From Rediff: The Top Ten Rain Songs
Shalini Razdan
While most of the picks are expected (pyar hua iqraar hua, etc.) there are a
couple of surprise inclusions. The songs are:
pyar hua iqraar hua (Shree 420)
umad ghumad kar aayi re ghata (Do Aankhen Barah Haath) *fabulous song*
ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si (Chalti ka naam Gadi)
o sajna barkha bahaar aayii (Parakh)
dil tera deewana hai sanam (Dil Tera Deewana)
haye haye yeh majboori (Roti Kapda aur Makan)
rimjhim gire sawan (Manzil)
megha re megha, tera man tarsa re (Lamhe)
rimjhim rimjhim (1942 - A Love Story)
bhaage re man kahin (Chameli)
You can read the full artilce at:
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/06slid1.htm
Shalini
vijay...@my-deja.com
Is this based on quality of song or on the picturization?
garajat barasat from Barsat Ki Raat should make it on
the first count. The title song might make it on both
counts.
For those whose nostalgia does not go past 1970,
Kishore's ek ajanabi hasina se might make sense.
And one song I enjoy much is
rimjhim ke tarane le ke aayi barsaat.
One could go on...but let this suffice for a start
Vijay
Archisman Mozumder
It's a beautiful one. I read an interview of Goldie Anand recently
where he has praised the composer of this duet both for the tune as
well as for the understanding of the situation.
Regards-Archisman.
Ketan
vijay...@my-deja.com says...
>
>
>Shalini Razdan wrote:
>> No, it's not another poll, :-) just Dinesh Raheja picking his ten favorites.
>> While most of the picks are expected (pyar hua iqraar hua, etc.) there are a
>> couple of surprise inclusions. The songs are:
>>
>> pyar hua iqraar hua (Shree 420)
>> umad ghumad kar aayi re ghata (Do Aankhen Barah Haath) *fabulous song*
>> ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si (Chalti ka naam Gadi)
>> o sajna barkha bahaar aayii (Parakh)
>> dil tera deewana hai sanam (Dil Tera Deewana)
>> haye haye yeh majboori (Roti Kapda aur Makan)
>> rimjhim gire sawan (Manzil)
>> megha re megha, tera man tarsa re (Lamhe)
>> rimjhim rimjhim (1942 - A Love Story)
>> bhaage re man kahin (Chameli)
>>
>> You can read the full artilce at:
>>
>> http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/06slid1.htm
>>
>>
>> Shalini
>Surprise exclusions, more than surprise inclusions!
>
>Is this based on quality of song or on the picturization?
These lists put out by filmi magazines are quite nonsensical. They tend to want
to include as many decades of HFM music as possible and yet limit themselves to
a "Top 10" which means you have movies like "Chameli" and "1942-ALS" as
representatives from newer movies, that sneak in ahead of some other more
deserving song from the 50's or 60s. For example "Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si" is
not even sung in the rain. And if you can include that why not "Roop tera
mastana" which is sung with a category 4 blowing outside? Even if you want to
somehow push in a song from the "newer" movies why not "Lagi aaj sawan ki" from
Chandni?
Ketan
Pavan Jha
Remember the first one started with a Monsoon Hungama theme..
http://www.gulzaronline.com/chitrahaar/qz1/sundayqz1.htm
Pavan
surjit singh
vijay...@my-deja.com wrote:
> Shalini Razdan wrote:
> > No, it's not another poll, :-) just Dinesh Raheja picking his ten favorites.
> > While most of the picks are expected (pyar hua iqraar hua, etc.) there are a
> > couple of surprise inclusions. The songs are:
> >
> > pyar hua iqraar hua (Shree 420)
> > umad ghumad kar aayi re ghata (Do Aankhen Barah Haath) *fabulous song*
> > ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si (Chalti ka naam Gadi)
> > o sajna barkha bahaar aayii (Parakh)
> > dil tera deewana hai sanam (Dil Tera Deewana)
> > haye haye yeh majboori (Roti Kapda aur Makan)
> > rimjhim gire sawan (Manzil)
> > megha re megha, tera man tarsa re (Lamhe)
> > rimjhim rimjhim (1942 - A Love Story)
> > bhaage re man kahin (Chameli)
> >
> > You can read the full artilce at:
> >
> > http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/jul/06slid1.htm
> >
> >
> > Shalini
> Surprise exclusions, more than surprise inclusions!
>
> Is this based on quality of song or on the picturization?
I thought the rain song from the cricket movie by the guy who also did
Mangal Pande was quite good.
Abhijit
vijay...@my-deja.com wrote:
>
> For those whose nostalgia does not go past 1970,
> Kishore's ek ajanabi hasina se might make sense.
>
What? Are you sure you are not confusing this with "bhiigii bhiigii
raato.n me.n" from the same movie? And yes, this one will feature in my
top ten.
skalr...@yahoo.com
I am not a big fan of LP, but their "rim jhim ke giit saawan gaaye
haaye bhiigii bhiigii raaton mein" does deserve inclusion in the top
100 rain songs.
Happy Listenings.
Satish Kalra
Prasanna Tamhankar
- barakhaa raanii, zaraa jam ke baraso ( Mukesh, Sabak )
- baadal ghumad badh aaye (Suresh Wadkar, Saaz)
- baadal yuu.N garajataa hai (Lata and ... don't care about the male
singer ;-), Betaab)
Cheers,
Prasanna
irfan
Prasanna Tamhankar wrote:
> here are some more that I like :
IMHO the best one is :
O ghtta sanwari thodi thodi banwari
MD Laxmikant-Pyarelal - Lata - film Abhinetri
One of the finest song based on Raag Kalavati
Regards,
Irfan
Kaustubh Pingle
!!! this song never fails to come on my lips when there is rain around
KCP
Amarendra
This song is there in Dinesh Raheja's top-10 .
Also , many other songs(listed by RMIMers)actually find a mention in
DR's article(presentaion) on Rediff .
Do read the article .
-Amarendra
Sunil Dandekar
Yes! A great song. A song that creates mood of a rainy evening.
Oh sajana barakha bahar....
Jhir jhir jhir jhir badariya barase..
Abake sawan main jee dare...
are few more that I like.
regards,
Sunil
Manish Wadhane
> > And one song I enjoy much is
> > rimjhim ke tarane le ke aayi barsaat.
>
> It's a beautiful one. I read an interview of Goldie Anand recently
> where he has praised the composer of this duet both for the tune as
> well as for the understanding of the situation.
Thats correct Archieda.. It would be my most fav. rain song too.
Wonderful singing by both Rafi and Geeta Dutt!! And very very
romantically picturized too..
The image of Dev Anand(wearing a black shirt IIRC) holding the umbrella
and walking in the downpour leading his lady with the song running in
the background, remains firmly etched in memory.
Though I am a bigger fan of Shammi than Dev and I do like "Dil Tera
Deewana Hai Sanam..", this time the Dev song is too sweet to ignore and
would choose it over the Shammi song.
Cheers!
Manish
vijay...@my-deja.com
in prompting a thread like this where others get to contribute
to the list, too.
My only surprise is someone else mentioned the song
ab ke saavan me.n jii Dare. It is a nice enough
foot-tapping number, but aroused much derision the
last time it was mentioned on RMIM, IIRC.
One "saavan" song that I like but has absolutely
no relationship with the rain part of it is
ab ke sajan saavan me.n (Chupke Chupke)
aahaa rimjhim ke ye pyaare pyaare giit liye would
be my Talat nomination to the list and my Saigal
nomination would be nis din barasat nain hamare.
I know it is not a typical "rain" song, but the opening
music in the song so wonderfully evokes the image of
rain drops ploping into puddles below that I find it
hard to resist including the song in the "rain songs"
category. If we cannot get past that obstacle, my
Saigal entry would be "jhulana jhulaao ri", one of his
earliest recordings, a non-Film song. Saigal's
mic technique is not yet as polished as it went
on to be later in his career, but the song is still
a stellar example of his singing abilities.
nanhii-nahii buu.Nd, buu.Ndaniyaa...
Vijay
AR
a few more:
1) megha aao re ghir ghir ke chhaao re (lata + asha + manna dey:
sangeet samrat tansen)
2) ghir ghir aayee badariyaa kaari (aarti anklikar in sardari begum)
3) lapak jhhapak tu aa re badarwa (manna dey: boot polish)
4) barkha ka mausam deep jalaake (asha: fakira)
5) baadal dekh dari (vani jairam: meera)
> regards,
>
> Sunil
Kaustubh Pingle
Amarendra wrote:
> Kaustubh ,
> This song is there in Dinesh Raheja's top-10 .
> Also , many other songs(listed by RMIMers)actually find a mention in
> DR's article(presentaion) on Rediff .
> Do read the article .
> -Amarendra
Ohh is it possible to "edit" the posts in RMIM ? ;) I think I had read
the post twice !! Anyways it seems I was in a hurry that time...thanks
a lot for pointing out Amarendra
Nevertheless the song should be in anybody's top 10....full marks for
the creators of the gem.
One super song in Bengali, music by Basu-Manohari - non film - sung by
Amit Kumar - Jol Pode Jhiri Jhiri Paata Node Jhiri Jhiri....ahhh !! I
am already feeling the rain in this desert with 48 degrees temp
KCP
Animesh K
you like that "chamak chamak ke lapak ke ye bijali"? (Should-bear kumar is the
singer).
ltusenet
Animesh K wrote:
> Should-bear Kumar
Good one.
Prasanna Tamhankar
> you like that "chamak chamak ke lapak ke ye bijali"? (Should-bear kumar is the
> singer).
Nice one Animesh-Ji ;-)
BTW, Here's one more "rain" song I like
- meghaa re meghaa re mat parades jaa re (Lata, Suresh Wadkar Pyaasaa
Saawan)
Cheers,
Prasanna
Kaustubh Pingle
feature here....strange is it not ?? :D
Regds
KCP
Compiled by Karim Waheed
http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/07/14/d60714140395.htm
Monsoon medley
Rain in Bollywood films
>From memories of Barsaat mein to the contemporary On the roof in the
rain, rain songs have been an integral feature of Indian film music.
Good old-fashioned flirtatiousness, romance, passion, mourning,
solitude -- the monsoon says it all. Sometimes characters singing and
dancing get drenched in rain even if the song itself does not have the
word 'rain' in it.
A look at some of the most memorable 'rain songs' in Bollywood movies:
Pyar hua iqrar hua (Shri 420)
Possibly the most iconic image that springs from Bollywood's
sepia-toned past is that of Raj Kapoor and Nargis under an umbrella.
In Shri 420, director Raj Kapoor positioned the monsoons as a natural
backdrop for the romance between a shy schoolteacher (Nargis) and a
good-hearted tramp (Raj Kapoor). Romance underlined the scene in which
they go from sharing a cup of chai to sharing an umbrella while singing
to Shailendra's simple lines.
Kapoor's rain-lashed scene further added to the depth of feeling. This
Lata-Manna Dey song captured the Cupid-like role played by monsoon.
Umad ghumad kar aayi re ghata (Do Aankhen Barah Haath)
The monsoons besides stimulating budding romances for city folk, also
holds special significance for the farmers.
In the V Shantaram epic (Do Aankhen...), the arrival of the monsoon is
celebrated by a reformist man with a mission (Shantaram), a woman
(Sandhya), two untidy kids and 12 convicts because it means they can
reap a good crop of vegetables from a barren land.
Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si (Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi)
The seductive potential of rain songs is well exploited in Indian
cinema, and who makes a better visual in a soaked sari than the
ever-radiant Madhubala? In this whacky comedy (Chalti Ka...), she
played a rich girl whose car breaks down on a stormy night near a
mechanic's (Kishore Kumar) garage.
The mechanic can't resist flirting outrageously and pretty soon he is
crooning to the sneezing-and-scowling beauty in his smooth, rich voice.
O sajna barkha bahaar ayee (Parakh)
Salil Chowdhury's orchestration captured the rhythm of trickling rain.
There is a reason why Lata Mangeshkar always picks O sajna barkha
bahar... as one of her favourites.
Besides the excellent sitar pieces rippling through the song, what
added to this number's appeal is the visual of a young, de-glamourised
yet gorgeous Sadhana eloquently watching the rain from under a canopy.
...Yeh mausam aur yeh duuri (Roti Kapda Aur Makaan)
The idea of a rain song as a siren call arguably reached its peak with
Zeenat Aman's sensuous moves. Actor-director Manoj Kumar played the
sorely tempted boyfriend who can't afford to be with the object of his
affection (Zeenat) in the rain, as he has to appear for a much-needed
job interview.
Zeenat's drenched look and unruly sari set a trend that is followed by
actresses to this date; be it Sushmita Sen or Aishwarya Rai.
Megha re megha (Lamhe)
Yash Chopra's filming of this song captured the traditional Indian
greeting of the monsoons. There's the quintessential mango orchard,
Sridevi and her friends frolicking around a swing -- like mythical
nymphs in some classic painting. Lata's voice in the Shiv Hari song was
counterbalanced by Ila Arun's rustic crooning to achieve a heady mix.
Rimjhim rimjhim (1942: A Love Story)
Just as a young, freshly scrubbed Manisha Koirala collected the
raindrops in her sari and splashed Anil Kapoor with them in this
number, the audience too felt the refreshing appeal of the song.
The film's music set the highpoint of its era. Javed Akhtar's rich
lyrics were much appreciated. And, of course, this was RD Burman's swan
song. Fittingly, the maestro had a memorable monsoon melody in his last
offering.
Bhaage re man (Chameli)
The under-utilised Sandesh Shandilya spins a delicate melody that
reflects the state of mind of a young Mumbai sex-worker (Kareena
Kapoor). The city's torrential downpour brings unexpected joy to the
streetwalker's life and she takes full advantage of it, splashing
around in her famous red-and-blue sari. The song captures her feeling
of being ecstatic. She loses herself to the experience and mocks her
new acquaintance (Rahul Bose), who prefers to stay dry.
The song ends with an unforgettable image of Kareena prancing joyously
towards an unknown future -- letting the audience know that even the
most ill-fated of God's creations take time off from their miseries to
enjoy the rain.
N. Sridhar
s.bh...@gmail.com
1."aaj rapat', perhaps the only glamorous sequence of Smita Patil
2. 'rimjim ke geet sawan' in Anjaana