Salil Choudhury….
Raj Kapoor once said,
“He(SC) can play almost any instrument he lays his hands on, from the tabla to the sarod, from the piano to the piccolo’.
He was not only a great music director but also a musician, composer and poet.
He scored music for Hindi, Malyalam & Bengali movies.
Since I don’t understand anything in Malyali and Bengali, I can understand and thus, select his best of songs in Hindi movies only!
If I start writing about him, I can simply write n write…but I will like “Not to deviate from the Topic”
No doubt, Thodasa deviation hai.I have given more than 20, but out of that my personal favourites are 20.
*Filmfare Awards won:*
1958 Madhumati
All the songs listed below, are best of Salilji’s songs as per my choice.( Arranged as per Movie and not in any other order)
No doubt, there are few more movies and so many other songs …but
Let’s start:
…(Songs marked *** are my All-time Favourites)
*Do Bigha Jameen - 1953 *
**Aa ja ri aa, Nindiyaa tu aa – Lata
*Jaagte Raho – 1956*
**Zindi Khwab hai – Mukesh
Jago Mohan pyare - Lata & chorus
*Musafir – 1957*
**Munna bada pyara, mammi ka dulara – Kishore
* Ek Gaon ki Kahni – 1957*
**Raat ne kya kya Khwab Dikhaye - Talat Mehmood
*Madhumati – 1958*
Suhana Safar - Mukesh
**Dil tadap tadap ke – Mukesh & Lata
Chadh gayo papi bichhua - Lata & Manna
Zulmi sang aankh ladi - Lata
Aaja re pardesi - Lata
**Ghadi ghadi mora dil dhadke – Lata
**Toote huye khwabon ne – Rafi
*Maya – 1961*
**Ja re jare ud jare panchi – Lata
**Tasvir teri dil mein - Lata & Rafi
* Kaabuliwala – 1961*
E mere pyare watan - Manna
Ganga aaye kahan se - Hemant Kumar
*Chhya – 1961 *
**Aansoo samaz ke kyun muze - Talat Mahmood
I***tna na muz se tu pyar badha - Lata & Talat
Aankhon main masti sharab ki - Talat Mahmood
**Dil se dil ki - lat mukesh
*Half Ticket – 1962 *
Chandni raat tum ho saath -Lata & Kishore
**Woh ek nigah kya mili -lata kishore
Cheel cheel chillake – kishore
*Char Deeawri - 1965*
**Baag main kali khili – Asha
*Anand – 1970*
Maine tere liye - Mukesh
**Kahin door jab – Mukesh
**Na jiya lage na – Lata
**Zindgi kaisi hai paheli – Manna
*Mere Apne - 1971*
**Koi hota – Kishore
*Chhotisi Baat 1975*
Janeman Janeman tere do nayan - Asha & Yesudas
**Na jane kyun hota hai – Lata
*AnandMahal - 1977*
Aa aa re mitwa - Yesudas
*Rajnigandha - 1974*
**Ranjinigandha phool tumhre – Lata
Kai baar yun bhi dekha hai – Mukesh
p.s.: Please all my buddies on my MS, treat this review as next in my Travelling series(?) Well, you can get the cassate recorded and carry it and listen while travelling!
Chao
Rekha