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
Itna 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