD ka gana baja diya, jo mujhe aaj hi gana tha. Us me itna sargam tha, aur tum toh jaanti ho classical se mere rishta, mera pet ne vakay jawab de diya, bure bure khyal aane lage, aur mere ghar bhaagne ki teevr ichha hone lagi. Tabhi maine gaadi se utarke tumhe phone kiya. .. Par Famous se aage nikalte hi, jab yaad aya aaj toh do MD ke gaane the, toh driver se tumhara gaane bajane ko kaha, aur tumhara geet sunke, dil itna khush hua, pet dard sab bhaag gaya, aur mann kiya ye geet main aaj hi kya, abhi record karunga! Aur bas aa pahuncha!" Everyone was relieved at this back-handed compliment from the legend, & the recording was completed. Wanna know which song caused all this happily ending drama!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFfYG4e--ao

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bollywoodirect · 5 years

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Heartiest Birthday Greetings to Bhupinder Singh, one of India’s most popular ghazal singers and one of Bollywood’s most versatile playback singers, who turned 79 years today.

Bhupinder Singh may not have been the most prolific of playback singers, but he is definitely among India's most loved voices in films and also in the ghazal world.

Bhupinder Singh is known to people as Singer who sang the classic ‘Dil Dhoondhta hain phir wahi’ from the film Mausam. Although he debuted as a singer in hit patriotic number "Hoke Majboor mujhe" with legendary singers like Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, and Talat Mahmood but his real recognition came with Mausam.

Some of his hit Hindi film songs that gave him recognition and fame are Dil dhoondta hai (Mausam), Ek akela is shehar mein (Gharonda), Do deewane shehar mein r mein (Gharonda), Karoge yaad to (Bazaar), Naam gum jayega (Kinara), Kabhi kisi ko mukammal (Ahista Ahista), Beeti na bitai raina (Parichay), Kisi nazar ko tera (Aitbaar), Rut Jaawan Jawaan raat meherbaan (Aakhri Khat) Meethe Bol Bole (Kinara), Aaj Bichde Hai (Thodisi Bewafaai), Phir Teri Yaad Naye (Aayi Teri Yaad), Zindagi Zindagi Mere Ghar Aana (Dooriyan), Zindagi Mein Jab Tumhare (Dooriyan), Sawan Ke Din Aaye Sajanwa Aan Milo (Bhumika) and Awaaz Di Hai Aaj Ek Nazar Ne (Aitbaar).

Equally proficient as a composer, Bhupinder Singh is also India's ace guitarist and some of the most memorable guitar pieces of popular R.D. Burman's hits including the famous 'Dum Maro Dum' and ‘Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo’ have been his unforgettable contribution.

Bhupinder along with his wife Mitali Singh is known as Gazal singers and together they have produced many hit gazals. A ghazal singer who has been around for nearly fifty years in the professional music world of Bombay is till date remembered for his very memorable film numbers like 'Ek Akela Is Shehar Mein’ and 'Dil Dhoondta Hai’. It has been some time since one heard Bhupinder Singh render playback for the movies, however, his work in the field of ghazal renditions continues till date.

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theindiapost · 5 years

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Sufi Musical Evening by Dr. Mamta Joshi

Chandigarh, dated- 26th Sept, 2019 : The esteemed Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi has organized a programme of Rang-e-Masti a 2 days Sufi Musical Evening. A Sufi Musical programme by Dr. Mamta Joshi and her instrumental team after a gap of long time for the entertainment and pleasure of eminent people and citizens of Chandigarh fond of sangeet of varied choice enriched by past legends and artists of India and abroad. Dr. Mamta Joshi is a famous Sufi singer who embarked on her musical journey early in life, is a rare combination of music and academics. Dr Mamta Joshi- A Myriad Multi talented Music Genius and Peerless Performer of World Acclaimed Chronicles of a Superb Soulful Sufiana and Folk Musical stardom. The Agaaz: Singing , eulogizing and reveling in the pristine glory the Punjabi folk music and Sufiana kalaams during her adolescent phase of life, prodigious Mamta stamped her versatility as a multitalented vocalist and Kathak danseuse in a very short span. Mamta was exposed to the rudiments of classical music at the tender age of 6 by her maternal grandfather S. Balwant Singh Sehgal (Nanaguru) and later to Ghazal, Sufiana and lighter genres by her elder brother Gulshan Tandon. But her blessed tutelage under Pandit Shanker Mishra and Dr Arun Mishra of Indore gharana not only awakened and transformed her dormant abilities into fruitful artistic creations but also embellished her aesthetic potential through the rigorous riyaaz which invariably empowers her to illuminate the horizons of melody of compositions of all vocal musical genres with consummate ease. She attained proficiency in Khyal , Tappa and Thumri gayan in classical and literary poetry Ghazal, Sufiana and cultivated her musical traits to embellish Western fusion with Indian Classical music. A Sufi Musical Evening by Dr. Mamta Joshi the programme started with the song "Jane Wale Hamari Mehfil Se Chand Taaron Ko Sath Leta Ja" after presenting a song "Hai Kaha Ka Irada Tumahara", Hajji Lok Makke Nu Jande”, “Mera Eh Charkha Noo Lakha Kudey”, “Menda Ishq Vi Tu Menda Yaar Vi Tu”, “Alli Alli Kehna Subha Shaam”, Last performance on the occassion presented a song "Dama Dum Mast kalander". Sh. Deepak Pawar on Tabla, Sh. Roshan Lal on Dhol, Sh. Deepak Singh on Benjo, Sh. Rajinder Sidhu on Harmonium, Sh. Bhupinder Singh on Keyboard, Sh. Jaswant Singh, Shivraj & Ashwani on Back Vocal. Sh. Kamal Arora, Chairman, Sh. Atul Sharma, Vice Chairman, Sh. Balkar Sidhu, Secretary, CSNA welcomed the audience and later honored the artists. Read the full article

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lazyupdates · 6 years

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Gulzar is a keen observer of life. He has the ability to take every day pains and gains and turn them into something sublime, something ethereal. He has made us laugh at life’s foibles, life’s ironies and accept them. Also, his poetry offers us a chance for catharsis and we move on as better versions of ourselves. He has been writing since the early ’60s and shows no sign of slowing down. One thing that has contributed to his longevity as a lyricist is his ability to move with the times. He can take Mirza Ghalib’s Ji dhoondta hai, phir wahi fursat ke raat din and expand it to fit the need and mood of a film (Mausam) or hint at the randomness of life in Tujhse naraaz nahi zindagi (Masoom), and do a complete raunchy number like Beedi jalaile (Omkara).

He maintains a certain tehzeeb, a certain gravitas in his language. And yet, his songs don’t brim over with ornate Urdu but remain rooted in the everyday lingo of the milieu. That makes him truly a people’s poet. He’s exhaustively covered myriad moods and situations down the years but every song sounds unique. Almost everyone has got a Gulzar playlist and here is ours. Read on to know more…

Mora gora rang layi le (Bandini 1963) Singer: Lata Mangeshkar | Music: SD Burman

This is believed to be the first song conceptualised by Gulzar. The song has overtones of Vaishnavi poetry on one hand and an undercurrent of a young woman’s sexual awakening on the other. It takes genius to merge these two divergent themes. Gulzar showed his range in his first offering itself. The film’s lyricist was Shailendra. Gulzar was brought in for this song because Dada Burman had a tiff with the writer. He was given a high octave… la la la la tune by Dada Burman and to that RD Burman added the low octave… da da da da and between the two strains Gulzar was inspired to come up with subliminal lyrics.

Woh shaam kuch ajeeb thi (Khamoshi 1970) Singer: Kishore Kumar | Music: Hemant Kumar

Only Gulzar can write a song, which moves back and forth between the past and the present. The antara has the lines, Jhuki hui nigaahon mein, kahin mera khayaal tha – because the protagonist is thinking about a past life, a past love. The mood then cuts to the present, where he says, Mera khayaal hai abhi jhuki hui nigaah mein…. What Gulzar is describing is a similar emotion that links the then and the now.

Maine tere liye hi saath rang ke sapne chune (Anand 1971) Singer: Mukesh Music: Salil Chowdhury

Anand drove home the point that life should be counted by the experiences and not the years. Maine tere liye hi saat rang ke sapne chune is an ode to love and its recollection. The protagonist is reminiscing about his past love and is revived by the joy the memory brings. While the words are nostalgic, the sprightly tune gives it a very cheerful vibe.

Mujhe jaan na kaho meri jaan (Anubhav 1971) Singer: Geeta Dutt | Music: Kanu Roy

This was one of the last songs sung by Geeta Dutt. Gulzar is one of those lyricists who has a soft corner for married couples. He has written brilliant poetry revolving around them. The song was picturised on Tanuja and Sanjeev Kumar, an earthy pair. It speaks of the intimacy between a husband and wife Honth jhukein jab hothon par, saans uljhi ho saanson mein / Do judwa hothon ki, baat kaho aankhon se… Gulzar brings home the sensuality with delicate imagery.

Koi hota jisko apna (Mere Apne 1971) Singer: Kishore Kumar Music: Salil Chowdhury

We all yearn for that someone special – someone who means more to you than yourself. Gulzar caught that feeling in this paean to the perfect soulmate. Kishore Kumar got the emotions bang on. It was filmed on macho star Vinod Khanna and the impact is doubled when you see this tough guy going sentimental. Gulzar directed the film and hence the picturisation is poetic too.

Musafir hoon yaaron (Parichay 1972) Singer: Kishore Kumar | Music: RD Burman

Story goes that RD Burman landed up at Gulzar’s home at 1 am to make him hear this particular tune. Both of them sat listening to the tunes till the wee hours and a life-long friendship was forged. The short and sweet song tells that we are nothing but travellers in life’s journey and that we have no choice but to just follow the road heedless of where it leads.

Tere bina zindagi se koi (Aandhi 1975) Singers: Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar | Music: RD Burman

The film, directed by Gulzar, revolved around a politician who’s estranged from her husband. They meet one day after years and feelings rekindle. Gulzar had to write about lost love and time. According to film lore, Gulzar heard Pancham rehearsing a song for a Pujo album, Jete jete pathe holo deri and the tune kept playing on loop in his mind. He felt it was apt for the situation. The song is intercepted with dialogue and RD, apparently, didn’t like his song being so disturbed.

Kabhi kabhi sapna lagta hai (Ratandeep 1979) Singers: Kishore Kumar-Asha Bhosle Music: RD Burman

Basu Chatterjee’s Ratandeep revolved around a man masquerading as his dead lookalike.He develops a conscience when it comes to having marital relations with the wife of the dead man. He develops feelings for her and the song describes his inner turmoil. He wants to confess but is afraid of losing it all.

O manjhi re (Khusboo 1975) Singer: Kishore Kumar | Music: RD Burman

This is easily one of the best renditions by Kishore Kumar. Khushboo was Gulzar’s yet another directorial after Mausam and Aandhi. RD Burman used the Bengali folk form Bhatiali to compose this. It speaks about the voyage of life, the tide of time and the search for the proverbial shore. The words aptly bring out the pain internalised by the protagonist, played by Jeetendra. It’s said that those present at the recording had trouble keeping their eyes dry.

Dil dhoondhta hai (Mausam 1975) Singers: Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar Music: Madan Mohan

Jee dhoondta hai fir wohee fursat ke raat din/ baithe rahe tasavvur-e-jaana kiye hue goes a famous Mirza Ghalib couplet. Gulzar changed jee to dil on Madan Mohan’s insistence. The situation revolved around a man returning to the place where he had first fallen in love with scenes of the past cutting into present. There is a sad and soulful version sung by Bhupinder too.

Sun sun didi tere liye ek rishta aaya hai (Khoobsurat 1980) Singer: Asha Bhosle | Music: RD Burman

Here, Gulzar has grasped the affectionate nuances between sisters. In a traditional Indian home, younger sisters are known to be enthused when a prospective groom comes calling for their didi (older sister). This fun-filled and teasing equation is captured in this song. One remembers one more such Gulzar song, Ek baat suni hai chachaji, sung by Sushma Shreshta and Shatrughan Sinha, from Naram Garam (1981), where the niece is happy that her uncle is getting married.

Thoda hai thode ki Zaroorat hai (Khatta Meetha 1981) Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar | Music: Rajesh Roshan

Gulzar brought forth the conundrum – that man would always crave for more no matter what – in this bittersweet song that celebrates life. The film, a reworking of Hollywood comedy Yours, Mine And Ours (1968), cast Ashok Kumar and Pearl Padamsee as a Parsi widower and widow respectively who get married and home in with their respective children. The song beautifully encapsulated that maxim ‘want not, need not’.

Do naina ek kahani (Masoom 1983) Singer: Aarti Mukherjee Music: RD Burman

A mother is singing a lullaby to her daughters as another child – her stepson – silently watches from the shadows. The visual and the words both are haunting. The stepchild was born out of wedlock through her husband’s association with another woman. The woman voices her sorrow, her unspoken anguish through the song.

Raah mein rehte hain (Namkeen 1982) Singer: Kishore Kumar | Music: RD Burman

Gulzar is no less a life coach. Raah mein rehte hain is one such lyric that reveals this skill. It may be a song about a truck driver but it urges you not to hold regrets and move on. Gulzar has often been inspired by great poets. The line, Khush raho ahle watan, hum to safar karte hain is inspired by Nawab Wajid Ali Shah’s couplet, Dar-o-deewar pe hasrat se nazar karte hain/ Khush raho ahle-watan hum to safar karte hain.

Tujhse naraz nahi zindagi (Masoom 1983) Singers: Lata Mangeshkar (female version), Anup Ghoshal (male version) | Music: RD Burman

Life has a way of throwing curveballs at you. Though not angry, it leaves you bamboozled. And you can’t help smiling at the joke played on you. After all, life extracts a price for every pleasure thrown your way. These feelings are poignantly captured by Gulzar in what can be said to be his best philosophical song of all time.

Mera kuch saaman (Ijazat 1987) Singer: Asha Bhosle Music: RD Burman

When Gulzar wrote these lyrics, an amused RD Burman remarked that given the free verse, the poet would next give him the front page of The Times Of India to compose. Asha Bhosle poured her soul in Mera woh saman lauta do. It conveyed the thought that while you may return the tangible things to your ex-love, what about the intangible memories?

Beedi jalaile (Omkara 2006) Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Who would have thought that Gulzar could come up with this raunchy rustic song at 70 plus? But such is his youthfulness, his versatility that he manages to sound like a 20-year old, passionately in love. Gone are all platonic allusions, which he’s famous for. This is pure ‘come hither and take me’ invocation but at the same time devoid of vulgarity. Such is Gulzar’s range that the song cuts across all ages from seven to 70.

Ae ajnabi tu bhi kabhi (Dil Se 1998) SingerS: Udit Narayan, Mahalaxmi Iyer | Music: AR Rahman

All life’s a search for completion, a belief that you will meet that elusive stranger who shares the other half of your soul. Gulzar makes a case for this feeling in this song. Main yahan tukdon mein jee raha hoon/ Tu kahin tukdone mein jee rahi hai… I carry bits of my broken soul and so do you… Udit Narayan never sounded so soulful and in AR Rahman, Gulzar found another Pancham of sorts…

Jai ho (Slumdog Millionaire 2008) Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Vijay Prakash, Tanvi Shah and Mahalaxmi Iyer Music: AR Rahman

This is the song that won us the Oscar. It was also featured as a cover version by the American all-girl band The Pussycat Dolls. Ironically, the song was part of Subhash Ghai’s Yuvvraj, who rejected it as he felt it didn’t fit the story. Thank God for life’s little surprises, otherwise we would have been bereft of the Oscar. It speaks of keeping hope alive even in the midst of adversity and celebrates life in all its fullness – just like the maestro who wrote it.

Dil toh baccha hai ji (Ishqiya 2010) Singer: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Dil toh baccha hai ji – the heart is like a child, says Gulzar, and well it should be if one has to live and love to the fullest. And because the heart’s child-like, love can strike at any time, unmindful of time’s vagaries. Gulzar is one of our most child-like poets – full of curiosity and wonder. A combination of all these factors gave birth to this ageless song of love. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan’s ace rendition and Vishal Bhardwaj’s folksy score made the song stand out. And Naseeruddin Shah’s grey strands proved that love has no season or reason.

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