Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Down Memory lane... the forgotten melodies of the 90's!

Posted by astuti at 8:51 PM 8 comments
I have been spending some of my time going through my old archives of hindi songs... and I realised just how long its been since I heard some of these long-forgotten-melodies that still bring smile to my face. So here is my small reminder for all of you who loved the songs in the 90s; but have't found the time to go through your archives... :) They are not in any order of preferences, just the way I found them...

Chanda suraj laakhon taare hain jab tere hi yeh saare
Kis baat par hothi hai phir thakraarein
Keenchi hai lakkeere is jameen pe par na keencho dekho
Beech mein do dilon ke yeh deewaarein

I love this song. Gurus of Peace is simply magical! I have often thought this song would be perfect as a choreography for any annual day function- performed by 5 to 6 year olds dressed as flowers... :)

Chura Lo Na Dil Mera Sanam
Bana Lo Na Apna Sanam
Ki Tere Bin Na Ji Sakenge
Ki Tere Bin Na Mar Sakenge
Kuchh Bhi Na Kar Sakenge.

To me this song from Kareeb, has always been the epitome of Innocence, or should I call it puppy-love? The way the song's been picturized only adds on to the mood and smiles... :)

Is Deewane Ladke Ko, Koi Samjhaye
Pyar Mohabbat Se Na Jaane,
Kyun Yeh GhabrayeDard-E-Dil, Jaane Na,
Paas Maein Jitna Aaun
Utni Door Yeh Jaaye, Jaaye, Haan Jaaye
Is Deewane Ladke Ko, Koi Samjhaye...
'Don't mind' but this is one of my favourite Aamir Khan movies, I think he did a fab job and I loved the interesting way in which this song was picturized.

Dil mein sanam ki surat,
Ankhon mein ashiqui de
Mere khuda mujhe tu ek aur jindagi de

Maybe Phir teri kahaani yaad ayi, didn't do that well as a film, but this song did create some heartfelt sighs!

Is tarah ashiqui kaa asar chod jaoonga
tere chehre pe apni nazar chod jaoonga..
main deewana ban gaya hoon ,
kaisee yeh muhabbat hai jindagi se badhke
ab mujhe teri jarurat hai mujhko tu chahiye ,
tera pyar chahiye, ek nahi sau baar chahiye ...

One of Kumar Sanu's melodies... For some reason me like it... :)

Jeeye to jeeye kaise.. bin aapke
lagta nahi dil kahin.. bin aapke...

This song from the movie Saajan was one of 90s specials! It says many things quite simply, I love the simple lyrics of the song which leaves quite a romantic impact!

Chaha to bahut na chahein tumhein
chahat pe magar koi zor nahi
dil he to hai tumpe aa he gaya
dil kaa magar kusur nahi

Nice melody, slow number... It's a song that has to be heard alone preferably with lights off.

Dil Ne Kaha Chupke Se
Ye Kya Hua Chupke Se
Kyon Naye Lag Rahe Hain Ye Dharti Gagan
Maina Poochha To Boli Ye Pagli Pawan
Pyaar Hua Chupke Se
Ye Kya Hua Chupke Se
1942, A love story was a very very cute movie with lots of lovely songs... Every song in this movie is worth mentioning here, but I loved Chupke se the most, for its surreal picturization.

Dheere Dheere Se Meri Zindagi Mein Aana
Dheere Dheere Se Mere Dil Ko Churaana
Tum Se Pyaar Humein Kitna Hai Jaane Jaana
Tumse Milkar Tumko Hai Bataana
Who can forget Aashiqui- the sensation of our 90s days! This song captures a nice emotion and it does it very well! Really nice melody.

Adaye bhee hain,
mohabbat bhee hain,
Sharaafat bhee hain,
mere mehaboob mein
Woh deewaanaapan
wo jaalim adaa,
Sharaarat bhee hain,
mere mehaboob mein

No matter what people said about the movie's originality, this beautiful number from Dil hain ki manta nahi was an original melody. Very neat! Very awwwww... :)

Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na
Badi mushkil hai, khoya mera dil hai
Koi usse dhoondke laaye na
Jaake kahan main rapat likhaaoon
Koi batlaaye na
Main roun ya hasoon, karoon main kya karoon

Anjaam was not really a great film, but its saving grace was this song- highly hummable and really neat!

Tum aaye to aaya mujhe yaad,
gali mein aa chaand nikla
Jaane kitne dinon ke baad
gali mein aa chaand nikla .

Pooja Bhatt proved her acting skills in this movie. Zakhm is a lovely movie and this song is just so heart touching! It captures the lady's joy and the kid's sceptism really well. One of my personal favourite!

Okay, I end here. I know I haven't mentioned the DDLJs and the Hum Aapke hain kauns of the world here. Believe me when I say it was deliberate. The songs of the big banners of the film world, aren't forgotten and hence don't deserve a space in this write-up. This is just my small way of reminding you about the songs that have been left behind! I'm sure I have left loads more... So feel free to comment and help me remember!

Let's wake up and start reminiscing! :)

Monday, September 21, 2009

Blog News!

Posted by astuti at 12:04 PM 5 comments


I have made some much-required-changes in my blog. As you can immediately see- the design and over all look has changed. I was feeling particularly creative this last week, so I spent some time designing a header or what I like to call blog-logo. I also changed the basic template of this blog (and my others).

For sometime now, I have been feeling that I don’t receive too many feedbacks on things I write, so to help matters I have added the response tags in the end of all articles. You can now just click one of the three responses. Naturally please feel free to leave a comment if you want to say something else.

You will also notice some additions in the side gadgets. I am starting a new “Mood of the day!” column in my blog to try and express how I feel on the specific day. It shows the colour of my mood (Sadly its blue today) and the song of my mood (Yup its MLTR’s Complicated Heart). Also you’ll find towards the end “Funny things to ponder”. It’s really funny guys and changes often. At the risk of sounding pompous, I’d say check this out regularly. :)

Nothing else for now. I do hope to write more meaningful things going forward and not just things related to my own life. I’m trying to make this blog interesting- so any comments or suggestions to help improve are always welcome.

 

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