Re: Final - India v Sri Lanka, (06 April 2014) Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Great composition by maestro Naushad Ali Sahib. Please note the simplicity of accompaniment of just harmonium and dholak.
Naushad by far the greatest music director of ALL TIME. And who better to sing it. And who better to act it.
PS. Naushad is how he is known to the masses. Not out of disrespect. Just first name enough for people to know who is being referred to. A genius.
Yes what a wonderful song, very limited musical instruments. Those who will listen to this song 100 years from now, will have the same feeling as those that listened to it > 60 years ago!!! Unbelievable. The song is from the film Deedar (1951). Great voice of Mohammed Rafi matching Dilip Kumar's own voice. Dilip is only 28 or 29 here! Might watch the film this week-end, apparently a great tragic movie with fine acting by Dilip
Although I had listened to Rafi before, I really became a fan of his voice and songs in England in the early 90s through an indian friend Rohit who was a mutual friend of one of my Pakistani friends. He would always listen to Rafi in his spare time. Among those who tried to copy Rafi's voice, Mohinder Kapoor (hey neeley gagan k taley etc.When I first listened to the song, I actually thought it was Rafi!!) and Shabbir Kumar (Koolie songs incl. mujhe peeney ka shoq nahin etc. He had a great voice but for some reason stopped singing after a few years) were very good. Muhammad Aziz was passable, not as good as the other two imo.
Although I do watch current Bollywood films if someone recommends a good one, my favourite Indian songs remain the all time classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s sung by Rafi, Kishore, Lata and Asha. The songs from that era are full of life and meaning.
70s and 80s was the golden age of everything be it cricket, hockey, bollywood films or Pakistan Television Dramas written by the incomparable Haseena Moin. (They just don't make dramas like Ankahi, Waaris or Tanhaiyan etc. any more)
Sadly these days 'Muni badnam hui' type songs are hits...imlee k paer par ya pata nahin kiss mein kya etc...The lyrics of most songs have absolutely no meaning.
I would even call most of the current songs rubbish or beyhooda