1958 – Lata Mangeshkar

Continuing the yearly review of Lata Mangeshkar's Hindi film songs, I'm presenting today the year 1958. I'll repeat that the year indicates the year of getting censor board certification, the movie may or may not have been released in the same year. The year brought a surprise as the number of songs was less (133) …

Asha sings for Madan Mohan – I

Some singer-composer combinations prove so eternal that we tend to ignore other associations of that composer. This is literally true for Madan Mohan, whose association with Lata Mangeshkar is always much talked about. Right from their first film together, the combination clicked and till his death, blessed us with immortal melodies. But his associations with …

The ‘Bedardi’ Songs

I am in habit of making a list of songs with a particular word in it. I've so far created lists of songs that have a certain word or phrase. Today I'm presenting a list having word 'Bedardi'. It means a heartless and cruel person, unaware that his actions could be agonizing to others and …

‘Two Different Moods’ in a single song

I was listening to the songs of 'Sharmili' the other day. One song struck me as interesting, 'Megha Chhaye Aadhi Raat'. Even if the song is not a happy one, the prelude and the interlude of first stanza (Antara), have a completely different mood. The other part of the song has a gloomy mood. Sharmili …