"It is one of the greatest Hindi film songs and you see Salil Chowdhury at his innovative best. Bimal Roy did a great job and this is composed by my favourite, Salil Chowdhury."Ģ. It never shows rain directly, but it is a great expression of the era when it was sung, a time of shyness and coyness. "This is a great monsoon song, though not a typical rain song. Former adman and full-time composer, he is the man behind the fantastic music of 3 Idiots and Parineetaġ. The lyrics don't imply too much, but are laden with sex. "The song is filmed at the Eiffel Tower, and both Shammi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore create beautiful magic, making this one of the most romance-laden songs I've heard."ġ0. Raat ke humsafar (An Evening In Paris, 1967). The tempo goes up and then softens again. "The lullaby style in this song is praiseworthy. Tere bachpan ko jawaani ki dua (Mujhe Jeene Do, 1963). No other song can put into words the yearning of a lover."Ĩ. "It's filmed on a beautiful starry night and epitomises romance. "The sound of this song is so unique that you want to frame it and keep it in your house. It sings praises of the Taj Mahal, and does so in a very romantic manner."Ħ. "It's sung in raag Bhairavi, hence the music is brilliant. Ek shahanshaah ne banvaa ke hasin Taj Mahal (Leader, 1964). 'Zubaan pe laga laga re haaye, namak isak ka,' is so lyrical, yet fully loaded."ĥ. "It's a suggestive song, poetically written. Singer: Rakesh Pandit and Rekha Bhardwaj. The words are also very different from those of today."Ĥ. The feel of this song is so different from the songs of the time. "Those days, there wasn't any concept of an item number, but if there were, this would have been a fantastic one. Dhanno ki aankhon mein hai raat ka surmaa (Kitaab, 1977). It seems you are someplace where there's a waterfall."ģ.
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"After listening to this song, one feels so peaceful and full of love. Yeh dil aur unki nigaahon ke saye (Prem Parbat, 1973). It's a beautiful song, very impactful, even though there's no in-depth meaning in the lyrics. "Nobody could have sung this song other than Kishore Kumar. Cheel cheel chillake (Half Ticket, 1962). A lyricist, music composer and actor, Mishra gave the music for Anurag Kashyap's Gulaalġ. That's just so typical of Madan Mohanji." "It's very Lucknowi and difficult to not like.
Listen to the song and you'll know no one else could have sung the song but Ashaji."ġ0. "The collaboration between OP Nayyar and Ashaji is very well known. Jaayie aap kahaan jaayenge (Mere Sanam, 1965). The best part is that it can be sung anywhere, any time, at any religious function. Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam (Kaagaz Ke Phool, 1959). "Despite the tragedy in the movie, there's a kind of mischief in her voice."ħ. "It's a sad song, but Rafi saab puts in so much more in his voice, you sense that he feels much deeper than what he sings."Ħ. Saathi na koi manzil (Bombai Ka Babu, 1960). Plus, this was Mukeshji singing for Rajesh Khanna, making it even more special."ĥ. "It has beautiful lyrics and composition. Kahin door jab din dhal jaaye (Anand, 1971). It seems tailor-made for the voice of Kishoreda."Ĥ. Woh shaam kuchh ajeeb thi (Khamoshi, 1970).
I love the composition - it's simple and straightforward."ģ. No one could have sung it the way he did."Ģ. There's a great sense of spirituality in this song. "Manna Dey is one of the greatest singers and is like my father. Poochho na kaise maine rain bitayi (Meri Surat Teri Aankhein, 1963). This singer has sung songs like Hawa hawai (Mr India) and Maar dala (Devdas)ġ. So what are your favourites? Are they in here? Old songs sounded as fresh as those composed yesterday, forgotten melodies made us stop and hum along, lyrics made us re-examine the nature of life itself. What emerged through the weeks of putting this story together was a wonderful look at our film history. But they came up with interesting, refreshing, sometimes surprising choices. (No, they couldn't choose the songs they were involved with). What was tougher still was for them to nominate what they thought were the top 10 Hindi film songs, ever. Bringing them together was not an easy task. Our esteemed jury comprised 15 fabulous people from the music industry - singers, music composers and lyricists.