Unusual Songs

There is a song in the film Aansoo aur Muskaan which is a bhajan-with a difference. It lists out a history of the film industry in a funny stanza - last one in the song. Guni jano, bhakt jano.. is the beginning of this song sung by Kishore Kumar. Check it out here if interested.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Etx0Y5YmACs

There is an excellent song in the movie Victoria No.203, itself a nice caper, picturised on Pran and Ashok Kumar that goes, "Do bechare, bina sahare, ...bin taale ki chabi lejkar phirte maare maare.." It is a zesty number. Music by Kalyanji Anandji. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNG_8ETsiIM

The next is actually sung by Ashok Kumar, long time ago in a movie called AAshirwad. Considered by some to be our first 'rap' song, it goes, Railgaadi...it's right here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcLrPIE_18o

Yet another super Kishore duet- unusual because his co-singer is Sulakshana Pandit. Film Door ka Rahi. Listen to this haunting song at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUn1WjNM_ig

A song that appears in the background for the hero-itself an unusual thing in Hindi films, with playback singing and music by SD Burman, who sang only a handful of songs. One of my all-time favourites- Wahan kaun hai tera, musafir, jaayega kahaan, from Guide, starring Dev Anand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5t1eErbsU

3 comments:

Diamond Head said...

Its been a while since I read the word 'Stanza'

Unknown said...

Do bechaare is zany and great fun. Yahan kaun hai tera is awesome. I remember it quite well even though I have seen The Guide quite a long time back. Thanks for reviving the memories, sir.

Rajendra said...

Sounds Italian, I guess, and therefore stylish..what?

Dushyant, you are welcome.

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