Comments on: Whither Shankar Jaikishan?

by: sudarshan pandey

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:22:38 +0000

HMV has been always disrepectful to the creators….they only stick to the commodities “Jo bikta hai’, most probably in their view shanker jaikishen, naushad and others were not saleable…but they earn their bread and butter even today on their works. useless company. Had Gulshan kumar came in to the picture earlier when SJ were ruling, he might have done some justice to all.

by: arun bajaj

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:43:12 +0000

To prove Guttikumar feelings, i want to cite one example (though there are many) of S-J songs which has everything neatly placed…..the tune, lyrics, singing , prelude ane interlude music, rhythm and pacing. This song is from Rajkapoor’s ‘Anaadi’ ……”sab kuchh seekha humne na seekhi hoshiyari”. This number is a perfect song created by Shankar …no loose ends, no sagging folds….everything tightly packed. This song is one of the best of Shankar-Jaikishan, Mukesh, Shailendra combination.

The dashing accordion and Mukesh do a terrific ‘jugalbandi’. The present generation is quite clueless about their music. They live in a world of plagiarised music and have numbed their senses.

by: Guttilkumar

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:28:27 +0000

Prabably old generation people have lost the touch of feel of SJ style, and younger generation people had never developped the taste of SJ style. Otherwise, in SJ style apart from merit of the tune of a song the orchestration of the song used to be a parallel song. And solo instruments like accordian,saxophone used to compete the main singer,like parellel singers.Is it seen elsewhere in those times or today?

by: Deepak Jeswal

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:57:31 +0000

Ajay - A very warm welcome to the blog And I am happy you liked reading the post.

Just a small correction - the film is Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (not just Choron Ka Raja)…and I had written a post once on how I went through the trouble of getting the audio of this album!

Do keep coming in to the blog again…

by: Ajay

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:26:34 +0000

Came across this blog while surfing. Fantastic post. I grew up in the 70s & 80s, listening to RD, LP and KA, of whom RD is my favourite. But I am an admirer of SJ. They gave divine music in the 50s; their music in the 60s was also fisrt rate. While their, rather Shankar’s, music in the 70s, when they lost their position, was, by comparison, a tad disappointing, Shankar stil gave from time to time high quality songs. The last film for which Shankar composed music before he died was a low budget film called ‘Krishna Krishna’ which had a fabulous Asha solo, IIRC. Recently I heard a Lata solo from Aurat (nainon Se Nain Hue Chaar); what a fabulous song! And thanks for mentioning ‘Sajan Sang Kaahe Neha Lagaaye’ (Main Nashe Me Hoon) which is one of my favourite Lata solos. There is another less heard S-J classic from ‘Choron Ka Raja’ (Tum To Dil Ke Taar Ched Kar’ which has very unusual beat. S-J were great music directors; they were trend-setters, and it is unfortunate that music companies are neglecting their awesome repertoire. Thaks for reviving their memory.

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by: Deepak Jeswal

Mon, 07 May 2007 15:02:15 +0000

Kansara - Warm welcome here And many thanks for liking the post.

by: kansara

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:09:46 +0000

Pleas co not forget the haunting melody of rafi-mubarak begum from hamrahi Mujko apne gale lagale ay mere hamrahi and couple of other exquisite numbers from Amrapali and basant bahar (Mein piya teri tu mane ya na mane). Thanks for all the memories.

by: Deepak Jeswal

Tue, 01 May 2007 01:29:46 +0000

Arun - Yes, I love ‘ Ghungharwa mora chham chham baaje’. And there is one more song that I should have mentioned - ‘Kisi ki jaan lete hain’ from Jhuk Gaya Aasman - amazing orchestra, excellent tune, lovely singing!

Thanks for liking the post

All five films you mention are my top favs. So will surely write on them someday!

by: arun bajaj

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 17:43:36 +0000

i want to add two songs of asha in your article…….both are duets…..chali kaun se desh guzaria with talat in boot polish and ghungharwaa mora chham chham baaje with rafi in zindagi. what a tonal quality! and of course that nautanki song of teesri kasam …..paan khaaye saiyyan hamaare. you are doing a very good job by keeping their memory alive. i also want your impressions on the songs of
aurat, nagina, kathputli, poonam, shikast……there are so many. please write as and when you feel like.

yours

arun