35 days of a song a day from #DesiOSTs I love. A reminder
that while I'm only 12% desi, it IS the land of my fathers, & renewed my desire to learn to read the language my father learned at school & which left his English almost illegibly cursive.😂
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#Hindi #Urdu
35/35
#DesiOSTs I love
#Pyaasa is my favourite film, period. I own a copy of the dialogues, a beautiful book with the dialogue in 2 languages & 3 scripts. A line from this song is in my profile, and I had जला दो, जला दो इसे फूँक डालो ये दुनिया printed on a t-shirt #Hindi #Urdu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAbu...
34/35
#DesiOSTs I love
My favourite qawwali and the piece of music I've listened to more than any other except Beethoven's 9th. If I had a rupee for every time I've heard this song, I'd be a crorepati but as Anil asked, who wants that?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQRH...
33/35
#DesiOSTs I love
My Dad grew up in Punjab (in Ghora "Gali") & tried to teach me the 5 rivers as a kid. ALL my bosses are Punjabi & when we moved into our home 70% of the block was Punjabi (~50% now)
Which makes this FUN Punjabi song apt #Bollywood #Punjabi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ha...
32/35
#DesiOSTs I love
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If no one bothers to click the link
मैं रो पड़ूँगी #TooEasy #SorryNotSorry
31/35
#DesiOSTs I love
A devout & catchy qawwali from my favourite Sallu film. This film shot in India about cross-border antics reminds me of my UP-born Dad who grew up near where this song is set in (now) Pakistan. Also the nice guttural nukta'd kha is😍 #Bollywood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk0-...
30/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Another qawwali, another Rafi song, showing the versatility that made him, as the title of this film says, "Master of Masters" - and with the irrepressible, irreplaceable Badruddin Kazi - the only Johnny Walker I can stomach
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq9V...
29/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Mentioned in "Brimful of Asha", and one of the singers in Day 28's song, Mohammed Rafi was an incredibly versatile singer. This 'lovers' lament' is one of my favourite examples of his mastery of mournful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnXx...
28/35
#DesiOSTs I love
SRK & Kajol are icons of Hindi cinema, but the Taj Mahal is an icon of India. This song is based on a poem by my favourite filmi lyricist, the Urdu poet Sahir Ludhianvi - a poem that irrevocably altered my perception of that tomb.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiWp...
27/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Another SRK/Kajol classic, This song is an example of Lata's late-career voice being incongruously paired with a much younger actor, imo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bNw...
26/35
#DesiOSTs I love
SRK is not my favourite actor, but when it comes to onscreen chemistry his pairings with Kajol are justly the stuff of legend (unlike her onscreen pairings with her IRL husband). This number from Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham is a favourite of mine
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8_...
25/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Great chemistry was NOT a highlight of Mausam, a film in which Shahid starred with Sonam Kapoor. The film was dire & ~600 hours too long, but this number from near the start shows a bit more of Shahid's dancing. #HindiCinema #Music #Dance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C87W...
24/35
#DesiOSTs I love
#JabWeMet features great chemistry between its 2 leadss who broke up IRL peri-filming.This song is a fine example. #KDrama #romcom fans may be confused by the complete absence of a serial killer arc. #HindiCinema #JabWeMet #romcom #Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ur8A...
23/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Raj Kapoor's granddaughter (Ranbir's cousin) Kareena starred in my FAVOURITE #HindiCinema #romcom, Jab We Met with Shahid Kapoor, no relation.
Kareena is NOT famous for her dancing, but I love the energy & fun of her performance in this song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXpG...
22/35
#DesiOSTs I love
One of Raj Kapoor's truly iconic roles from his Chaplinesque persona, this catchy upbeat song is my favourite from Shree 420, another of my earliest #HindiCinema DVD purchases
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy7P...
21/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Ranbir's legendary grandfather Raj starred in Teesri Kasam with my favourite, Waheedaji He famously (apocryphally?) took payment of 1 rupee to help get the film made. I love the lyrics to this song. #HindiCinema #Bollywood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR9S...
20/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Rishi Kapoor's son Ranbir was the lead in Bachna Ae Haseeno, a film named after a song from a film his Dad starred in. But in this song, I only had eyes for the gorgeous Kunal Kapoor (no relation) in the red turban. #HindiCinema #Bollywood
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hqr...
19/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Amitabh's second appearance in the list is from a 70s masala classic - "Amar, Akbar, Anthony" and also features Rishi Kapoor, whose family dominates the next few songs in the list #Bollywood #Masala
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRa...
18/35
#DesiOSTs I love
This 2nd Aishwarya number starts a "family" theme. Here she's making come hither moves on Amitabh Bachchan while rejecting his son Abhishek - not long before marrying Abhishek IRL, giving this item number some amusing family dynamics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dsF...
17/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Released 5 years after Devdas, this title track from Aaja Nachle ("let's dance") has long been a favourite for showcasing Madhuri's sheer joy in dancing #HindiCinema #Dance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP4F...
16/35
#DesiOSTs I love
From another movie I REALLY didn't like, the umpteenth film version of the Bengali story Devdas, about a tragically unlikeable drunk. Madhuri Dixit and Aishwarya Rai (then) the only good things about the film. #HindiCinema #Dance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzdB...
15/35
#DesiOSTs I love
In addition to her fame as an actor, Waheeda was also a very good dancer. This piece from one of her most famous movies is a good example of her skill, from a movie I did not enjoy #HindiCinema #Guide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH3q...
14/35
#DesiOSTs I love
The video for song from my favourite film of anywhere and anywhen, Pyaasa, is a celebration of Waheeda. Nuff said #HindiCinema
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWfN...
11/35
#DesiOSTs I love
This song from a film released in 2006 is special for featuring Lataji in an age-appropriate way. Her voice fits, and is a nice tribute to her 60 year career at the top of Hindi film music.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nWc...
9/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Teri Mehfil Mein Kismat, sung by SHAMSHAD BEGUM
(oh & someone called Lata, apparently)
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8/35
#DesiOSTs I love
Keeping with the "family" theme, this one's set in U.P. where my father & grandmother were born. Also the first Hindi film I watched in which NONE of its three leads were Indian-born (Hong Kong, Wisconsin, Pakistan)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZPh...
