pyaar mujhse jo kiyaa tumne to kyaa paaogii
Monday, February 26th, 2007 Posted in Music, Urdu Poetry | 5 Comments »One of the best nazms ever. kyuuN samajhtii ho mujhe bhuul nahiiN paaogii?
The One With The Police
Sunday, February 11th, 2007 Posted in Humor, Music, USA | 3 Comments »The Grammys were announced today. The ceremony was opened by reformed pop group The Police - but it was a bad night for other Brits like James Blunt. I agree. The Police everywhere needs to be reformed. BTW, did BBC forgot to put ...
Shoaib Akhtar Singing Kishore Kumar
Sunday, January 7th, 2007 Posted in Music, Pakistan, Sports | No Comments »I found this video on YouTube.com. He sings rather well, I must admit.
One Ghazal, So Many Singers
Sunday, September 10th, 2006 Posted in Music, Urdu Poetry | 29 Comments »Which singer comes to your mind when you read chupke chupke raat din aaNsuu bahaanaa yaad hai? Ghulam Ali even though Jagjit Singh has also sung it. What about ranjish hi sahii, dil hii dukhaane ke liye aa? Mehdi Hassan ...
Weekly Bollywood: Hum Tumse Na Kuch Keh Paye
Saturday, August 5th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 2 Comments »Sunny Deol, not one of my favourite actors these days, actually gave a decent performance in the movie Ziddi (1997). I saw this movie in Anand theater in Lucknow. I loved this song then, I love it even more now.
Weekly Bollywood: Pyar Ke Liye Char Din
Sunday, July 9th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 3 Comments »From a very forgettable movie, I just love this song. Its lyrics are meaningful (for a change in contemporary Bollywood), music is soothing (by Jatin-Lalit, who else?), beautiful locales and then there is that Kajol factor. Enjoy!
Jashn-e-Ghulam Ali
Saturday, July 1st, 2006 Posted in Culture, Music, Urdu Poetry | 2 Comments »aadaab arz hai ! From 1-15 July, Aligarians.com would be organizing Jashn-e-Ghulam Ali, a fortnight of beautiful Ghazals and Nazms sung by the maestro. Every day a new composition would be posted on the Radio alongwith its lyrics and meaning of ...
Weekly Bollywood - Yun Hasraton Ke Daag
Saturday, June 24th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | 1 Comment »Another beautiful number by Lata Mangeshkar from the movie Adalat (1958) feauturing Nargis and that suave and charming villain, Pran.
Weekly Bollywood: Lag Jaa Gale
Friday, June 16th, 2006 Posted in India, Movies, Music | No Comments »I haven't seen Fanaa but hope to do so in the near future, now that I am through with my exams. It's review in Outlook writes about an impromtu antakshari between Aamir and Kajol. There are some genuinely nice romantic moments. ...
Purani Jeans By Ali Haider
Saturday, June 3rd, 2006 Posted in India, Music, Pakistan | 9 Comments »A lot of people my age stepped into adolescence listening to Purani Jeans by Ali Haider. The following music video is neither the original composition nor does it captures the innocence and pristine charm of the song. Also, it has ...
