Gaata Rahe Mera Dil: 50 Classic Hindi Film SongsLook behind the scenes of fifty celebrated songs, from an estimated repository of over one lakh!'De de khuda ke naam pe': when Wazir Mohammed Khan sang these words in India's first talkie, Alam Ara, he gave birth to a whole new industry of composers, lyricists and singers, as well as an entirely new genre of film-making that is quintessentially Indian: the song-and-dance film. In the eight decades and more since then, Hindi film songs have enraptured listeners all over the world. From 'Babul mora, naihar chhooto jaye' (Street Singer, 1938) to 'Dil hai chhota sa' (Roja, 1992); from the classical strains of 'Ketaki gulab' (Basant Bahar, 1956) featuring Bhimsen Joshi to the disco beats of Nazia Hassan's 'Aap jaisa koi' (Qurbani, 1981); from the pathos of 'Waqt ne kiya' (Kaagaz Ke Phool, 1959) to the exuberance of the back-to-back numbers in Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), here is an extraordinary compilation, peppered with trivia, anecdotes and, of course, the sheer joy of music. Find out answers to questions like:With which unreleased film did Kishore Kumar turn composer?In which song picturization was dry ice first used?Which all-time classic musical was initially titled Full Boots?Where was the title song of An Evening in Paris shot?The idea for which song originated when the film-maker visited Tiffany's in London?Which major musical partnership resulted from the celebrations around an award function for a commercial jingle for Leo Coffee? How many of your favourites find mention here? Make your own list! |
Contents
THE ORIGINAL GHOST | |
GRANDEUR IN TRAGEDY | |
CONSONANCE IN DISSONANCE | |
ODE TO CLASSICALITY | |
A TRIBUTE TO TAGORE | |
DUSK MELODY | |
A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE | |
ODE TO LOVE LOST | |
THE ENIGMA THAT IS LIFE | |
MONSOON MELODY | |
AND QUIETLY FLOWS THE HOOGHLY | |
ANTHEM OF A NEW GENERATION | |
THE PURE HEART | |
CLASSICAL RAPTURE | |
THE LAST NIGHT | |
SILHOUETTE | |
AGELESS | |
SUNSET BOULEVARD | |
THE OLD MONK | |
THE ULTIMATE FILMI QAWWALI | |
YODLEE | |
THE QUINTESSENTIAL BHAJAN | |
FRONTIERWALLAH | |
BAKER STREET CHANDANGARH | |
DARK OF THE NIGHT | |
PARADISE SERENADE | |
SEVENTH HEAVEN | |
PRISTINE MELODY | |
THE LONGEST | |
THE HEARTS MANY IMPATIENT DESIRES | |
DELICATE ASA DREAM | |
TWIN TRIUMPH | |
TILLERS TALE | |
GALLIC MELODY | |
THE LAST WORD IN CABARET | |
THE SOUND OF SILENCE | |
SINGING IN THE RAIN | |
AND THEN THEY WERE DONE | |
ALLEYWAYS OF THE HEART | |
DEW FRESH | |
CLASSICAL RHAPSODY | |
AUTUMN MEMORIES | |
PACKING A MUSICAL WALLOP | |
SOUL MUSIC | |
IGNITING THE DISCO FEVER | |
SUBLIME POETRY | |
THE SIGNIFICANT OTHER | |
THE RETURN OF MELODY | |
THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND | |
THE 51ST SONGTHE DEAR DEPARTED | |
ONE FOR THE ROAD TO THE NEW MILLENNIUM | |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | |
THE MAN THE MUSIC Copyright | |
Other editions - View all
Gaata Rahe Mera Dil: 50 Classic Hindi Film Songs Balaji Vittal,Anirudha Bhattacharjee No preview available - 2015 |
Gaata Rahe Mera Dil: 50 Classic Hindi Film Songs Balaji Vittal,Anirudha Bhattacharjee No preview available - 2015 |
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