This Lata solo was ‘ghazab’

Naya Zamana released in 1971.

But as a writer, I was more delighted when I found out that its protagonist (Dharmendra) was the author of a book in it.

And the title of that book happened to be Naya Zamana.

My collection contained one song from the film.

It was titled Rama Rama Ghazab Hui Gawa Re.

And it was truly the ghazab (wonderful) half of the ‘Rama Rama Duology’ on this playlist.

It was sung by none other than Lata Mangeshkar.

The song, which was pennedby Anand Bakshi, was composed by S D Burman.

It was yet anotheR(a)fine solo

Baat Ek Raat Ki released in 1962.

Before I added this song to my collection, there was just one song from the film in my collection.

It was titled Akela Hoon Main.

Though Mohammed Rafi was renowned for his humility, only he could have justice to the title of the song, because he was the leading playback singer at that point, and as the saying goes, it is lonely at the top.

It was his only solo on the soundtrack of the film.

Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the song, which was composed by S D Burman

The ‘Rafi Solos Trilogy' began

The subject of this post, and those of the other two, had a couple of things in common.

Firstly, they happened to be from films that released in 1960.

And secondly, they were rendered by the legendary Mohammed Rafi.

The first song in his ‘Solos Trilogy' in this playlist was Saathi Na Koi Manzil.

It was from Bombai Ka Babu.

By the way, that track had a couple of things in common with the subject of the previous post.

Firstly, it was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.

And secondly, it was an S D Burman composition.

 

Kishore (Bhos)lent it his voice

Kishore Kumar’s discography included a ‘Michael’ duology.

I have already written about Daaru Ki Botal Mein from Majboor (1974), and the subject of this post – Michael Hai Toh Cycle Hai – was from Bewaqoof (1960).

Unlike the former, the latter was a duet, for Asha Bhosle joined him behind the microphone.

Incidentally, Pran, who played Michael in Majboor, was Kishore’s arch-rival in Bewaqoof.

The song, which was penned by Majrooh Sultanpuri, was composed by S D Burman.

By the way, this blog does not promote drinking and using vehicles, even if one were riding a bicycle.

Mr Kumar (Kisho)rendered this version

While there were a couple of versions of Kusoor Aapka Huzoor Aapka on the soundtrack of the 1951 film Bahar, my collection has just one.

I am referring to the male version, which was rendered by none other than Kishore Kumar.

With the addition of that song, there are a couple of tracks from the film in my collection*.

The song, which was penned by Rajinder Krishan, was composed by S D Burman.

(*Note: The other was sung by Shamshad Begum, who lent her voice to the other song from the film in my collection.)

It was a Geeta solo

Like many Hindi film music enthusiasts of my generation, the first time I heard the word ‘Gajar’ was in the song from the 1989 film Tridev, Gajar Ne Kiya Hai Ishara.

I didn’t know what it meant then – upon looking it up later, I found out that it meant an alarm.

In 1951, a film titled Baazi released.

The title of a song on its soundtrack went Suno Gajar Kya Gaaye.

It was rendered by Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhury (she was not Geeta Dutt then).

Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the song, which S D Burman composed.