Let me welcome you all and extend my warm wishes on the auspicious occasion of Gudi Padwa, Ugadi and Yugadi. Last month I started a new series on Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs and we visited her duets with lesser known male playback singers. But the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs continues. …
(Part – II) Rafi sings for Chitragupt
Last week I posted my favourite solos by Rafi sung for Chitragupt. I'm here today with the second part of the series. It focuses on his duets with female and male playback singers. Rafi and Chitragupt both were very simple and down to earth personalities. Their sincerity and dedication is quite evident from their songs. …
(Part – I) Rafi sings for Chitragupt
Let me start the post by wishing all the readers on Makar Sankranti. Rafi is my most favourite male playback singer of the golden era of Hindi films. But though my blog nearly completed three and a half years, I could never manage a post entirely dedicated to Rafi. This year I'll try to rectify …
‘Heroine teasing Hero’ songs
A few months back, I had a song list with the phrase 'Dil Lagana'. There was a song from Badtameez on the list, where Sadhna along with her friends teases Shammi Kapoor and gives him a hard time. That song put the idea in my mind about collecting songs on this theme. (I later realized, …
Lata sings for Chitragupt
In my post on music director Chitragupt in November, I mentioned about his charismatic and majestic musical association with Lata Mangeshkar. The duo has created wonderful master pieces in a magical way. The list of Lata's solos with Chitragupt is endless and for me, the gems are among the sweetest songs of Lata Mangeshkar. Today …
Mehfil Mein Meri 