Have a story to tell? A theme to work on? An emotion to express? A mood to paint? Easy. You can do all this and more with Hindi film songs. For musical stories or theme-based songs or lyrical expressions of moods or...whatever, this promises to be a fun-filled ride. Come, get on the bandwagon!

Saturday, July 7, 2018

Music In The Mountains: Is Mod Se Jaate Hain

It has been a long time since I updated this blog. Now starting with a fresh theme: Music In The Mountains. The idea is to enjoy melodious songs that have been shot in mountainous locations. Along with mountains, we will also get views of gurgling streams, luxurious valleys, flocks of sheep, towering conifers, snow-clad peaks, spectacular gardens, and colourful flowers. So, get ready for some wonderful audio-visual treats in the days to come!

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The first song to appear in this series is a superb duet from "Aandhi" (1975). This is an important film of its time. It is a political drama showcasing the trials and tribulations of a married couple where the wife is a career politician and the husband is a hotel manager. Suchitra Sen and Sanjeev Kumar play the lead couple. This was Suchitra Sen's last Hindi film. Vyjayanthimala was offered this role in the beginning, but she turned it down. 


Gulzar is the director, screenplay writer (with Bhushan Banmali) and lyricist, which makes this a sensitively handled, beautiful and meaningful film. The duet being featured today is supposed to have been shot in Pahalgam, Kashmir.

Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Lyrics: Gulzar
Music: R. D. Burman


9 comments:

  1. Wonderful song and write up Lata.

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  2. Thank you so much Deepa! I am glad that you liked it and gladder that you let me know! :-)

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  3. Narayan Joshi07 July, 2018 20:07

    Very good beginning & very nice first song.

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    1. Thank you...yes this is an interesting theme with some nice songs coming up!

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  4. Nice song and write up .I hope I will able to fallow both up coming song and write up

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  5. इस गाने का एक एक फ्रेम, एक एक शब्द ज़बर्दस्त है.

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    1. बिलकुल सही कहा, धन्यवाद प्रकाशजी.

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  6. Oh wow you are discussing all the songs I love on your blog. All Aandhi songs are fab. This one is an all time favourite along with tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai. Thank you!!!

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