Shuklas : Lata Mangeshkar- Solos & Duets

parag, thode dheere se.. aur light colours me likho..

Thank you Shuklas for some wonderful uploads.

Another solo of Naaz uploaded by Shri SgBhagwat :


http://www.hamaraforums.com/index.php?show...mp;#entry280747

Thanks Shuklas,

Did not have this one.

Million Thanks Shuklas for this wonderful Lata - Anil Biswas combo from Naaz (1954).

Mohd.

Shuklaji, many thanks for the rare gems uploaded by you over the last 3 weeks and apologies for delayed response as I was away on a holiday.

I read with interest the views expressed by two friends, Subhash and Parag. At personal level, I do prefer the music of 1940s and 1950s compared to the later period. In fact my personal preference is for the music of New Theatres above all and I am simply fascinated by the compositions of R.C.Boral and Pankaj Mullick and get into a trance when I listen to songs of Saigal and Pankaj Mullick. My discomfort with Hindi Film Music begins with Yahoo and Aiyaya Suku Suku and this discomfort becomes accute with Dam Maaro Dam and beyond. Fortunately, over the period I have collected sufficient amount of high quality music of the first 3 decades, starting with 1930s, to last me for the rest of my life and hence I can happily keep away from that of the subsequent period.

Nevertheless, I do believe that we should refrain from comparing the merits and demerits of the music of Laxmikant Pyarelal, or for that matter another musical duo Kalyanji Anandji who too came to the fore in 1960s, with that of the giants of the earlier era. I think in their own way these two enriched the Hindi film music in 1960s and possibly in 1970s. I believe comparisons do not serve much purpose except that they arise strong emotions, sometime leading to unpleasant situations, as we have witnessed at this forum itself from time to time. Despite my best efforts, my two children, born in 1980s, have never been enamoured of the music of earlier period. Nevertheless we have pursued our own musical interests without any conflict, as we simply do not compare the merits and demerits of each others' preferences.

Recently there was an interesting exchange between myself and a very prominent contributor to this forum. The gentleman while commenting on a beautiful lori from Do Bigha Zamin, Aa Ja Ri Aa Nindiya Tu Aa, commented that this was the second best lori in Hindi movies after "Nanhi Kali Sone Chali" from Sujata, another outstanding lori, which he felt was the best. I felt compelled to ask how he would rank loris such as So Ja Rajkumari (Zindagi), Dheere Dheere Aa Re Baadal (Kismet), Dheere Se Aa Ja Ri Akhiyan Mein (Albela) and Main Gaoon Tu Chup Ho Ja (Do Aankhen Barah Haath). The response was that kids would find the voice of Saigal not very soothing and that Rafi's Main Gaaoon Tum So Jaao from Brahmachari was in fact better. The matter rested there. But its quite likely that for a kid born in the Saigal era (to which I do not belong) would have found So Ja Rajkumari far more soothing than Main Gaoon Tum So Jaao (I was a teenager when this song was released). And for a child born in 1980s and 1990s, a lori created during his / her childhood would probably sound far more soothing than all the above mentioned loris. This is when the futility of such comparisons becomes obvious.

Pradeep

KYA BAAT HAI AAP KA
JAWAB NAHI>
THANKS
DHALL

I have seen kids of three generations enjoying the one by Geetaji.
Top class lori. She was unmatched in expressing feelings.

Many Thanks for 'showring-of-Rare-Gems' Shukla's

Pl. keep on.

USR

that's me

sir I if I had a choice I would ban BHP & RDB forever-kya kehte hain -bhasm kar deta

but one has to live in the current world and accept changes

mine is a true experience with my daughter-GD wins hands down

Saigal saab I would say in todays world is an acquired taste-It grows with time

but for a lorie a female voice will always win the category(soothing and calming-just what u need to go to sleep)

cm2