I got to the icky depressing part of Sanjay’s life today, the reason that I have been avoiding writing a Hindi 101 series on him because I just didn’t want to think about it. And I still don’t want to think about it, so I am going to put up a post of silly happy songs to sort of shake the bad thoughts out.
Start with something completely happy and silly to remind us of all the joyful wackiness that brings us to Indian movies in the first place. (“Dhoom Tana” from Om Shanti Om)
I can’t really explain why this song makes me so happy, but it DOES! Something about the 90s neon green dress and Ajay’s dopey smile. (“Neeand Churiya Mere” from Ishq)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYrFlbMk40
Something a little newer, Rahman’s latest super crazy catchy offering for a Ratnam movie. (“Azhagiye” from Kaatru Veliyidai)
And an older Rahman, one of the first songs of his I heard that made me sit up and go “Hey! This guy is GOOD!” (“Smiyai” from Kandukonden Kandukonden)
This one I hadn’t heard until recently, and hadn’t seen the video until really recently and it is INSANE!!!! But in a way that makes me very happy (“Boom Boom” from Boys)
If I put in recent Rahman, gotta throw in some classic RD Burman for contrast. I love the medley, I love everything about it from the competing groupies to the crazy 70s sunglassess to Rish Kapoor’s extremely literal dance movies (time=moving hands like a clock) (“Medley” from Hum Kisese Kum Nahin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xKGZCY3j84
Rishi is fun, but the funnest songster has got to be young Salman. (“Tan Tana Tan” from Judwaa)
There, now don’t you feel better? I know I do!!!!
dontcallitbollywood 
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But it’s tooooo hot! I’m sitting here sweltering in summer heat and all I can think about is doing the earlier dances on non-AC sets.
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Well, at least Azhigaye was filmed in the mountains
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Who are your favourite indian singers and your favourite songs of all time?
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It changes every day 🙂 Usually I like Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy the best as composers, singers I don’t have a strong opinion on, favorite songs off the top of my head would be “Khandon Se Milte Hain” from Lakshya, “Teen Gawah” from Mirzya, “Ajeeba Dastaan Hai Yeh” (sp?) from Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai.
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Do you have a list of your fave SRK songs? ☺
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Yes, for his birthday last year: https://dontcallitbollywood.com/2017/10/04/happy-29-days-to-shahrukhs-birthday-best-songs/
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You can’t escape from the Dutts so easily. Dhoom Tana has a Sunil Dutt cameo in it.I guess you must have already seen the original song Tadap ye din from Amrapali.
Never mind all the cinematic liberties that that film took with the original story.The lead couple’s chemistry made it all worthwhile.
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I was also tempted to put on “Choli Ke Peeche”, but that has Sanjay, so then it’s sad again!
Amrapali was great fun, but it really felt like the ending came from nowhere. I think probably because they felt the need to wrench themselves back to the original legend after going in a totally different direction for the whole rest of the film.
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 10:29 AM, dontcallitbollywood wrote:
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