I’m humming…

This space will feature songs that I’ll be listening to at any given point of time,going by what catches my ear drums!

Since I’m a sucker for old hindi classics,those are what will be mentioned here more often.And sometimes,you will be treated to some Malayalam,English and other regional songs as well,depending upon the mood that I’m in. So hum along with me and enjoy! 🙂

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Opening this year’s juke-box with this beautiful number I heard recently from the film Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola sung and composed by Vishal Bhardwaj and penned by Gulzar 🙂

Soli, Hitchy, if not for you this page of mine would have died a natural death long back. Thank you guys for prodding and pushing me always to keep it alive! I hope to be more regular this year in updating this page. That is not to say that you have to stop poking me, ok! 😀

(UPDATED ON 29 JAN 2013)
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I cant believe that I am updating this page after almost a year and a half!

Here’s a perfectly hummable song that brings a smile, cheers my heart and takes me back to those days when, if R & I had had a Facebook account our status would have read ‘Just Married’ ;)! A song superbly rendered by Kishore Kumar, composed by Rajesh Roshan and penned by Yogesh for a very very cute film ‘Priyatama.

Look out for the large-thick-black-rimmed Asha Sachdev with a very smitten look on her face…she looks so so sweet here! 🙂

(UPDATED ON 6TH JUN 2012)
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Let me kickstart this page for this year by sharing this beautiful song- THODI SI ZAMEEN, THODA AASMAAN– which I heard after a long long time today when a friend shared it on facebook. Its a Gulzar-RDB creation beautifully sung by Lata Mangeshkar & Bhupender. The song is from the film Sitara.

(UPDATED ON 19TH JAN 2011)
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A few weeks back I had the good fortune of attending a show in Doha where SP Balasubramaniam & Chitra had performed. Needless to say it was a magical experience hearing the legends live. Attaching below a song which is one of my favourite SPB numbers composed by Illayaraja.

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There is a hindi version of the song sung by Kishore Kumar which was equally popular. Sharing it as well. Enjoy 🙂

(UPDATED ON 4TH NOV 2010)

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After 3 months of being away, I’m updating this page with a song that I grew up listening to. Its a song that always left me dreamy-eyed, partly for the beautiful lyrics and rendition and partly for the dashing ‘Sunil Dutt’. Its from the movie ‘Chhaya’, composed by Salil Chowdhury, penned by Rajinder Krishan and sung soulfully by Talat Mahmood & Lata Mangeshkar. Hum along and drool at Sunil Dutt 😀

Here it is.

(UPDATED ON 08 SEP 2010)

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The song that I’ve shared here is my all-time favorite. The lyrics and the rendition move me to tears each time I hear the song. Its from the movie ‘Prem Geet’ and the song has been composed and sung beautifully by Jagjit Singh. The lyrics have been penned by Indeevar.

(UPDATED ON 07 JUNE 2010)

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Swaram asked me if I could suggest a malayalam song starting with ‘O’. And this is what instantly came to my mind. The song is from the movie ‘Pappayude Swantham Appoos’. Its been composed by Illayaraja. The lyrics have been written by Bichu Thirumala. And its been sung by the ‘Gaana Gandharvan’ himself, KJ Yesudas and the legendary S Janaki.

(UPDATED ON 28 MAY 2010)

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Today I’m sharing a Malayalam song, a song I absolutely love. More than the lyrics its the music that fascinates me here. Although the song has been sung by two ladies, KS Chitra & Gayathri, the voice of the legendary Chitra clearly stands out for me. The song, from ‘Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal’, has been penned by Kaithapram and classically composed by Illayaraja.

(UPDATED ON 25 MAY 2010)

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This is one song that I can hear any number of times and never get tired. I heard this today while driving back after dropping Namnam in school and have been humming it ever since.

The song is from the movie ‘Jurm'( I can already feel the ‘ah-I-know-which-song-it-is’ vibes!), lyrics have been penned by Indeevar, composed by Rajesh Roshan and sung by Kumar Sanu & Sadhna Sargam. Here it is. Hum along and enjoy!

(UPDATED ON 25 APR 2010)

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I’ve updated this page after a long time. The sing that I’ve shared here is something that I heard a couple of days back. It made me nostalgic purely because I used to listen to this song a lot when small. All the songs of this movie have been masterpieces,but this particular one has magic in its lyrics and composition.
Its a song from the movie Umrao Jaan, sung by Talat Aziz and composed by Khayyam.The lyrics have been penned by Shaharyar.

(UPDATED ON 03 FEB 2010)

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Here comes a song that moves me to tears and yet lifts my spirits,every time I hear it. The movie,Sadma, is one of my favorites. The song has been sung by Suresh Wadkar( simply love his voice),composed by the legendary Ilayaraja.

(UPDATED ON 25NOV 2009)
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Today I’m sharing one of my all time favorite songs. A song very close to my heart.Its from the movie Rudaali and has been composed by the legendary Bhupen Hazarika. The lyrics have been penned by Gulzar. Although there are two versions to the song,one sung by the composer himself and the other,by Lata Mangeshkar, here I’m sharing the one rendered beautifully by Lata

(UPDATED ON 14NOV 2009)
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The song I’ll be sharing today is something I’ve been humming for very many days. I dont know who the music director or the lyricist of the song is.It is from the movie ‘Devata’ and has been sung my Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar.If any of you know who composed and penned the lyrics,please do feel free to share.

The song is here

(UPDATED ON 05NOV 2009)
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Mausam is a movie I can watch any number of times.It is one of those movies which moves me to tears every time I watch.The music is as soul-stirring as the story and the performances.Here I’m sharing two songs from the movie that have the same lyrics penned by Gulzar but different compositions by Madan Mohan.
This one is a happy version and

This one, a sad version.

(UPDATED ON 26OCT 2009)
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This song is one of my favourites from a non-film category.Its sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by her brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar.The song always brings out the spiritual side in me.

(UPDATED ON 20OCT 2009)

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Yesterday,I was watching an interview of Lata Mangeshkar on CNN-IBN.Every time I watch her talk,I get gooseflesh,I well up,I dont know why.She sounds melodious,magical not only when she sings but when she talks also.She IS the nightingale of our country.

Although my personal favourite is Asha Bhonsle,her sister and closest rival,there are certain songs she has sung that noone else could have done justice to,not even her sister.One of them is what I’ve attached here.Its from the movie Kinara,lyrics of which have been beautifully penned by Gulzar and composed by the greatest RD Burman.The legendary Lata Mangeshkar has sung this song with the ghazal maestro Bhupendrer Singh.Hear it to feel the magic in the words,music and the voices behind them 🙂 !

(UPDATED ON 04OCT,20090

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I was just doing my chores in the kitchen(yes people,blogging is not the only thing I do) when I remembered this song that I used to listen to a lot in my heydays.Now for the last two days the song has been stuck with me and I’ve been humming it ever since.I love this song!
Its a Tamil song from the movie ‘Mounaragam’,composed by the ever legendary Illayaraja and sung by the one & only SPB.Here it is
(UPDATED ON 28AUG,2009)

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The song I’ve attached here is from the album ‘Mora Saiyyan’ by Fuzon.It is sung beautifully by Shafqat Amanat Ali.A song that R & I both love and hum together very often 🙂

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This is a classic composition by RD Burman which is one of my favourites too.Gulzar,the director/lyricist of te movie,Ijaazat,has woven words beautifully into this song and created sheer magic.

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Solilo,this is what came to my mind instantly when I read your question.And this is one song which always touches a chord in my heart.Believe me,even now as I’m listening to it while I type these words,I’m welling up!

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Here is another one of my favourite Malayalam songs which takes me to a nostalgic trip each time I hear.

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Now lets listen to this classic piece from the film ‘Andhi’ and enjoy,people. Suchitra Sen & Sanjeev kumar were a treat to watch in this movie.And this particular song seemed as though no one could have been picturized better in it,but them.The song,sung by the versatiles Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar,is yet another work of RD Burman-Gulzar duo.

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