

Mukesh, with his crystal clear diction, lends beautiful expression to Indivar’s timeless lyrics. Unlike the first two songs, this is a slow paced one. Koi jab tumhara hruday (Purab aur Paschim) – Another song picturised on Manoj Kumar. The usually ‘straight’ singer, Mukesh, was able to render the melody, with its multiple variations, with effortless ease

Gulshan Bawra’s simple lyrics were accentuated and touchingly rendered by Mukesh.ĭeewanon se ye mat poocho (Upkar) – Another heartfelt song- picturised on ‘Bharat’ Manoj Kumar- with a beautiful accordion and piano accompaniment. Highlights of the song include a lovely, fast paced introduction on the piano.
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The player will continue to play Mukesh songs in the current window while you are browsing)Ĭhandi ki deewar na todi (Vishwas) – An immensely popular song when the movie was released, it is a beautiful rendition of the pangs of a poor lover. ( A tip to enhance your listening pleasure: When listening to the songs in any of the players, if you want to browse further on this site or another one, open a new window for further browsing. Click the play arrow below to enjoy the beauty of Mukesh’s voice! If you are in the USA or Canada, you can also listen to some of the songs on another player below. Songs are automatically shuffled by the player. In fact, Anandji said that they would ask lyric writers to emphasize the ‘N’ and ‘M’ sounds in the lyric to accentuate the lovely nasal resonance of Mukesh!Įnjoy 8 of the best of Mukesh hits with Kalyanji-Anandji in the playlist below. Here is a list of 12 songs, which are, in my opinion, Kalyanji-Anandji’s gems with Mukesh. While Mukesh had several hits with Shankar- Jaikishan (mostly for Raj Kapoor films), Kalyanji-Anandji also composed several songs for Mukesh that are memorable even to this day. One of the key features of their music was the orchestration – with emphasis on string instruments, pace, timing and rhythm.Ī little known fact about the duo is their preference and affinity with Mukesh. Several of their compositions turned out to be hits, many featuring in the top 20 in popularity ratings each week. During the 1960s (considered as the golden years of Hindi film music with all the music directors at their inspirational best), Kalyanji-Anandji held their own against stalwarts like Shankar-Jaikishan, S D Burman, Naushad, Madan Mohan and O P Nayyar. Quite a few of these films were musicals, which went down in Bollywood history as classics for both the storyline and the beautiful songs, all of which were treats for music lovers. Over the years, through the 60s, 70s and well into the 80s, the duo composed music for several films – many of which turned out to be box-office blockbusters. Initially, the elder of the two brothers, Kalyanji, started composing for Hindi films and later Anandji joined forces with Kalyanji and formed the famous duo. Kalyanji-Anandji, the grocers turned music composers, started their musical journey in the late 50s with the film, Samrat Chandragupt. Kalyanji-Anandji’s gems with Mukesh are many and this post highlights some of those gems. Mukesh, the singing stalwart, forged a strong bond with these two composers. No account of Bollywood’s musical greats can be complete without mention of the legendary composers, Kalyanji-Anandji. Lyrics - ttp://india/ songs/ isongs/ 2/ 271. Not only does this break the rules of Kalyan, but such chromaticisms are very rare in Hindustani Sangeet and are generally considered forbidden for any classical treatment of the rags.Ĭomments - This is really a pretty good Kalyan For instance, at about a third of the way through the song, it descends chromatically from Pa through both Ma's (i.e. At times is shows a very clear Kalyan structure, but at times it just totally breaks the structure. htmlĬomments - An interesting treatment of Kalyan.

Lyrics - india/ songs/ isongs/ additions/ N9137. If you are looking to get a handle on Kalyan, don't use this as a reference.Ĭomments - This is a good example of Yaman htmlĬomments - This uses both Mas in a rather un-Kalyanish fashion. But I suppose this is to be expected from a film song. Homepage > Fundamentals of Rag > Film Songs > Kalyan (Yaman)(Filmi) > This Page FILM SONGS IN RAG KALYAN (YAMAN) (A-C)Ĭomments - It would be best to describe this song as Kalyan-ish rather than a pure Kalyan.
