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orrible-orrible-orrible · 5 years ago

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Music Facts

This was so difficult and still so much fun. A lot of my songs are Hindi songs All the ones marked in Red are Hindi songs. Thanks for the tag @softboylwt

1. Your favorite song - I don't have a favorite song. I can't choose, really can't but there are 2 songs I never skip, Lag Jaa Gale by Lata Mangeshkar and Rolling in the Deep by Adele so I will go with them.

2. Your least favorite song - I don't think I have a song that is my least favorite. If I don't like it, I simply don't have it on my playlist.

3. A song that makes you happy - Cups by Anna Kendrick

4. A song that makes you sad - Young and Beautiful by Lana Del Rey.

5. A song that reminds you of someone - Raat Akeli Hai by Asha Bhosle

6. A song that reminds you of somewhere - Zara Zara by Bombay Jayshree

7. A song that reminds you of a certain event - Bheege Hoth Tere by Kunal Ganjawala. I had to do an impromptu duet dance to this on my fresher's party.

8. A song that you know all the words to - There are about 500 songs like that but I will go with Hello by Adele and Kabira by Rekha Bhardwaj

9. A song that you can dance to - London Thumakda by Labh Jubna, Neha Kakkar and Sonu Kakkar and Paper Rings by Taylor Swift

10. A song that makes you fall asleep (or that you can fall asleep to) - Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Yeh by Lata Mangeshkar

11. A song from your favorite band - Home by One Direction

12. A song from a band you hate - I don't think there are any bands that I hate. If I don't like them, I don't listen to them.

13. A song that reminds you of someone that you would rather forget about - No such songs.

14. A song that no one would expect you to love - Work by Rihaana

15. A song that describes you - Royals by Lorde

16. A song that you used to love but now you hate - Tum Hi Ho by Arijit Singh, simply because I have heard it too much.

17. A song that you often hear on the radio - Bala (title track of the movie Bala, I hate it)

18. A song that you would love to hear on the radio - Just you and I by Tom Walker

19. A song from your favorite album - I have too many albums that I love by I will go with Hard Feelings/Loveless by Lorde and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (translates to oh heart, it is difficult) by Arijit Singh

20. A song that you listen to when you are angry - Make Me Wanna Die by the Pretty Reckless, Saada Haq by Mohit Chauhan

21. A song that you listen to when you are sad - Jag Soona Soona Lage (translates to the world feels empty) by and Hold on by Chord Overstreet

22. A song that you want played at your wedding - Din Shagna Da (translates to The day of auspiciousness) by Jasleen Royal

23. A song that you want played at your funeral - Time of Our Lives by Tyrone Wells

24. A song that makes you laugh - Engine Ki Seeti. This song is so freaking funny and peppy. I love it.

25. A song with a great music video - Bloom by Troye Sivan and Kajra Re by Alisha Chinai, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali

25. A song that relaxes you - Abhi Na Jao Chod Ke by Asha Bhosle

26. A song from your childhood - Chhaiya Chhaiya by Sukhwinder Singh. When I was a kid, I used to have one of those toy flip phones that would play songs when you would press the buttons. This was one of those songs. Also, it is very beautifully written.

27. Favorite song that you discovered recently - Toothpaate Kisses by the Macabees

28. A song that you would sing at a karaoke night - Slow Hands by Niall Horan/ Badtameez Dil by Benny Dayal and Shefali Alvares

29. Your favorite love song - At the moment it's Beautiful War by Kings of Leon or Bulleya by Papon

30. A song that you never get sick of hearing - Almost (sweet music) by Hozier

31. A song that you find annoying - Yummy by Justin Bieber. Never heard it but I find it very very annoying.

32. Your favorite rap song - I don't listen to rap music a lot but from what I have heard I will go with Apna Time Aayega by Ranveer Singh. (translates to my time will come.)

33. Most listened to song on your Spotify/itunes - I don't know. Didn't check. Sorry.

34. A song that you would perform in front of people - Hasi by Shreya Ghoshal because I know how to play it on guitar.

35. Favorite song from the 70s - Tiny Dancer by Elton John / Yeh Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge by Kishore Kumar and Manna De

36. Favorite song from the 80s - Kabootar Ja Ja by Lata Mangeshkar and S.P. Balasubramanyam

37. Favorite song from the 90s - All songs of the movie Taal

38. Favorite song from the 2000s - Toxic by Britney Spears / All songs from the movie Devdas

39. A song that you are not really fond of but you listen to anyway - Lovely by Kanika Kapoor

40. A song that evokes good memories - Barso Re Megha by Shreya Ghoshal and Uday Mazumdar

41. A song that evokes bad memories - Abhi Abhi Toh Mile Ho by Akriti Kakkar, KK, Shreya Ghoshal

42. A song from your favorite movie - Muala Mere Le Le Meri Jaan from Chak De India (translates to God, take my life away)

43. A song you wouldn't want to sing at a karaoke night - Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. I would never do it justice. Never in a million years.

44. Best female vocals - Shreya Ghoshal, Adele

45. Best male vocals - Arijit Singh, Hozier

46. Best party song - Single Ladies by Beyonce or Taare Gin Gin by Ikka Singh and Sukhbir

47. Best Duet Song - God, there are so many of those that I love but I will go with Do Pal by Sonu Nigam and Lata Mangeshkar

48. A song that reminds you of school days - Dhunki by Neha Bhasin/ Hall of Fame by The Script

49. A song you sing in the shower - Always you by Louis Tomlinson

50. A song that's currently stuck in your head - Not in The Same Way by 5SoS

51. A song that has a good beat - Don't by Ed Sheeran

52. A song from a band no one you know has heard of - Marz by The Yellow Diary

53. A song that gives you a rush - Breathless by Shankar Mahadevan. The singer sings the entire 3 minutes of the song in one breath. So it is quite exhilirating. Or Aigiri Nandini by Amit Trivedi.

54. A song with lyrics you can't understand - Thunderclouds by Sia

55. A song with no words - I don't listen to instrumental songs because lyrics are my favorite part of a song

Tagging: @aniridescentreadertoo @spiderrpcrker @moonlwt and anyone else who wants to do it.

#Wow that was HARD #but so much fun #tagged #about me #music #bollywood

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shankarjaikishanfansassnintl · 5 years ago

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Shailendra’s Teesri Kasam: Sapne Jagaa Ke Tune Kaahe Ko De Di Judaai

August 30, 2019 | By Ratnottama Sengupta

Teesri Kasam was made in another age and time. But more than 50 years after it briefly lit up the screen before it was yanked off the majestic Apsara Cinema of Bombay, “the finest human document written on celluloid”— as one viewer describes it— continues to live in the heart of every single viewer. Ratnottama Sengupta pays a tribute to the man behind this ‘love-lyric on celluloid’ – Kaviraj Shailendra, with some untold stories about the making of the classic.

Was it 1966 or 1967? Radio was big then. There was no television, so cinema lived in the lives of us pre-teenagers only through the songs. There was this kid who was boasting to his friend— both about ten years old— that his father had bought a new car. This had raised the social status of his family, a fact both the kids were aware of even at that juvenile age. Just then, Mukesh’s voice rang out, Na haathi hai, na ghoda hai, wahaan paidal hi jana hai… Sajan re jhootth mat bolo…” As if on cue, the second child responded, “Heard that? We will all have to go to God on foot. So what good is your father’s car?”

Song link Sajan re jhooth mat bolo (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Mukesh)

That was the impact of the enchanting combination of Shailendra’s words, Mukesh’s voice, and Shankar-Jaikishan’s melody. And the song got further etched in my consciousness once I saw the film – albeit long after its release in 1967. By then it had got the National Award for the Best Film of 1966. Shailendra had passed away. Waheeda Rehman was a major star for me after Guide. I had come to revere Subrato Mitra as a hero who had made Pather Panchali – in fact the Apu Trilogy – a lesson in cinematography. Phanishwar Nath Renu had come to our house in Malad, to discuss Maila Aanchalwith my father – Nabendu Ghosh – and I had learnt that Baba was a screenplay writer who was soon turning director with that novel. And what is screenplay? “It is direction on paper,” my mother Kanaklata had simply explained.

Got the hang of it? Teesri Kasamwas made in another age and time. But more than 50 years after it briefly lit up the screen before it was yanked off the majestic Apsara Cinema of Bombay, “the finest human document written on celluloid”— as one viewer describes it— continues to live in the heart of every single viewer. Yes, Raj Kapoor was somewhat flabby, and looked too sophisticated as a gaadiwaan. Yes, the film could have been edited more tightly. Yes, it was rooted in a region that was far, far away from the world of Sangam and Guide, Mamta and Teesri Manzil – the megahits of that time – so the average viewer had to recalibrate his sensitivity in order to relate to a Nautanki dancer in rural Bihar who leaves her company rather than crush the love of a naïve bullock cart driver who worships her as a goddess. Love stories such as Hiraman and Hirabai’s are the stuff of folklore.

song link Laali laali doliya mein (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Asha Bhosle)

But let me today unfold the other loves that went into the making of Teesri Kasam. And, no two ways about it, I must begin with Shailendra. For, even today, people believe that the lyricist who was anointed Kaviraj by The Raj Kapoor died heartbroken because of the commercial failure of the film which was his first production and his last ‘child’, carrying forward his name in the world of moving images. The truth, his son asserts, is a long way away: “Shailendra was commanding a princely sum for writing songs like Wahaan kaun hai tera. So he would have certainly recovered his financial investment. He was shattered by the shards of his dream!”

Shailendra met Basu Bhattacharya, in all probability, during the making of Parakh. Bimal Roy was an icon for whom he had already written unforgettable songs for Do Bigha Zameen, Madhumati and Yahudi, which anointed him the Best Lyricist at the 6th Filmfare Awards. And Basu was a regular visitor to his house, along with the director’s daughter he would soon marry. Basu Bhattacharya had a striking ability to cast a spell when he spoke: every one from Shailendra to Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna to Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar to Rekha— why, even Indira Gandhi!— was to come under his spell.

But, and perhaps more importantly, Shailendra was in love with the rustic simplicity of the two personas, Hiraman and Hirabai, who called each other Meeta. It was a love story rooted in the soil of Bihar, the land of his ancestors who had travelled all the way from Ara district to Rawalpindi where Shailendra was born, and then moved to Mathura. The song writer made up his mind to produce it, perhaps also because the short story had every possibility of becoming a musical masterpiece. Basu Da was to direct it; Mehmood was to be the gaadiwaan, and Nutan the dancer.

Song link Chalat musafir moh liyo re (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Manna Dey)

The first roadblock came from the actress who had played Sujata. She was pregnant with Mohnish, and refused to shoot any film at that point. Waheeda Rehman was a natural choice, being a dancer and also having acted for Satyajit Ray’s Abhijaan. Subrata Mitra was already on board, remember? Even today we cannot imagine a better Hirabai. Just think Paan khaaye saiyyan hamaro, Laali laali doliya mein, or watch the Mahua ghatwarin sequence!

Song link Paan khaaye saiyyan hamaro (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Asha Bhosle)

For the sake of realism, actors were picked up from theatre groups. And umpteen other roles were to be enacted by his own family of friends and mates. What a chest of delights the credit titles are! Nabendu Ghosh, who transcripted the short story into ‘a love-lyric on celluloid’ played a drunkard who gets beaten up by Hiraman for suggesting that he pimp on his behalf for the “nautanki ki bai”.

There was Kesto Mukherjee who would later get typed in the role of an alcoholic. It marked the debut of A K Hangal on screen. Iftekhar stepped into the role of the zamindar when a theatre actor from Bihar failed to deliver a single line. Dulari got under the skin of Hiraman’s bhaujai. Pacchi, who had produced Jaali Note in 1960 (directed by Shakti Samanta), was then directing Around the World(1966) pairing Raj Kapoor with Rajshri. And there was the Producer himself, playing a villager, who tries to peep in on the romantic couple when Hiraman and Hirabai are sitting in the open, eating curds and rice. Shailendra runs away when Raj Kapoor chases him. It was a fun role that got deleted in the final cut.

However I am more surprised to see that the credit titles attribute the lyrics to ‘Shailendra-Hasrat’. Why did the man who wrote O Sajna barkha bahar aayi, Yeh mera deewanapan hai, Mera joota hai Japani, among hundreds of other unforgettables, share the songs of his own film with a peer who one expects to be seen as a rival? My reading: The producer was perfecting the mood of the scene since Hasrat Jaipuri had penned the number, Maare gaye gulfaam. There’s another reason, says Dinesh. “Shailendra wanted the team of Shankar-Jaikishan, Hasrat Jaipuri and Shailendra to be together. That is why he shared the credit for lyrics with a peer.”

Song link Maare gaye gulfam (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Hasrat Jaipuri/ Lata Mangeshkar)

So, the unit was one big family of friends in an era of celluloid camaraderie. But that was to take its toll on the producer in terms of both, production cost and emotional turbulence. The first day Shailendra took Basu to meet Raj Kapoor, he hugged the lyricist of Awara hoon and said, “You’ve discovered a genius.” However, after the first day’s shoot, he took Kaviraj aside to say, “You are screwed. This gentleman is a novice in cinema.” This, by some accounts, was not off the mark as Basu had not graduated to be one of Roy’s trusted lieutenants. Later, “Subrata Mitra’s outbursts during the shooting would bear him out,” says Dinesh Shankar, the youngest son of Shailendra.

“The cinematographer, whom Kodak would send their newly developed raw stock for his approval, had startled Mumbai technicians by putting white paper on the walls to obtain ‘bounce light’. He was a very important person all through,” he adds, “as Basu Chatterjee, who was the chief assistant, left even his job as a cartoonist to pursue his own interest in direction. BR Ishara proved to be the only qualified man to shoot a film.” He is said to have written some of the dialogues too. Thus started the journey of a man (BR Ishara) who rose from being a Tea Boy serving on the sets to be a director who, at one point of time, was completing a film virtually every other month – including watershed titles like Chetana – and presenting talents like Rehana Sultan, Anil Dhawan, and Parveen Babi among others.

Another casualty of investing in friends was that a large chunk of the film was shot in Bina in Madhya Pradesh. I know for sure that the riveting last scene, where Hiraman glances back, to see Hirabai’s train recede into the horizon was shot in Borivali, close to Malad in Bombay, and no one can fault it for not being in Bihar. Much else could have easily been shot in some rural pocket outlying Bombay. Yet, the entire bullock cart journey was taken to a far-flung location, only to help the Production Controller Santosh— Shailendra’s wife’s brother— court a lady, later recognised as Nandita Thakur. Their romance had a happy ending when they got married. But in the process, the shooting of the entire film became a picnic for everyone, at the producer’s cost. So much so, that they would shoot during the day, and at night they would go hunting!

One funny incident happened when Pachhi shot what he thought was a Neelgai – and it turned out to be a buffalo owned by the village Pradhan. As a result, the group of shooters were taken into custody and Shailendra had to pay a fine. But at the Police Station they were royally treated by the constables who stood at attention, with folded hands, before the ‘hunters’ as it included Raj Kapoor too! Funny? Yes, but would you like to know the cost of the entertainment? When all the arrangements were made for the outdoor shoot, the Distributor said he had no money to finance the film that was in the making from 1961 till 1966. Further, the leading lady could not be expected to join in until she was paid.

Naturally, the producer was dejected. Seeing his downcast chehra his wife asked him, “What’s the matter?” Once he confided in her, she opened her cupboard, took out her saris one by one, and shook them. As she did so, currency notes started falling on the floor like leaves in autumn. And by the time she touched the bottom of her pile of saris, Shailendra had enough to see him through the shoot – “and more,” Dinesh laughed as he narrated the incident during a screening at Nandan, in March 2016. It had marked the 50th year of Teesri Kasam; of Shailendra’s passing, and had also set off the Nabendu Ghosh Centenary Celebrations.

Song link Haaye gajab kahin taara toota (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Asha Bhosle)

For those interested in saris, here’s a bit more. Mrs Shailendra, like you and I, was fond of saris and every now and then she would buy what caught her eye. But, instead of taking them home, she would give them for stitching falls and then drop it at the laundry. When the poet husband noticed his wife in a sari he had never seen before, he’d ask her if it was new. She’d point to the laundry tag and say, “This is what happens if one is married to a poet. He doesn’t even notice his wife is wearing only old saris!” What’s more, every day after he came home, the smart lady would siphon off the ‘small change’ he carried in his pocket and stow away the notes in the folds of her ‘fresh from the laundry’ drapes. That’s why she could rise to his assistance when he was let down by his investment in people.

The song book of Teesri Kasam— one of my prized possessions from my school days— opens a can of memories. I had not recognised Baba when I first saw the classic: A beggarly fella who’s beaten up not once but twice by the hero! Not surprisingly, an aunt of his had advised my mother, “Bouma (bahu), don’t you go to watch this movie. Mukul (Nabendu’s pet name) has got such a thrashing from that no-good gaadiwaan!”

My brother Subhankar, director of Woh Chhokri and of the teleserial Yugantar, adds another anecdote. “One night, Shailendra came to Baba accompanied by Renu. ‘Dada, I will trash what I have shot but I will not change the ending just because Raj Saab wants me to,’ he told Nabendu Da. ‘But why would he want that?’ Baba asked. ‘So that the film has a happy ending with Hiraman and Hirabai becoming man and wife. But that would kill the story!’ Renu joined in, ‘Dada you must explain this to Rajji.’ At midnight, they set out to meet the star who told the screenwriter, ‘You have the pen in your hand, you must change the ending.’ Nabendu Da said, ‘Certainly the ending can be changed but before that you must change the Title of the film.’ ‘Why?’ Raj Kapoor was startled. ‘Because, if they marry and settle down, why would he take the third vow and promise that – like smuggled goods and bamboo poles – he will never ferry a dancer in his cart?’ That settled it and— like Bandini— it went on to play out its inevitable resolution, flowing unabated like a river.

Song link Aa aa bhi ja (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Lata Mangeshkar)

More than half a century ago, when Shailendra screened the completed film for his friends, he meticulously noted down the comments of all those present. While Trade Guide had ranked it as ‘Average’ and Bunny Ruben had written ‘Press report excellent but audience conflicting’, Hrishikesh Mukherjee had predicted, ‘Award film.’

Teesri Kasam remains one of the gems in the filmography of actor Raj Kapoor. The showman knew the potential of the character and had therefore bulldozed his way into the role that had not an iota of glamour about it. But, in return, he did not come forward to give financial tips when his trusted Kaviraj was in deep waters. The optimist that he was, Shailendra had jotted down in his diary, ‘It will be a hit.’ But he was shattered when, though he was too unwell to step out and his entire family was suffering in silence, his dream film was premiered in Delhi with celebrations in full swing.

Song link Sajanva bairi ho gaye hamaar (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Shailendra/ Mukesh)

Some listeners have pointed out that sifting through the songs he penned between 1961 and 1966 gives an insight into his dejection. Sample this: Dost dost na raha… Zindagi hamein tera aitbar na raha in Sangam. When friends offer ‘reasons’ for staying away, he says, Sajan re jhootth mat bolo, Khuda ke paas jaana hai. He questions himself, Tune toh sabko raah bataayi, Tu apni manzil kyoon bhoola (Guide). He concludes: Rula ke gaya sapna mera (Jewel Thief).

“Mukesh was the only one of his many ‘friends’ who had rushed to Northcote Nursing Home on December 14, 1966 when he heard Shailendra’s condition is worsening,” recounts Dinesh. Mukesh alone was let in, while Shailendra’s wife and children stood in the corridor outside the room and the hospital staff kept rushing in and out of the room. Alone, the Voice of Raj Kapoor watched the AwaraPoet give up his battle for life. Two days later, the creditors procured a court order and attached every piece of furniture in Rimjhim, the bungalow in Khar, that had been mortgaged to complete his Teesri Kasam.

But the story has a silver lining. Mukesh came forward to inform Mrs Shailendra that he had paid off the mortgage amount and the bungalow was free again. ”It’s not a favour,” he assured her. For, his company, Mukesh and Sons had acquired the distribution rights of Teesri Kasam for Bombay. That was Mukesh – not only a balmy voice but a friend indeed. The company ensured the film’s release in late 1967, but only for a week, as the theatre was pre-booked for Duniya.

Was it poetic justice that viewers of this film came out singing Hiraman’s lines –

Duniya bananewale, kya tere mann mein samaayi!

Kaahe ko ‘Duniya’ banaayi…?

Song link Duniya banane waale (Shankar-Jaikishan/ Hasrat Jaipuri/ Mukesh)

(The views expressed by the author are personal.)

Courtesy : https://learningandcreativity.com/silhouette/shailendra-teesri-kasam/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork&fbclid=IwAR1D5vibOMN2I2XzA9DR2kYCVeW-8TwMNdP0Gw7f_OnCPtsqtvN1Kob6uMc

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wionews · 7 years ago

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In pictures: The Kapoor family come together for Shashi Kapoor's prayer meet

Several industry veterans, including leading ladies of Shashi Kapoor's films such as Waheeda Rehman, Rekha and Hema Malini attended the prayer meet of the actor, here on Thursday evening.

Shashi, 79, passed away on December 4 due to a kidney problem. The actor's 'chautha' was held at Prithvi Theatre, which was built by him and his wife Jennifer Kapoor, in memory of his father, Prithviraj Kapoor. Waheeda, who worked with him in Namak Halal, Kabhie Kabhie attended the prayer meet along with actors Rekha who featured with Shashi Kapoor in Silsila and was directed by him in Utsav, Hema Malini, who co-starred with him in Trishul, Kranti and his Siddhartha co-star Simi Garewal.

Legendary Asha Bhosle and Rekha ji arrive at #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india #ashabhosle #rekha

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Apart from them, Poonam Dhillon, who worked with him in Trishul, Dimple Kapadia, who was directed by him in Ajooba and Satyam Shivam Sundaram co-star Padmini Kohlapuri attended the prayer meet.

Dimple Kapadia at #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india

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At the meet inside the theatre, they had a picture of Shashi around which people lit candles and behind the photo was a montage on screen playing his popular scenes. Guests paid their respects as his popular song Ek Raasta Hai Zindagi played in the background.

Karisma Kapoor at #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india #karismakapoor

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Members of Kapoor family, including Krishna Raj, Neetu, Randhir, Babita, Karisma, Rajeev, Armaan and Adar sat together. Apart from them, veterans from the industry were also present, including Gulzar, Kabir Bedi, Rakesh Roshan, Jitendra, Ramesh Sippy, Prem Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak Shah, Subhash Ghai, Sanjay Khan and Asha Bhosle.

The Kapoor family at Shashi Kapoor's prayer meet. (PTI)

Other guests included, Rani Mukerji, Rohan Sippy, Milan Luthria, Chunkey Pandey, Nandita Das, Ahana Kumra, Kunal Kemmu, Soha Ali Khan, Ashutosh Gowariker, Kiran Rao, Abbas Mastan, Suniel Shetty, Madhur Bhandarkar, Abhijat Joshi, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ronit Roy, Udit Narayan, Ramesh Taurani, Vipul Shah, Sonali Kulkarni, Hansal Mehta and Zoya Akhtar.

Rani Mukherji snapped at #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india #ranimukerji

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Kunal Khemu and Soha Ali Khan arrive for #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india #kunalkhemu #sohaalikhan

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Born on March 18, 1938, to the illustrious and formidable theatre and film actor Prithviraj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor hit the spotlight at the age of four, acting in plays directed and produced by his father. He started acting in films as a child artiste in the late '40s.

Sanjana Kapoor snapped with Soni Razdan as she arrives for father #shashikapoor #prayer #meet #mumbai #rip #movies #family #thursday #mumbai #india #sanjanakapoor

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His best-known performances as a child actor were in Aag (1948) and Awaara (1951), where he played the younger version of the character played by Raj Kapoor. Shashi Kapoor also worked as assistant director in the '50s. He made his debut as a leading man in the 1961 film Dharmputra and went on to appear in more than 116 films during the '70s and until the mid '80s. Among his memorable films were Deewar, Kabhie Kabhie, Namak Halal and Kaala Pathar. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 2011 and received cinema's prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award in 2015.

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somu3816 · 7 years ago

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Cheese Beer Holland

So it’s been a while I wrote about my travelling days. Till now I have roamed about in almost eight European countries, Germany being my base. I have collect memoirs of the cities, their enigmatic presence in the history of Europe, the culture and their lifestyle. Each country has its own story to tell, has its own charm to offer. I missed out writing a lot due to my over-working nature and engagements with my “Masterarbeit”. So this time on a friend’s request, I thought to revive my own creativity over this piece of article on my latest travel to Holland.

Last week I and my friend decided to invest our European summer time in Holland. We hadn’t travelled since the New Year has started. And summers in Europe is a delightful time to explore the corners of this continent. Amsterdam was the best option we had. But let’s say that this was not the only destination we had in our mind. We planned to visit Hamburg, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. All the three cities are connected to the huge water bodies of the North Atlantic Ocean. While Hamburg and Rotterdam are the port cities, Amsterdam is much like Venice.

So on a fine Sunday morning, we took a bus to Hamburg. Days are quite long, but in Germany Sundays are holidays. So we explored Hamburg in quite a different way. It was raining and we chose to walk in the rain and explore the pedestrian view. The lake in the heart of the city and the queue of trees, the lamps on both sides of the road awed me. And their perfectly hazy reflections on the road added to the beauty. Perhaps this is the best way to see Hamburg. At night we visit the well-known red light area of Germany-Ripperbahn. This place was one of its kind, as I hadn’t visit any such place before. The street started with dance bars on both sides and followed by sex shops and gun shops. The restaurants had open bars serving liquor and shows of few men and performing live. The crimson hue of the street clarified the notoriety of this place.

The next morning we started walking from one end of the city. The botanical gardens called ‘Planten un Blumen’ has preserved a wide variety of plants, even from tropical, sub-tropical and dessert areas of the world. Throughout the garden, the flowers were in lush. The colors were varied and the fragrance was in the air. We walked past the beautiful gardens and across the lush green grounds full of trees and a flowing pond of water. The sun shined to make that moment so bright. We dragged two wooden arm-chairs, bathed in the sun and planned out our next set of destinations.

In the evening we reached the harbor. The place where the city met the sea and at the edge stood a beautiful architecture called Elbphilharmonie. We went up on it to watch the scenic beauty of the conjunction of the land and water. On the other side of the river lied the harbor. And we could see the long big cranes pulling up and loading the cargos. We came down and walked past the river. Many old ships have been decked and they were serving as museums and restaurants. And then we came across a round monument. It was named Elbtunnel. So it is one of the oldest under water tunnel that was built and opened in the year 1911. The history of this tunnel is quite interesting and tells about how the industrial revolution brought about the need for speed and ease of transportation.

Our time in Hamburg was coming to an end, when we realized that Hamburg actually gave us a different experience, which was not typical German. We took the night bus and landed in the city of canals, Amsterdam. Amsterdam welcomed us with a warm climate with some patches of rain. In the morning we visited VanGogh museum, storing and exhibiting the paintings of famous 19th century Dutch artist Vincent VanGogh. However, we got quickly bored as we planned nothing much to see. Our host for the night betrayed us with a clumsy ugly room that added to our not-so-good experience in Amsterdam. But we quickly reverted and decided to visit the famous red light district of Europe. Amsterdam’s red light area is world famous, and we couldn’t miss it. Women in lingerie displayed their glamour from behind the glass windows. The history of prostitution in Amsterdam is as old as the city itself. It started when traders and sailors started docking their ships for trad in the 1st millennium A.D. and women in the city started offering them services. Since then it has been a cult. Though prostitution has attracted many more social problems like drugs and human trafficking, government has tried exasperatedly to bring it under control. Beneath these shady and infamous streets, the city of Amsterdam has flourished.

Because we had just a day in Amsterdam, we wanted to wisely move around the entire city. What could have been better than a boat ride through the canals of Amsterdam? We traversed through the old streets, where most of the rich traders had their typical Dutch houses, followed by the Anne Frank House and the church of Amsterdam. The canals ended in to a big river that eventually brought us to the end of our boat ride. We quickly move out and ran to the Amsterdam Centraal station to catch the intercity train to Schipol Airport. Well,...it was not to catch the flight ;) Our connecting bus to Keukenhof Gardens started from Schipol bus stop.

Yes the famous Keukenhof gardens that always remind me of the song "Ye kahan aa gaye hum..." starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha and that romantic view with Javed Akhtar's poetry in the background. We wandered across the lush greens of the park and the rainbow of colors. There were tulips of colors that I didn’t even know. They looked like different shades of Pantone, all gathered in one land. I would recommend all the travelers to visit Keukenhof once they are in the Netherlands. After spending a colorful time in one of the most colorful places, we started towards our next and the last spot of our tour- Rotterdam. It took us merely one and half hours from Amsterdam bus station to Rotterdam central station.

The Dutch are one of the most creative people in the world. And their creativity can be extensively seen in the architecture of Rotterdam. The city of Rotterdam, is much like the German city of Hamburg. It used to be the largest port in the world. To get a glimpse of its map, we decided to climb up the Euromast, the TV tower. The scenic view was beyond my words can describe. The heart of the city is SS Rotterdam, a ship that carried thousands of Europeans to the land of America in the early 50s and 60s, when America was called the ‘The promised land’. The rendezvous with the men of the ship was inspiring. The man who steered the ship was an old fellow in his 70s or 80s probably. He gave us a fine tour across the lowest deck of the ship, the engine rooms. He proudly called the engine to be ‘my engine’. It was so wide and profound and sustained such a giant, I was in awe. After the decade of 60s, the option of flying became cheaper and convenient, and our beloved SS Rotterdam became a cruise ship for luxurious travel.

We ended our grand trip inside SS Rotterdam with a grand meal, an aesthetically served platter of fish and chips.

I wanted to end this blog on a very positive note, but the actual adventures started after this very grand meal. A series of unfortunate events dragged us along.

Allow me to write the continuation in a different blog…..for it is a story in itself to be told ;)

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