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

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! :)

Blog News!

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.

I Love the New Indian Ads :)

I love the fact that Indian ads are going places... There was a time when our Ad-men, tried to grab customer attention by being the loudest, craziest or funniest. They tried Indian desipunn' (:)) or simply-roped in the celebrities and hoped for the best! But lately we are seeing some really neat ads- that our appreciated not just by our sense of humor but our intelligence too! These are smart ideas that are oh-so-bright, have loads of attitude and are kissingly simple! Not to forget refreshing and soooo cute!

Some on my favourite ads being currently aired are:

Vodafone's busy message caller tune- Simply cute and a lovely ad, this is an effective ad which passes the message- rock solid! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2O9ok9Fz2A

Vodafone's Happy to help- Its a awww chooo chweet ad that has given rise to some really nice forwards and has the famous dog in it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB1UPJ4leqs

Airtel broadband @ 16 mbps- Impatience is the new life! I lurve the copy in this ad. Has to be called brilliant. It defines today's youth precisely in their very-own-lingo! It has given Impatience a positive connotation in my mind- which is truly remarkable! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0vVIw81bws

The new Rin ad- where the kid turns at the older man who's smriking at him 'coz he's on a bicycle and says "do paiyon ka difference hain uncle; aa jayenge!" Is another of the ads I love. It's a supremely confident attitude that positively speaks "I'll be what I aspire to be!" Simply superb! (just cant find the link to it!)

Limca's 'Haseen Lamhon ko chura lo!' has become iconic in its freshness! It is so refreshing that a Non-Limca drinker like me is almost tempted to try the drink. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgT7ueACtxw

There is also Cadbury's Aaj ek tarik hain or Fruity's music ad, which is nicely done! Really fresh in idea and very Indian in concept!

I can go on and on... but I think I must stop now... Please share ads that you love and have been missed out by me! Would love to hear from you.