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Saturday, August 13th, 2011 by
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Ulfat Ka Saaz Chhedo from Aurat (1953) and its Greek Version Afti i nihta meni (1959)

Inspired/Copied version :- Afti i nihta meni –  Year – 1959 – Singer – Stelios Kazantzidis – Country – Greece Original or Inspired from :- Ulfat ka saaz chhedo – Film – Aurat – Year – 1953 –  Music Director – Shankar Jaikishan – Country – India Details – Ulfat ka …

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Thursday, August 4th, 2011 by
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Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar singing for Anil Biswas in Fareb (1953) – Aa mohabbat ki basti basayien gey hum

Today is 82nd Birth Anniversary of Kishore Kumar. Therefore, I am posting one of my favorite duets of Kishore with Lata. After listening to songs like these I really wish Kishore had sung more songs in the 1950s. Unfortunately his output in that decade is rather limited. Trivia – Pakistani …

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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 by
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Badli teri nazar – Badi Bahu (1951) – Anil Biswas – Lata Mangeshkar – Raag Jaijaiwanti

Initially, I had some hesitation in placing this song in the domain of Jaijaiwanti, since the lower notes of the raag Ni Sa Re Ni Dh Pa Re is missing in the asthai. However, Pa Ga Ma Re Ga Re Sa of the middle octave painted the picture of the …

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Sunday, July 10th, 2011 by
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Dil mein sama gayey sajan – Sangdil (1952) – Raag Rageshri

The song starts with the elementary Rageshri notes: Dh Ni Sa Ga Ma. Sajjad has also used pancham and komal gandhar (notes which are not used in Rageshri but in Bageshri) to create this unique tune. The composition has the typical waltz rhythm (1 2 3, 1 2 3). In …

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Saturday, July 9th, 2011 by
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Ulfat ki nai manzil ko chala – Qatil (1955) – Raag Tilak Kamode

Just two songs – payal main geet hain chham chham ke and ulfat ki nai manzil ko chala – would have placed Master Inayat in the category of great music composers of the subcontinent. The first was composed for the film Gumnam in 1954 and the latter for Qatil in …

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Sunday, June 5th, 2011 by
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Mera Sundar Sapna Beet Gaya – Do Bhai (1947) – Raag Bilawal

Bilawal is also one of the ten thaats (parent scales) of the Indo-Pakistani classical music, its Western counterpart being the major diatonic scale. This lovely song was recorded in 1947 and it brought great fame and recognition to both S.D. Burman, the composer, and Geeta Roy, the singer. The only …

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011 by
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Inspired Songs – Come September’s (1961) Title Music and Songs based on it

Hollywood’s Come September (1961, starring Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida) title music was very popular in India/Pakistan during the 60s. Quite a few Indian/Pakistani songs were based on this tune. Listen to the title music of Come September (1961) and two songs based on it. The original was composed by Bobby …

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Saturday, October 30th, 2010 by
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Carmen Miranda’s influence on Indian Film Songs

Carmen Miranda was a Portuguese-born nightclub singer from Brazil. She appeared in many Hollywood’s musicals of the 1940s including That Night in Rio (1941), Week-end in Havana (1941), Something for the Boys (1944) etc, and is mimicked all over the world for her singing and tutti-frutti hats . But very …

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 by
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Yeh kaisa gham hai from Jabse Dekha hai Tumhe (1963)

Inspired/Copied version :- Yeh kaisa gham hai – Film – Jabse dekhai hai tumhe – Year – 1963 – Music Director(s) – Sohail Rana – Country – Pakistan Original or Inspired from :- Bésame Mucho – Country – Mexico Details – Yeh kaisa gham hai sung by Naheed Niazi and …

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010 by
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Jeevan kai safar mein rahi from MunimJi (1955)

Inspired/Copied version :- Jeevan kai safar mein rahi – Film – Anokhi – Year – 1956 – Music Director(s) – Hassan Latif and Timir Baran – Country – Pakistan Original or Inspired from :- Jeevan kai safar mein rahi – Film – MunimJi – Year – 1955 –  Music Director(s) …

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