Music In The Mountains: Tere Mere Hothon Pe

Sridevi would have been 55 today. She started her career as a child actress and went on to become one of the most successful stars in Indian cinema. She has left behind a large body of work spanning several languages.

Here is a duet from one of her memorable films "Chandni" (1989). It is a romantic musical, and her first with producer director Yash Chopra. Sridevi got an opportunity to put her glamour as well as her acting prowess to good use in her role which required her to portray a lively woman in the first half and a quiet, subdued person in the second half. She shone in both just like a chandni, which incidentally was her character's name too.

Two other songs Mere haathon mein and Lagi aaj saawan ki phir wo jhadi  from the same film have appeared in this space earlier in different themes.

Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Babla Mehta
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Shiv Hari

Saawan Songs: Lagi Aaj Saawan Ki Phir Wo Jhadi

Saawan is not always about song and dance. It is about melancholy too. As in today's song. It is from "Chandni" (1989). This is the second song to appear in this space from this film. The first one was Mere haathon mein posted in the Adornments theme.

Singers: Suresh Wadkar, Anupama Deshpande
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Shiv Hari

Adornments: Mere Haathon Mein

Sridevi is all over the telly, newspapers and magazines these days, receiving rave reviews for her performance in "English Vinglish". Her constant appearance in the news media has triggered this post. Here is a frothy solo from "Chandni"(1989). It was customary for this number to be played at weddings in those days. Composed by the eminent duo of santoor maestro Shivkumar Sharma and flute virtuoso Hariprasad Chaurasia, this was one of the most popular songs from that film. Chandani o meri chandani and Lagi aaj saawan ki were the other notable songs.

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Shiv Hari