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Do you mean 'Chin-o-Arab humara'?Originally posted by: Viswasruti
Thank you, Lizzie, for sharing these songs, aansoon bhare and Teri duniya , the first two songs are my all-time favs. ❤️
The 3rd song, I think, I am listening it for the first time.
Phir Subah hogi has exceptional songs. I love them all. ⭐️Khayyam- Sahir is a killer combo!⭐️
RK is only two years younger than DK but, died way too early.
No doubt they are all pioneers of Indian cinema and no one can match the variety of characters they have portrayed. The chemistry was always good which is lacking in new gen movies.
Thank you Riya and Madhu for all these threads and your tributes.
Cheers..
I haven't seen many RK movies but this particular album has my heart. Manna Dey's Laaga Chunr Mein Daag will always remain a gem to be heard and appreciated by the generations to come.
Lyrics : Sahir Ludhianvi
Music : Roshan
Movie : Dil Hi Tho Hai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMT5-nTq5Jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfNrpMKh22o
Great tributes Lizzie Dee! ALL OF THEM! Dilip Saab to RK. Always a treat. ❤️
Have you ever thought, why the music of all his films remains immensely popular? The reason being he himself had a great knowledge of music. He learned music in his childhood. In his early days, he wanted to be a music director. He even sang in his earlier films like Dil Ki Rani, Chitchor, Chittor Vijay, Jail Yatra, and Gopinath.
Winner of multiple National Awards, Raj Kapoor is still widely known as "the greatest showman of Indian cinema".
Raj Kapoor's song sittings were very famous, all the stakeholders of the song used to be invited on the sittings, time was no limit, every one present could give his suggestion. He loved to listen to tunes, to prune and trim the compositions, to correct the singers. He also sits with the Lyricist to change a particular line or word which is not matching the tune, he perfected the compositions to suit his taste.
Lata Mangeshkar at a function said that the music of RK Films may have been attributed to Shankar-Jaikishan or Laxmikant Pyarelal in Bobby or Satyam Shivam Sundaram but it had the final finish of Raj Kapoor which used to be icing on the cake.
Raj Kapoor was of the opinion that songs are the important ingredient of Hindi cinema.He used to believe that these should carry the story ahead. Like his peers Bimal Roy and Guru Dutt, he gave as much importance to the execution of a song as to a scene.
For him, the songs were truly not only audio but audiovisual. He saw music as it were; and only when he could how the song could be filmed, did he okay its recording. His use of elaborate sets, of light and shade to convey somberness and technicolor to project joy, were all part of his visual perception.
Songs in RK films were never just 'there'; they were seamlessly woven into the fabric of the film, used intelligently and sensibly to complement the narrative.
Raj Kapoor makes a deeply layered film within the ‘Bollywood’ template, trusts his audience to go along for the ride, and they trust him back to deliver. And he delivers! Epic drama and set pieces, stunning dream sequences, dashing and luminous leads, and a colossal Prithviraj Kapoor.
Andaz --- Nargis is exceptional. Afterwards, RK and DK. RK enters the movie forty minutes after it begins, but he still manages to act with such intensity that you can't forget him. In particular, in the scene where Nargis misinterprets him for DK and utters some words in the dark, RK's reaction/look when the light appears and when he lights his cigarette are priceless. Such a film is impossible to make; it is a masterclass in acting, direction, and music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY31VhGbrM0
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Sree420-- This movie was released in the Soviet Union in 1956, coming second on the Soviet box office charts that year. Despite being imported at an unusually high price, it was the most successful foreign film of the year at the Soviet box office, drawing an audience of 35 million viewers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXLzfldeDcM
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Often listed as one of Hindi cinema’s best soundtracks, Barsaat marks the grand debut of music-director duo Shankar-Jaikishan. A music-filled romance whose beauty lies in its poetic simplicity, this classic holds audiences captive with Nargis and Raj Kapoor’s scintillating chemistry.
Though melodramatic in today's context, but at that time understandably one of the intense love story, well remembered for the wonderful chemistry between Raj Kapoor and Nargis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOd_l7LgCKk
Anari offers a sharp, sarcastic comment on the materialistic world through the story of an idealistic, naïve simpleton who is too honest for the big, bad world. With the music by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Shailendra, the songs of this film remain popular to date.
A subtle romantic song --
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvtU5FYxK-c
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Raj Kapoor had always been interested in music. His childhood, steeped in theater, encouraged that interest. When his father moved the family to Bombay, Raj Kapoor was enrolled in Narayan Rao Vyas's Academy of Music, where he trained in classical music. He learned to play the tabla, the harmonium, the sitar, etc.
Every second of your life is a struggle even if it's for a drop of drinking water. What a great acting by (my idol) Raj Kapoor (R.I.P)! A very simple concept, a great story & a script and the deep message it sent to the society or should I say the world over.
How a thirsty innocent man is deliberately branded a thief by some of the biggest phonies of this world who like to call themselves "Shareef" (reputable) citizens. And these so-called reputable citizens make a scapegoat out of this poor, helpless and vulnerable soul, just so that they can hide the skeletons of their own in the proverbial "closet".
It absolutely disappoints and saddens me to see a man go through what he went through, in one night just for a mere sip of tap water to quench his thirst.
What a great performance by the entire crew (on and off the screen), and especially, Raj Kapoor and Motilal!
I first watched this song on a Retro music show on TV and was struck by the searing pathos Rafi brings especially the high notes in the exhortation, Chali aa.. and it has stayed with me since, though I never watched the movie. It stars real life couple - Premnath and Bina Rai
Film: Changez Khan (1957)
Music: Hansraj Behl
Lyrics: Qamar Jalalabadi
Another song that I've loved since I first heard it - which was in Javed Akhtar's musical program The golden years. From the movie Nagina (1951), Lata knocks it out of the park in Nutan's first lead role where she stars opposite Nasir Khan, Dilip Kumar's brother.
Strangely, it took years for Nutan to be paired opposite Dilip Kumar when they finally got together in Karma! Pity. Wish these two acting doyens had collaborated more!
Haunting composition by Shankar Jaikishen, Shailendra supplies the lyrics.
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