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There is a saying that ‘love makes someone blind’. What if a blind man falls in love? How can love be depicted through his blind eyes? The song ‘Apni Aankhon Mein Basakar‘ illustrates the truth that love has only one constraint- it should be between two devoted souls. If there is a devoted soul to understand the feel of love, you need not have the eyes to see the beauty of it, nor do you need the words to express the feelings of your heart. (more…)

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Ay Mere Laadlo is a patriotic song originally composed by Naushad during the period of India’s war with China. The lyrics of the song is created by Khumar Barabankvi. This particular song is one of the nine songs included in the famous international album ‘The Last Journey of Mohammed Rafi’, a dedication to Mohammed Rafi by Naushad. The album is known as ‘Tere Sur Mere Geet’ in Hindi. (more…)

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One can’t really put a finger on what it is about songs that talk of heart break. When you hear it normally, you think “oh, what a sad song“. But then when you go through heart break, you start actually listening to the song and understanding the deeper meaning in it. It’s like there is another level to the song, one which you never realized existed and now that you have found it, you know how true every word is. (more…)

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Reviewing a melody like this is a real treat amidst the candy pop that is getting passed off as music in today’s films. Unfortunately that seems to be the norm with most of the Hindi film music composers. This makes one reminiscent of the golden era that Bollywood went through. The song – Yeh dil nahin hai jiske sahare jeete hain from the movie Aabroo is a great example of the magic that music makers of the yesteryears have woven. (more…)

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The song ‘Mast Baharon Ka Main Ashiq‘ belongs to a very successful film titled Farz which was released in 1967. The plot is rather far fetched – it is about a secret agent who is assigned to investigate and report on the murder of another fellow spy and solve a very critical mystery involving some very dangerous criminals. Whilst on this superbly important mission, the spy finds time to fall in love with a very pretty girl. Luckily or unluckily for him, the girl’s father seems to be one of the criminals he is after. (more…)

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Romance is the essence of the song O Balam Tere Pyar Ki Tandi wherein two lovers express their undying love for one another. In this song one is taken back in time to 1967 when romance was a taboo and had to be conducted in stealth. This song is picturised on the extremely beautiful Mumtaz and classic and dashing hero Dilip Kumar for the movie Ram Aur Shyam. (more…)

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India is synonymous with farms and daintily dressed village belles. In spite of having a huge chunk of its population involved with the agriculture, the farmer in India still continues to be rain dependent. The Indian farmers’ fortunes sway with the vagaries of the monsoon. Each year hundreds of farmers look to the sky for the rain gods to be benevolent and shower their blessings. (more…)