#all kishore sad songs

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HELLO pretty people!!!🌸 <3

The intro post is finally here...🫴🏻✨

ABOUT ME :- she/her | 8teen | Pisces | ENFJ -A | Girl's girl | certified panick mechine | super random | desi | hopeless romantic.🌼

Wanna know more about me, here you go:-

🌸 yepp, so my name is KEHKESHA which means Galaxy & The name originates from Persian language.

( I am truly in love with my name, so please try not to mess it up while interacting. )

🌸I am a die heart fan of SRK and RK.

( it's okay if you don't like them or the way they act...I respect your views nevertheless.)

🌸what do I mostly post?

Random shit, that's right. Relatable kinda shit , random funny looking pictures , memes and rants. In short everything that would show a sense of carelessness towards life and people. Because let's be honest , we all are struggling with stuff one way or another. So ig it's better to deal with that shit by making it somewhat random.

But but but, at times I may tap into my devdas zone, and post or reblog something kinda sad. ( Not negative or something devestating, just simply sad) Something that may or may not touch that hidden empty void in your heart.

🌸 there is nothing in this world that will ever come close to how much i love tulips 🌷🌷🌷

🌸I am not religious but very spritual.

🌸I respect every religion with all my heart. I am obsessed with Indian myths and history. I would really appreciate hearing anyone speaking of there culture, the traditions they follow, the facts and the myths, all of it together and everything in between as well. Feel free to reach out to me for the same.

🌸my favourite colour changes with my mood, today it's rose gold.

🌸I am seriously very chaotic. If my chaos makes sense to you, we're meant to vibe together.

🌸my favourite vibe:- midnight thoughts with Lo-fi Beats.

🌸 I have bunch of interest, here goes the list:-

• imtiyaz ali movies ( my go to )

• F.R.I.E.N.D.S ( nothing compares to that common! )

• music:- jagjit singh, Mukesh, kishore kumar songs are a bliss to me. Shreya Ghoshal, Mohit Chauhan, Arjit Singh top my playlist every now and then. The weekend, JVKE , arctic monkeys, Chris brown make my playlist near to perfect.

But but but...LANA DEL RAY & ISABEL LAROSA make me tap into my siren self way too quick.

• I am diagnosed with moderate anxiety and an undiagnosed mild ADHD awaits me.

•THE SCARLET WITCH from the MCU is my comfort character. ( It's weird ik)

• I like every existing shade of maroon.

🌸 relationship status :- in love- hate relationship with my life.

🌸I am in love with the idea of being in love.💌

🌸I get lost in my books every now & then ( I won't be posting anything about what I read , in this blog, because I cannot tolerate listening to anyone having an opinion on why they don't like a character that I may be obsessed with at that very point of time. I will get defensive and that won't end good . I know me)

🌸 recommendation for kdramas, songs , movies and tv shows of any kind are appreciated.

( need a recommendation from my end ? Do try watching • It's Okay to Not Be Okay • 2020 ‧• Romance • kdrama )

• I really cherish this drama because I feel it is very me coded. Don't forget to tell me your views on it if you do watch it.

🌷🌷🌷 I am obsessed with my govind, my protector, my bestie and my supreme support 🌷🌷🌷

NAGAR NANDJI NA LAAL...💌💌💌

Also, my two alltime favourite songs ( hindi)

My alltime favourites ( english)

If you're a creep who just wants to disturb people's mental peace first of all get a life, And second of all try not to try your dirty tricks on me. I am not a girl who will ignore or block you. I very well know some people , who would not only trace you but will make sure to get your life as miserable as possible. MARK MY WORDS !!!

PS :- My brother's bachelor's degree in criminal justice works like magic at times.

🌸 other than this , I am a really friendly person, so feel free to reach out to me.

Tons of love to my stunning mutuals <3 🫴🏻✨I adore you guys so damn muchhhhhh 💌

[siya-sayani]

Heya! Thankyou @shyam-kariya for tagging me in this. Mera Aisa koi particular genre nhi hai music ka... Thoda thoda sab sun rkha h. Lemme know if u guys like my music.❣️

Accha I think for Tumblr, Hindi music would be appropriate..so here goes.

1. Aarambh ~ Piyush Mishra Hassss to be my top one..cos it gives me positive energy and motivation when I'm low.

2. Humko kiske gham ne mara~ Ghulam Ali. If u are into ghazals and sufi , I bet u will like this too... It's all the genz needs and I love it for its harmonium piece.

3. Saason ki mala pe ~ Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan A weird thing of mine, but this long masterpiece of kawali is a beautyyyyyy it's all about dedication to higher soul and I let it just play while studying.

4. Rafta rafta ~ Mehdi Hassan. Ik it's been heard on insta too much now...but hey I looooveee this beauty. It's love described in words, I think if u want to know how it feels like to fall in love, just hear this.

5. Chingari koi bhadke~kishore Kumar. Looking for a good cry after a breakup but in the retro way??? Hear it and let the flow begin... It's just pain...plain old simple sadness.

6. Jis gali mei Tera Ghar ~ Mukesh. This is just dark in it's own way although it talks about a lover, and I love it for it's darkness. Do give it a try 😁

I'm giving the links to the songs... For your easy access.

Also , I'd like my frnds to join in on this...❣️❣️ @kyunbhai @hsnaayar @anarkali-disco-chali @seedhe-pahad-se @itsshivam05 @aahanna @hum-aapke-hain-kaun @emartirabdi (apologies if I forgot someone)

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Lyrics Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhin

Lyrics Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhin

Aur Nahin Bas Aur Nahin – Song contents: Lyrics in EnglishHindi LyricsYouTube VideoSong TriviaMore Lyrics in English | Hazaar Raahen Mud Ke Dekhin | Thodisi Bewafaii-1980 | Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi Hazaar RaahenMud Ke DekhinKahin Se KoyiSada Na Aayi Badi Wafa SeNibhaayi Tum NeHamaariThodi Si Bewafai…………. All Time Best Songs of Gulzar Jahaan Se TumMod Mud Gaye ThayJahaan Se TumMod Mud…

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I’ve been binging a lot of Kishore Kumar songs/movies during the past days and . Wow. I did not know that it was possible to give expressions from mere voice until now. Apart from being what is probably the most melodious male singer I’ve ever heard, I can hear the Joy when he says Jhoom jhoom kauwa bhi dholak bajae, Fun in Ek Chatur Nar, Sadness in Koi humdum na rha, Love in Pal bhar ke liye koi hume pyaar kar de. Heck even the infatuation in his voice when he sings Ek ladki bheegi bhaagi si, as if this man does not completely need pace and composition and all to make his songs sound a certain way, and his own vocal abilities can enhance to the feel. He literally sang a song about 5 rupya 12 aana and somehow made it feel exactly like what something with that name should feel like, like how💀

I’ve heard many brilliant singers from Mukesh to Md. Rafi to even present day wonders like Sonu Nigam (who is also another man who seems to posses this ability) but I’ve never heard anyone else who made me feel like he was living the art as much as this man. This guy was so talented he could write scripts, act, and sing in his own movies and do all of that with perfection.

I have no idea why I wrote this here but I felt like I needed to let the world know that it is a big old crime to sleep on this man’s talents.

whenever we hear divinities like koi Iowa de mere beetey hue di, yeh dil na hota bechara, koi humdum na raha, mere sapno ke rani, yeh sham mastani, jindagi ka safar, tere mere milan ki rain, main shayar badnam etc. there are 2 stages

vibing with the song and its feeling.

wondering at how possibly could one single voice give you such multitude of emotions.

listen to any fm radio station and you are sure to hear one of the many memorable melodies of the kishore kumar-rd burman era.

and whenever we hear today's RJs and masses, it surprises us how just about everyone ends upon the legendary kishore da, as if he were a contemporary.

which he is and always will be.

relevance isn't a word in kishor da's dictionary, because he never loses it.

[theartistknownaslymond]

Oh and cursed playlist concept. What kind of music does Gabriel put on at the ashram (Pune or Nevada) to decompress from intense group therapy… (from research I’d say overarching - general vibes: happy, maybe danceable; lyrics: English or Hindi probably :P)

aka the desire to be subtle vs the desire to be funny: FIGHT

A Purely Spiritual Love

A band AU playlist for running away from the world aged nineteen and accidentally falling for your cult leader. Or just for chillin' post dynamic meditation, that's cool too.

Nazia Hassan - Aao Naa

ABBA - Me & I

Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum (pt. 2)

The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star

Asha Bhosle - Koi Shahri Babu (pt. 1)

The Monkees - I'm a Believer

Kishore Kumar - Ye Jawani Hai Diwani

Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime

Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar - Jai Jai Shiv Shankar

Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Kalyanji-Anandji - Dharmatma Theme (pt. 1 - instrumental)

The Human League - Don't You Want Me

Nazia and Zoheb Hassan - Dosti

Don McLean - American Pie

Lata Mangeshkar - Bangle Ke Peechhe

The Beach Boys - Sloop John B

Kishore Kumar, Mahendra Kapoor & Shailendra Singh - Amar Akbar Anthony

The Beatles - All You Need is Love

Usual deal: explanation below the cut. Album cover featuring Joel Kinnaman's chin.

Caveat and apologies that I don't always have a very detailed explanation for why all the Hindi songs are on here because for some I just couldn't find English lyrics/descriptions of the film they're from, they're just here because they're bops. Caveat and apologies that the English songs are really NOT subtle and I had way too much fun picking them.

Nazia Hassan - Aao Naa Not Hindi, but also no great explanation beyond: what a CRACKING album opener!! Jerott's probably got the cassette and has playlist privileges at Nevada.

ABBA - Me & I Frankly ALL of Super Trouper is on the ashram playlist. The Winner Takes It All? GRM approves! But for supreme trolling-through-playlist purposes, get boogie-ing to this disco track about psychoanalysis: Sometimes I have toyed With ideas that I got from good old Dr. Freud Nothing new of course It may seem to you I try to break through open doors Oh no, oh no I just wanna say a lot of that applies to me 'Cause it's an explanation to my split identity 3) Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum (pt. 2) This was an epic hit, from the film Haré Rama Haré Krishna (1971) which involves, ooh, international bigamy, cults, selling off artifacts to rich Westerners, suicide, hippies beating people up, and all sorts of things that people suspicious of Rajneesh's movement would recognise as threats. I think it would tickle Graham Reid Malett to have people dancing to the big song from a film warning about the dangers of his type. 4) The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star Cheesy, a bit sad, a bit sinister even, but everyone can dance along and everyone knows it. 5) Asha Bhosle - Koi Shahri Babu (pt. 1) I'll be honest and say that Bollywood thriller plots are somewhat impenetrable when reduced to short Wikipedia summaries, but this is from Loafer (1973) which seems to be about love across rival gangs and spying on one another. The song is about falling coyly for a guy who gives you a gift. And Asha is the queen, so we put as much Asha on the playlist as we need to. 6) The Monkees - I'm a Believer :))) be happy! Your dynamic meditation has finished and you have taken another step towards enlightenment/entrapment by Graham Reid Malett. 7) Kishore Kumar - Ye Jawani Hai Diwani No explanation, couldn't find the lyrics anywhere BUT what a tune!! Kishore and R.D. Burman, more icons. The film it's from (Jawani Diwani, 1972) has people leaving/becoming estranged from their families for love and intergenerational repeats of that so. A bit of a Jerott vibe. 8) Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime People from well-to-do background suddenly asking themselves 'how did I get here?' and packing it all in to give their money to the ashram…? 9) Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar - Jai Jai Shiv Shankar Laughter therapy, praising Shiva (god of meditation, among other things, Rajneesh discoursed on him a lot). And from a film (Aap Ki Kasam, 1974) where paranoia and possessiveness ruins relationships. 10) Carly Simon - You're So Vain Do I think I'm funny? Yes. Yes I do. It's about the death of the ego babe, let go of yourself! But genuinely, you could sway along and dance to this when you were exhausted from meditation! And when Carly Simon finally tells us who (else) it was about you mark my words, Graham Reid Malett will be on the list :P You had me several years ago When I was still quite naive Well, you said that we made such a pretty pair And that you would never leave But you gave away the things you loved And one of them was me 11) Kalyanji-Anandji - Dharmatma Theme (pt. 1 - instrumental) The film (Dharmatma, 1975) is apparently based on the Godfather but set in Afghanistan. So absolutely the kind of thing that would appeal to teenage Jerott, who never knew his grandparents who spent time around the (then) India-Afghanistan border. Plus teenage boys love gangster stories. Plus Jerott doesn't realise the similarities between the ashram set up and that of a mob. 12) The Human League - Don't You Want Me A man who feels entitled to another person because he plucked from obscurity and 'made something of them'? Remind you of anyone? I picked you out, I shook you up and turned you around Turned you into someone new Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet Success has been so easy for you But don't forget, it's me who put you where you are now And I can put you back down too I feel like the background story to this song's release is also relevant: the band hated it and thought it was a filler track and didn't want to release it as a single, the record company forced them to, and it was a huge success. Reminiscent of Francis and GRM's interactions in PiF. 13) Nazia and Zoheb Hassan - Dosti Just another of Jerott's cassettes with good Pakistani disco pop on it! :') 14) Don McLean - American Pie It's just….it's such a GRM/Jerott kind of vibe? The disappointment, grief and sense of loss for something you never quite had, the crushing of hope, the nostalgia for something half-remembered as life-changing, but all sounding so beautiful and dreamy and it kind of cheers everyone up to be able to sing along? The idea of the American Dream as an ideal that can never be lived up to as well, kind of like what Jerott is hoping to find from the ashram vs what he gets. Oh, and there we were, all in one place A generation lost in space With no time left to start again So come on, Jack be nimble, Jack be quick Jack Flash sat on a candlestick 'Cause fire is the devil's only friend Oh, and as I watched him on the stage My hands were clenched in fists of rage No angel born in hell Could break that Satan's spell And as the flames climbed high into the night To light the sacrificial rite I saw Satan laughing with delight The day the music died 15) Lata Mangeshkar - Bangle Ke Peechhe Another I couldn't find the lyrics for, but it's R.D. Burman again and was a massive hit. It's from Samadhi (1972). 16) The Beach Boys - Sloop John B Another one that kind of sounds cheery until you listen to the lyrics when it's actually really miserable! Jerott are you ok? The first mate, he got drunk And broke in the captain's trunk The constable had to come and take him away Sheriff John Stone Why don't you leave me alone? Yeah, yeah Well, I feel so broke up I wanna go home 17) Kishore Jumar, Mahendra Kapoor & Shailendra Singh - Amar Akbar Anthony From a 'masala' film of the same title, about three brothers separated and raised as Hindu/Muslim/Christian, so I figure a good ashram vibe for bringing people together in a synthesis of teachings… Also look out Francis. Look out Jerott. <Two are better than one Three are better than two The bride and the groom are not together There's music but not a wedding procession The bride and the groom are not together There's music but not a wedding procession There's nothing to fear This is a night of union and not of sadness Smile my friends, why do you have such a crying face Smile my friends, why do you have such a crying face When the three of us get together in one place> 18) The Beatles - All You Need is Love Can't have a playlist about a rich white guy exploiting an already exploitative Indian cult to make himself powerful without putting some Beatles on it, right? Sure Graham, 'love'. There's nothing you can do that can't be done Nothing you can sing that can't be sung Nothing you can say, but you can learn how to play the game It's easy Nothing you can make that can't be made No one you can save that can't be saved Nothing you can do, but you can learn how to be you in time It's easy

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Experience the #EvergreenBollywood Era with this ultimate collection of #Kishore Kumar songs.... #Kishore_Kumar_Hits_Songs #Kishore_LoveSongs                       #Link.. https://goo.gl/Pvd5Sf

[stars-triumphant]

Hey Bro! How are you doing? Don't you think Indian films don't use the cool ghost trope well enough? Like the possibilities of it is endless. Imagine you finishing homework at 3 in the morning and a ghost just appears, sighs and goes "I have lived in this house for a very very long time. But I cannot handle the fact that you misquoted Shakespeare AND made a mistake in this calculation. I have resisted the smell of your mother's jalebis but not this! Give me your hw kid! I would want a cool ghost

Heyyy I'm doing v well. Howd your trip go?

As to your question:

Y E S

I have wanted a ghost for too long. I have this tingling sensation as I type that I am annoying the ghost in my house (idk I just am getting the vibe, and no I have not had any haunted experiences)

Back to the topic.

Ghost helping with phy homework

Ghost listening to me singing at 2am and just shaking their head because I'm not singing Kishore Kumar songs and singing Taylor swift sings instead.

Ghost telling me to hurry up when I sneak into the kitchen for a midnight snack cause my mom is not asleep as I thought

Me sneaking in some pav bhaii for ghost because they like pav bhaii and no one has offered them in years

Me making ghost listen to all my songs and ghost making me listen to all old songs and us just vibing together

Ghost not being allowed to talk about their realm but still passing me info in form of adventure stories

Ghost helping me not procrastinate

GHOST GIVING ME COMEBACKS WHEN I CANT THINK OF ONE

Ghost telling me to dial it down a bit when I'm angry because ik I'll regret saying some things later

Ghost giving me tips to get out of my family discussions

Me being the one to listen to ghost's ramblings because no one else can

Ghost and me being best buds

Ghost alerting me that my sister is eating my brownie and me catching her red handed

Me saying 'boo' every time I see/feel/hear them

Ghost being an annoying little fucker and me annoying the fuck outta them in return

GHOST TEACHING ME HOW TO FIGHT

Ghost telling me about a hidden dungeon beneath my house and I finally get the adventure I'm dreaming about? Y e s

Ghost showing me all the silent spots of the house

Ghost showing me how to sneak in quietly. (I already know how to sneak out)

GHOST SITTING WITH ME DURING ONLINE CLASSES SO I DONT GET BORED

Ghost being sad when I leave for college

Me feeling homesick because I left ghost behind

Us getting overjoyed every time I visit home

Ghost telling the next inhabitor of the house about me.

I got a bit carried away

THIS WAS SO GOOD PLEASE KEEP SENDING ME MORE ASKS

[theleafthatfelloff]

to turning back

I live my life in a cinematic bubble and hence, I see things happening in slow motion, dramatic close ups; with a happy and sad background music playing. I spot things, that for some odd reason make me live my cinematic moment. 

As I drove my car ahead, pulling away from the parking,after I had dropped someone there forever. I glanced at my side mirror and saw things go away, while I read, “Objects appearing in the mirror are closer in real life”.  Some old Kishore Kumar songs playing on the radio and the late afternoon sky, transported me to my haven of thoughts. 

I glanced at everything that I left back as I drove further and I pulled my car over at the side of the road near the corniche. I looked into my side mirror and suddenly I saw faces... not those that walked on the pavement, those that had once stomped out of my life. I stared deeper into the side view mirror, praying to find those moments replayed in it. 

I feel like my brain had shelves to store my memories in little cassettes and played, paused and re-winded each of them. Some when I wrote, some when I sang, some when I stared emptily into side mirrors. I wanted to see those little memories in the little boketto moments I had in life.

A sudden turning back does remind us of many times, those that we thought we have healed from, those that we never thought we would heal from, those that we thought would never matter and those that we thought would always matter. It feels like looking at the coast side with the footprints of someone from the window of our little cottage. These footprints are either washed away, or are further into the sand and await a high tide to wash them off. 

It feels like smelling a familiar scent, that remind us of someone or something, sadly they are so far off that all we have in our hands, is cling to the smell. It feels like being wrapped in a blanket and suddenly remembering a particular sentence from the lullaby we heard years ago and we crave to sleep to the tune of it, for the sleep it brought was often peaceful. 

I sat in my car, sipping onto my glass of tea, realizing it had turned a weird cold and I came back to my senses, the side mirror had turned a pinkish hue. It was time for the sunset and for the first time I drove my car in reverse along the side lane and rushed back to where I had dropped the person. I took him into my passenger seat and there we were... Rediscovering us... drinking a toast (tea) to turning back.... 

[dreams4kahaani]

Thank you @shiyaravi for tagging me in this delightful game! I'll try to not get completely distracted listening and actually list the song.

D - Dil Se Re by A R Rahman

R - Raat Kali by Kishore Kumar

E - Eyy Macarena by Tyga

Lol

A - Afeni by rhapsody PJ Morton,

(Afeni is among the few rap and pop category that I absolutely lovee)

M - Mann Bharrya by B Praak

(The music, B Praak's voice and the sad reminder about how many women and children faced DV during lockdown, but also the fact that this song was filmed on one of my fav geographical wonders of this world, Garadia Mahadev Cliffside!)

S - Sagar Pani by Jyotica Tangri

4 - 4 seasons, 4 loves by Uncle Iroh (Mako) in AtLA, Pastelle

(Couldn't find the original song, but Pastelle does an awesome female version of Uncle Iroh's phenomenal song!)

K- Kinna Sona by Sunil Kamath

A - Aawaz by Kamal Khan

(Another Punjabi song, couldn't resist Kamal Khan's voice)

H - Haal kya hai Dilon ka by Kishore Kumar

A - Aawari by Adnan Dhool and Momina Mustehasan

A - Ammi by Kamal Khan

N - Nazrein ( tum Agar yunhi nazrein milate rahe full qawwali) by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

I - Innum Konjam Neeram by A R Rahman

(This song has been going on for hours in my head even though I do not understand Tamil at all. )

Since I have a long long handle, I've exhausted my audio limit for a post lol so I added some and left some :p

This was so refreshing from the hectic frenzy that real life is at the moment so thankaa again @shiyaravi and I tag @ahankar1610 for the game!

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Lyrics Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koyi

Lyrics Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koyi

Lyrics in English | Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koyi | Aandhi-1975 | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar Tere Bina Zindagi Se KoyiShikwaTo NahinShikwa Nahin (3)Tere Bina Zindagi Bhi LekinZindagiTo NahinZindagi Nahin (3)Tere Bina Zindagi SeShikwa To Nahin………………. Kaash Aisa HoTere Kadmo SeChun Ke Manzil ChaleAur KahinDoor KahinKaash Aisa HoTere Kadmo SeChun Ke Manzil ChaleAur KahinDoor KahinTum Gar Saath…

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30 June Kalyanji Virji Shah (Kalyanji-Anandji): 92nd Birth Anniversary

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Siraj Syed

Kalyanji Virji Shah (Kalyanji-Anandji): 92nd Birth Anniversary 30 June 1928-24 August 2000

From sleeve notes written for SaReGaMa’s LEGENDS CD set in 2009: More than half a century after the cobra swayed to the clavioline, masquerading as the been, in ‘Tan dole mera man dole’, its notes still reverberate across India, and in many other parts of the world. It was, and remains, Kalyanji Virji Shah’s best-known musical signature. Kalyanji had first used the instrument in a film called Naag Panchami (1953, music Chitragupta), but that went largely un-noticed. ‘Tan dole’, a Hemant Kumar tune from a box-office hit, was the chart-topper of 1954, so listeners took good notice of its mesmerising been theme. Developed in France by a designer named Constant Martin, the clavioline was introduced in 1947. Five years later, musician Kalyanji was playing it here, in India, in film song takes. Four years after Nagin, Kalyanji had arrived as music director, with Samrat Chandragupta. And the following year, younger brother Anandji, who was a child actor and chorus singer too, joined him to create the K-A team that stood firm for over 40 years. Nevertheless, as Anandji, some four years younger (now 88), is often heard saying, “Kalyanjibhai is watching all this from above. He is very much with us in spirit.” Kalyanji Virji Shah died in the year 2000, at the age of 72.

Born in Kundrodi village of the Mundra taluka in Kutchh, the brothers grew up in Mumbai, where their father ran a food-grain store. Inclined more towards music than academics, they developed the self-taught ability to play a host of instruments, and formed part of school bands. By 1944-45, the teenager siblings had started playing in film song recordings. Big brother set up his own band in 1950, calling it Kalyanji and Party, with Purshottam Upadhyaya singing ‘Too mera chaand maen teree chaandnee’, the super-hit Naushad tune from Dillagi, to thunderous encores. The band performed in Bombay and in other nearby towns. For a while, the businessman in him did surface, and Kalyanji started a tailoring shop in partnership with a friend. Destiny, however, ensured that the shop did not prosper, drawing Kalyanji even closer to a world where a needle was something that played a gramophone record, not a device to stitch clothes with.

Many of us have heard the popular tunes the brothers composed for films like Samrat Chandragupta, Bedard Zamana Kya Jane, Chhalia and Bluff Master, the last two being the earliest directorial forays of director Manmohan Desai, but few would be aware that it was producer Subhash Desai, Manmohan’s brother, who gave Kalyanji his music directorial his break. Impressed with his prowess at song recordings of various recognised composers, Subhash saw a competent future music director in Kalyanji, and made him an offer that was strange, but nevertheless one that he could not refuse. Would he agree to a contract offering him 11 film assignments as music director, with a fee of Rs. 5,000 for the first film, Rs. 10,000 for the second…a recurring Rs. 5,000 increment per film, non-negotiable? The offer was too good to resist, so Kalyanji agreed, but he did ask Subhash, “Why11 films? Why not 10? Or 12?” The reply was convincing, “Eleven is my lucky number.” As it transpired, they did not do 11 films together, but Kalyanji’s career choice was made.

The K-A success story begins with Kalyanji’s kingly debut, Samrat Chandragupta. ‘Chahe paas ho’ is a touching lyric, with a tinge of sadness, as is the next number, ‘Door kahin tu chal’, another Rafi-Lata duet, from Bedard Zamana Kya Jaane, both penned by Bharat Vyas. With a title like Madari, there had to be a snake-charmer and his been in play, and the theme track, penned by Faruk Kaiser and rendered by Lata and Mukesh, indeed provided flashbacks of the legendary Kalyanji patent. Soon after he wrote his first song for them in Chandrasena, Gulshan Bawra penned a real gem in Satta Bazar, and this time the brothers invited their mentor Hemant Kumar to join Lata in the recording room, with amazing results. Who can forget ‘Tumhe yaad hoga’? Not yet the He Man he was to become in his later years, Dharmendra in Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere was emoting to Mukesh’s emotion-charged playback, rendering Shamim Jaipuri’s rich poetry. Graduating from smaller set-ups into a Raj Kapoor vehicle, K-A hit big time in Chhalia. Nonsensical verse from a sensible writer, Qamar Jalalabadi, ‘Dum dum diga diga’, with Mukesh providing playback to Raj’s on-screen antics, set the aisles afire.

Soon, they were signed to compose for Mehndi Lagi Mere Haath, a Shashi Kapoor starrer, and Bluff Master. Both films enjoyed reasonable success and the music went around too. In Bluff Master, we find the rare phenomenon of four voices being used for the same actor: Mukesh, Hemant Kumar, Shamshad Begum (Shammi Kapoor in drag) and Rafi. It was Rafi who immortalised ‘Govinda ala re’ and sang the duet ‘Husn chala kuchh aisi chal’ with Lata. Anand Bakhshi wrote inspired lyrics for Phool Bane Angaare, and Mukesh, as usual, delivered them with consummate artistry. By 1964, K-A were in the Premier League. That very year, they came up with such melodious tracks as the lilting ‘Humsafar mere humsafar’ (Purnima), where they teamed up with Gulzar, a rarity, and the two Mukesh solos from Ji Chahta Hai and Himalaya Ki God Mein. The former was written by Majrooh, not a K-A regular. Another infrequent teaming worked very well, as Hasrat Jaipuri wrote and Rafi sang in great style, ‘Dil beqarar sa hai’ (Ji Chahta Hai). Melodious, hummable and catchy. A ghazal on Shammi Kapoor with Bakhshi writing and Rafi singing may not be a common occurrence, but just savour ‘Teri zulfen pareshan’ (Preet Na Jane Reet). Staying with Mukesh on Shashi, after MLMH, the duo came up with a moody duet in Juari, ‘Humsafar ab yeh safar kat jayega’. If there was still any doubt about the standing of the duo in the rankings, Jab Jab Phool Khile laid to rest all criticism. Every track was heard everywhere. The songs had it all: pathos, fun, longing, depression, pep. For both K-A and Anand Bakhshi, the success of JJPK was to remain a milestone forever.

Rafi provided playback for debutant Rajesh Khanna in the theme song of his debut vehicle, Raaz, re-uniting K-A with Shamim Jaipuri, producing haunting results. Indeevar’s lyrics sang of cruel fate in Dil Ne Pukara, and who better to voice them than Mukesh, as ‘Waqt karta jo wafa’. In the same vein was the Suhag Raat lament, ‘Khush raho’. Manna De came in to give playback for Pran in Upkar and Zanjeer, rendering two of his most acclaimed numbers. It took the duo 19 hours to record ‘Mere desh ki dharti’, the patriotic anthem of Upkar. Saraswatichandra, based on a literary classic, needed the linguistic mastery of Indeevar to weave in the songs, and the author of ‘Kasme vaade pyar vafa’ made it count. Filmfare awarded the duo for the best music of the year. It was still pristine K-A, full of melody, working with Lata and Mukesh. Another award followed some years later, for Kora Kagaz, which had a pathos-laden title-track in the voice of Kishore. Not many might realise, but K-A used Kishore Kumar for the first time in the 1968 film Suhag Raat, singing a sad song, a full decade after the duo had started their career. A comic song was rendered by Manna De while Mukesh was called-upon to put across the other sad lyric.

Only Rafi could have set swinging mood for Shashi Kapoor to gyrate on screen in ‘Nain milakar chaen churana’ (Aamne Saamne). Rafi for Shashi it was again in Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati and Raja Saab. Part of the female vocals in Raja Saab came from Suman Kalyanpur. Suman had sung for K-A in MLMH and JJPK too, and was to partner Manhar in his first hit number in Vishwas. Giving Hemlata her break in the same film, K-A paired her with good-old friend Mukesh. Soon, the duo was to show its preference for rotating the strike, training and honing a host of budding singing talent, while reverting to the established names with equal regularity. Like a lot of extremely popular Mahendra-Manoj Kumar, Kishore-Amitabh Bachchan and Kishore-Rajesh Khanna outings. Incidentally, K-A took three days to record the back-ground score of Suhaag Raat, while they needed a whole month for Purab Aur Paschim. For the ‘Om jai Jagdeesh Hare’ bhajan of PAP, the composers used 50 chorus singers to get the effect normally created by violins. They called it human resonance. Delay (natural echo) was the highlight of ‘Mere mitwa’ (Geet). The child-like double speed of ‘Na sun sun sun bura’ (Priya) was simply achieved by recording on spool-tape at a particular speed and playing it back at double the speed. Most of their work was done at the Famous, Tardeo, recording studio.

There is Rafi, and not Kishore, for Rajesh Khanna, oozing sensuality as only he could, in Chhoti Bahu: ‘Yeh raat hai pyasi pyasi’, echoing musician hero Rajendra Kumar’s heart-rending call in Geet and charting a romantic route for Dharmendra in Kab Kyon Aur Kahan? He also offers love lessons in Upaasna; in the Haath Ki Safai duet, he makes a solemn promise of eternal love; and he goes on Dilip Kumar for the intoxicating ‘Peete peete’ duet with Asha Bhosle in Bairaag. As Western as it gets is the rare title chorus ‘Pretty pretty Priya’ (Priya) and as Sanskritised as it can get is the Kishore hilarity ‘Priye praneshwari’ (Hum Tum Aur Woh). Kalyanji-Anandji made Shatrughan Sinha sing in Kashmakash, Amitabh Bachchan in Laawaris and Anil Kapoor in Chameli Ki Shaadi. They also gave ample opportunities to the emerging talent of 70s’ generation, as you can sample on the Shailendra Singh, Suresh Wadkar, Anwar, Alka Yagnik and Kanchan tracks.

Known for their hundreds of stage performances, in India and abroad, both brothers also enjoyed a sturdy reputation as funsters, with a joke for every occasion and a keen sense of self-deprecating humour. They once famously described themselves as medical practitioners. “We offer all lines of treatment. If some producer approaches us with symptoms that demand a classical approach, we recommend the Ayurvedic style of medicine: Slow, but efficacious in the long-term. On the other hand, if some film-maker wants to experiment with the musical score of his film, we suggest Homoeopathic type of tunes: May work, may not. Some element of risk is involved. If, however, he wants the juke-boxes to jingle and listeners to start singing along instantaneously, we churn out Allopathic compositions: Like injections, they have instant, strong effect, but the effect may wear out sooner.” Music, along with laughter, is the best medicine known to mankind. Kalyanji-Anandji have already issued a statutory warning to your troubles to keep away, for there’s no place for them, ‘Mere angne men tumhara kya kaam hae?’

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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.