YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

A VOICE THAT WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US:

FILM : DULARI 1949
SINGER : MOHD RAFI
LYRICS : SHAKEEL BADAYUNI
MUSIC : NAUSHAD

1) SUHAANI RAAT DHAL CHUKI

http://link.songs.pk/popsong.php?songid=2488

Suhaani raat dhal chuki
The lovely night has decended
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come
Suhaani raat dhal chuki
The lovely night has decended
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come
Jahan ki rut badal chuki
The world's the climate have changed
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come

Nazaarein apni mastiyaan dikha dikhaake so gaye
The sights have shown their effects and are now gone
Sitaarein apni roshni luta lutaake so gaye
The stars have brilliantly shone and are now no more
Har ek shamma jal chuki
Every lamp that lit has burnt out
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
When are you going to come

Suhaani raat dhal chuki
The lovely night has decended
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come

Tadap rahe hai hum yahan
I am suffering here
Tadap rahe hai hum yahan tumhaare intezaar mein
I am suffering whilst waiting on you
Tumhaare intezaar mein
Waiting on you
Tumhaare intezaar mein
Waiting on you
Fiza ka rang aa chala hai
the colorful springtime is almost here
Mausam-e-bahaar mein
in the beautiful season
Mausam-e-bahaar mein
in the beautiful season
Hawa bhi rukh badal chuki
The winds have also changed directions
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come

Suhaani raat dhal chuki
The lovely night has decended
Na jaane tum kab aaoge
I don't know when you will come

Trans:Oldie Fan

VINTAGE: LIKE OLD WINE 65 years old and is still on our lips and memories:
How can we ever forget Suhani Raat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGF67JYUj4w

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Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki
Singer: Mohd. Rafi
Music: Naushad
Film: Dulari (1949)

Nazaare Apni Mastiyan
Luta Luta Ke So Gaye
Sitaare Apni Roshni
Dikha Dikha Ke So Gaye
Har Ek Shama Jal Gayii
Na Jaane Tum Kab Aaoge
Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki,
Na Jaane Tum Kab Aaoge?’

(‘Bright worldly gaieties have faded into darkness. Even the stars have gone off to sleep. There is no light in sight. The beautiful night is whiling away. O my beloved, when will you come?&rsquo

The lyrics are beautiful. The tune is superb. The voice is enchanting. More than fifty years have passed since this great song came into existence, yet it hasn’t lost its magic one bit.

The picturization of the song is ordinary - a mandolin- wielding actor wandering aimlessly on an artificial studio set. That actor was Suresh – a name little known today, lying almost forgotten in the back pages of Hindi film history. The film was Dulari (1949)– a non-descript caper that also featured eternal beauty Madhubala and the stunt hero Shyam.

Composer Naushad was then riding high on crest of popularity and he came up with a touch of genius when he conceived this melodious tune for Shakeel Badayuni’s memorable lyrics. But it required another genius by the name- Mohammed Rafi to make it immortal with his singing. It was Rafi’s overpowering intensity of expression that turned this lovelorn song into a classic.

Till that time, Rafi was just one of the many struggling singers trying to make a name in Hindi film music. No doubt, he had had a few hit songs before- especially the famous non-film song Suno Suno Aye Duniyawalo, Bapuji Ki Amar Kahani- composed by Husnlal- Bhagatram but his real potential was not apparent in those earlier offerings. Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki brought him well and truly into his own, paving way for a career at the top that defined limits and set standards for generations to come.

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Even the great Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Mohd Rafi with his gem of yesteryear:

Lata Mangeshkar pays tribute to Mohd Rafi with

Suhani Raat Dhal Chuke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDnALkzjtwA

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And now, Sonu Nigam (the man who has come to closest to imitate the Master Mohd Rafi) with Suhani Raat Dhal Chuki

SONU NIGAM WITH SUHANI RAAT DHAL CHUKI NA JANE TUM KAB OOGE

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YET THERE IS ONE MORE RENDITION OF: SOHANI RAAT DHAL CHUKE NA JAANE TUM KAB OOGE: THIS ONE SEEMS VERY HEAVENLY: IT IS SOO SOOTHING AND MIND BLOWING AT THE SAME TIME:

GREAT WORK BY SARGOSAN'S FLUTE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SAXAPHONE

ENJOY THE INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF: SUHANI RAAT DHAL CHUKI

Thanks Dids, I listened to this one like about five times and before the week is out I will do so five more times (lol)  In our rememberance to the Classics we will feature Sargosan magical flute a couple more times.

Enjoy:

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In 1949, Lata got her big break with the song Aayega Aanewaala from the movie Mahal. The song was for Bollywood's screen goddess Madhubala and was composed by Khemchand Prakash. The film was a hit and proved to be a turning point in the careers of Madhubala and Lata. The other major movie that made an impact was Raj Kapoor's "Barsaat" with music by Shankar-Jaikishan and hits such as 'Jiya beqarar hai' and 'Chhod gaye baalam.

Our next Classic is done by Lata Mangeshkar and yes you guess right, the song is taken from the Film Mahal and it is titled aayega aanewala.

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

MOVIE : MAHAL 1949
SINGER: LATA MANGESHKAR
MUSIC : KHEMCHAND PRAKASH
LYRICS: NAKSHAB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceIRa17vwI

2) AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

Khaamosh hai zamaanaa, chup chup hain sitaare
The world is still, the stars are quiet
Aaraam se hai duniyaa, bekal hai dil ke maare
The world is content, but the lovers are restless
Aise mein koii aahat, is tarah aa rahii hai
In this stillness, I am startled with a subtle sound
Jaise ki chal rahaa hai, man mein koii hamaare
It seems that some one is walking within my heart
Yaa dil dhadak rahaa hai, ik aas ke sahaare
Or is it the sound of my heartbeat, which is beating in hope that

Aayega aayega aayega
Some one will come
Aayega aane waala, aayega aayega aayega
The one who must come, will come

(Deepak bagair kaise parwaane jal rahe hain)2
How is it that moths are burning without a flame

(how does one feel restless without a reason)
(Koi nahin chalata, aur teer chal rahe hain)2
Even though no one is throwing the arrows, I can feel the pain
(how does one feel the pain of seperation without a lover)
(Tadpega koi kab tak beaas besahaare)2
How long should a helpless person suffer without a hope?
Lekin yeh keh rahe hain dil ke mere ishaare
But my hearts believes that

Aayega aayega aayega
The one I want is on its way
Aayega aane waala, aayega aayega aayega

The one who must come, will come

(Bhatakthi hui jawaani manzil ko dhoondti hai)2
This beauty is desolate and wandering, looking for her destination
(Maajhi bagair nayya sahil ko dhoondti hai)2
Like a boat without a boatman she is looking for the shore
(Kya jaane dil ki kashti kab tak lage kinaare)2
Who knows when the heart/boat will find the shore( my lover)
Lekin yeh keh rahe hain dil ke mere ishaare
But my heart believes that

 
Aayega aayega aayega
some one will come
Aayega aane waala, aayega aayega aayega aayega
the one who must come will come.

Trans:Ranjana

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceIRa17vwI

Nostalgic:
Aayega aanewala (Mahal, 1949; music by Khemchand Prakash) - This was the song that defined the beginning of the Mangeshkarian magic and transformed Madhubala into an instant living legend. Ironically, Madhubala didn't lip-sync it on screen at all ! It was played in the background. But what an impact it made ! With one song Lataji wiped away all the careers of existing female singers. Ashok Kumar who played the lead in Mahal still recalls how everyone in the room reacted when the then- unknown Lata was asked to sing. Even today mention of Aaayega aanewala lights up Lataji's eyes."It's hundred percent my favourite. I had done a number of rehearsals for the song. Actually the composer Khemchand Prakash heard me singing for Anil Biswas. A number of tunes were readied for Aayega aanewala. I was given strict instructions about the importance of the song. The producer Ashok Kumar and the director Kamal Amrohi told me I had to sing as though the heroine was approaching from a distance. Since the studio was very large, I was placed in one corner of the room and told to gradually approach the microphone in the middle of the room while singing. There were no dubbing and editing devices in those days. We had to do it all in one go. I still remember we recorded the entire day."

Trans: We are proud of Ranjana: Lataji would have given her a big "hug" for doing justice to her songs:

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

THE CHARMING SONALI VAJPAI SERENADING US WITH LATA MANGESHKAR'S: AYEEGA AYEEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

SONALI VAJPAI SINGING ONE OF LATA MANGESHKAR'S IMMORTAL:

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THE LIVING LEGEND DOING HER OWN SELECTION IN CONCERT:

LATA MANGESHKAR: AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

LATAJI NOT IN HER 16 BUT 80'S + THE VOICE IS NOT THERE

BUT YET WONDERFULLY DONE

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WE ARE SHOWCASING NOSTALGIC SONGS OF YESTERYEAR, SONGS THAT HAVE PUT SINGERS ON A PEDESTAL AND KEPT THEM THERE FOR YEARS AFTER:

ENJOY THE SELECTIONS:

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

BRIAN SILAS PIANO INSTRUMENTAL WITH: AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

BRIAN SILAS CARESSING THE IVORY KEYS WITH \

AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

THE GEM OF AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA PERFORMED BY VIBHABARI

VERY GOOD PERFORMANCE BY MS VIBHABARI

Aayega aayega aayega
Some one will come
Aayega aane waala, aayega aayega aayega
The one who must come, will come

Radha, much thanks for your nice words, please do come more often, and give us your feedback which is much appreciated.

Gosh I am still learning to use this site, I wanted to add something instead my post accidentally got deleted. Thanks again.

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LAAGA CHUNARI ME DAAG: MY VEIL IS STAINED

ORININALLY SANG BY USTAD MANNA DEY AND WAS PICTURISED FROM THE 1963 HIT MOVIE 'DIL HI TO HAI' STARRING RAJ KAPOOR:

IN THE MOVIE THE SONG WAS SUNG BY RAJ KAPOOR AND UNTO THIS DAY IT IS A HIT BY CONNOISSEURS OF FINE MUSIC AND SINGERS ALIKE:

WE SHALL DELVE INTO LAAGA CHUNARI ME DAAG JUST BECAUSE OF ITS POPULARITY: ENJOY ONE OF THE GOLDIES OF YESTERYEAR: A CLASSIC IN THE TRUE SENSE:

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

LAAGA CHUNARI ME DAAG: MY VEIL IS STAINED


MOVIE : DIL HI TO HAI (1963)
SINGER: MANNA DEY
MUSIC : ROSHAN
LYRICS: SAHIR LUDHIANVI

3) LAAGA CHUNARI ME DAAG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efh7sCK6njA

Laagaa, Chunarii Mein Daag, Chhupaaun Kaise
My veil is stained, oh how do I hide it?
Laagaa, Chunarii Mein Daag
How do I conceal my stained veil
Chunarii Mein Daag, Chhupaaun Kaise, Ghar Jaaun Kaise
My Veil is stained how do I hide it and then go home
Laagaa, Chunarii Mein Daag
How do I conceal my stained veil

(Ho Ga_Ii Mailii Morii Chunariyaa
Kore Badan Sii Korii Chunariyaa )2
Aa Jaake Baabul Se, Nazaren Milaaun Kaise,
Ghar Jaaun Kaise Laaga Chunarii Mein Daag

Bhuul Ga Ii Sab Bachan Bidaa Ke
Kho Ga Ii Main Sasuraal Mein Aake
Aa Jaake Baabul Se, Nazare Milaun Kaise,
Ghar Jaaun Kaise Laaga Chunarii Mein Daag

(Korii Chunariyaa Aatmaa Morii
Mail Hai Maayaa Jaal )2
Vo Duniyaa More Babul Kaa Ghar
Ye Duniyaa Sasuraal
Haan Jaake, Baabul Se Nazare Milaun Kaise,
Ghar Jaaun Kaise Laagaa, Chunarii Mein Daag

Aa Aa~
Dhiim Ta Na Na Na Dir Dir Taanum
Taa Na Dere Na
Dhiim Ta Na Na Na Dir Dir Taan, Dhiim Ta Dere Na ...
Sapt Suran Tiin Graam Ba.Nsii Baajii
Dir Dir Taanii, Taa Nii Nii Da, Nii Da Pa Ma, Pa Ma Ma Ga
Ma Dha Ga Ma Ma Ga Re Sa
Dha Dha Kete Dha Dha Dha Kete Dha Dha Keta Dha Keta
Dharat Paag Pa.Dat Nayii Paran
Jhaanjhar Jhanake Jhana Nana Jhana Nana
Dir Dir Ta Tuum Ta Da Nii, Ta Na Na Na Ta Na Na Na
Dhiim Ta Na Na Na Na Dir Dir Taam

Trans:

Masterpiece by Ustad Sahib: So much singers has attempted this one,
Undoubtedly one of Manna-ji best:

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IRFAN AND ABBAS DOING MANNA DEY'S LAAGA CHUNRI MEIN DAAG:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgKsh214cI

AS A DUET: I THINK THAT THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB

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ANEEK DHAR DOING MANNA DEY'S: LAAGA CHUNRI MEIN DAAG

ANEEK DID SOME IMPROVISING AND I THINK THAT HIS IMPROVISION DID

NOT TURN OUT SO WELL, HAD HE DONE THE SONG THE ORIGINAL WAY, I

THINK THAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB:

ANEEK DHAR DOING LAAGA CHUNRI MEIN DAAG:

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CHITRA SINGH PAYS HOMAGE TO HER DEAR JAGJIT SAHEB

WHAT A VOICE, SO SOOTHING AND MELODIUS: YET AT THE SAME TIME

SO SAD:

THIS WAS UPLOADED ON THAT FATEFUL DAY WHEN JAGJIT

SAHAB PASSED AWAY:

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LATA MANGESHKAR PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT MUKESH CHAND MATHUR

WITH: TUM NA JAANE KIS JAHAAN MEIN KHO GAYE

WHAT A SONG, WHAT A VOICE, ONE THAT WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER

THE CLASSICAL GEM OF TUM NA JAANE KIS JAHAAN MEIN KHO GAYE

YESTERYEAR CLASSICS OF BOLLYWOOD

WE ARE SHOWCASING SOME OF THE GEMS OF YESTERYEAR BOLLYWOOD:

SONGS THAT HAVE CREATED AN IMPRESSION:

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FINALLY OUR  ARTISTE OF CHOICE DOING THE GOLDEN OLDIE: TUM NA JAANE KIS JAHAAN MEIN KHO GAYE

ANURADHA PAUDWAL LENDS HER VOICE TO LATAJI'S NOSTALGIC SONG FOR SAZAA 1951:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c77NRV6FHYc

TUM AN JAANE KIS JAHAAN MEIN KHO GAYE:

(Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye)2
Where are you my love
Ham bharii duniyaa mein tanahaa ho gaye
I am alone and desolate in this big world
Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye

Maut bhii aatii nahiin, aas bhii jaatii nahiin
I am unable to die, the hope of meeting you keeps me alive
Dil ko ye kyaa ho gayaa, koii shah bhaatii nahiin
I don't know what has happend to me, I don't enjoy anything
(Luut kar meraa jahaan chhup gaye ho tum kahaan)2
After ruining my world, where are you hiding?
Tum kahaan, tum kahaan, tum kahaan
Where, oh where

tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye
Where are you my love

Ek jaan aur laakh gam, ghut ke rah jaaye na dam
I have to face the pain of seperation alone,
I don't know if I can live with this suffering
Aao tum ko dekh lein, Duubatii nazaron se ham
Please come, so that I can see you once before I die
(Luut kar meraa jahaan chhup gaye ho tum kahaan)2
After ruining my world, where are you hiding?
Tum kahaan, tum kahaan, tum kahaan
Where, oh where

Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye
Where are you my love
Ham bharii duniyaa mein tanahaa ho gaye
I am alone and desolate in this big world
Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye
Where are you my love

Trans:Ranjana

THE SINGER THAT COMES THE NEAREST TO LATA MANGESHKAR:

I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF LISTENING TO HER ON DEC 1/2013 AT THE NATIONAL STADIUM PROVIDENCE, AND WAS VERY MUCH IMPRESSED:

ANURADHA DOING A SUPERB JOB INDEED WHAT A VOICE:

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SO FAR WE HAVE PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING CLASSICS OF YESTERYEAR

1) SUHAANI RAAT DHAL CHUKI

http://link.songs.pk/popsong.php?songid=2488

2) AYEGA AYEGA AYEGA ANEWALA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PceIRa17vwI

3) LAAGA CHUNARI ME DAAG

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efh7sCK6njA

4) TUM NA JAANE KIS JAHAAN MEIN KHO GAYE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ViU4snrErE

what is the most famous indian song 

If we were to go by the BBC South Asian Network, on May 27/2013 or sometime there about they had reported that the most famous all time song would have been "Baharon Phool Barsao" and they listed 19 others songs to make up the best top 20 Songs of all time.

I think that for me to say which is the all time best song/s of bollywood, honestly I would not be able to do so, as there are so many great songs throughout the years, and maybe every decades were laced with top quality songs..........what you may like might simply not be my taste, so we would differ in taste. I do not know what yardstick they might have used to arrive at what they reported, but simply I am not impressed by their reports, as I think that there are many great songs apart from Baharon Phool Barsao. Do not think that they have even ventured into the late 40's and early 50's. Lets hear some of yours Warrior. 

Warrior check this report as I think that it is more credible than the BBC Asian Network as reputable singers/Musicians were judges

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?231648

Hello Bai asj, can you please play jolly/happy/romantic songs for Christmas. This is the season to be happy.  The whole world is celebrating this joyous season. I know there are plenty of Joyous happy songs from old Hindi Films.

Baharon Phool Barsao is one of them, and then another one is "Mehboob Mere", Dil Tera Deewana Hai Sanam",  I mean there are tons of beautiful songs that can put one in a happy mood.  will greatly appreciate if you play them.

Yes I agree, the last one was so sad, we need to merry it up a little,
The next one is a duet done by Lata and Mukesh and it is a love song and indeed a Classic:

Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna - Kishore Kumar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Yqko8liVw

Tauba Ye Matwali Chal - Patthar Ke Sanam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgajwcQqBP0

do sitaron ka zamin par hai milan film kohinoor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Y0mswuQJE