Totally a newcomer to this site but enjoyed a lot compositions on various ragas. The movie must be of early 50 ‘s. Now to ‘Ab ke ham bichhare’ and ‘Malawoon taak deep’. We’re both born in the 1980s but are afficionados of old hindi music, especially songs composed by Madan Mohan & Roshan. AK Ji, Raag Jayant Malhar (राग जयंत मल्हार) song from the album Tana Riri is released on Dec 2008 . brings out the difference in the avaroha part of the two ragas. Many thanks for identifying the raags of my favorite songs and the useful clip accompanying your post. Hence one can mention the raag only in a broad based sense. But that is true of many other ‘raga’ based songs from films. Enjoyable read , Dear Mr. Subodh Agrawal, thanks for such a wonderful article, songs and matching hardcore Classical renditions by great exponents. Welcome to SoY. The teaching need not be of our art music, that can come later with individual interest. What I found Pahadi and Maand, which emanates from folk music very difficult to master. Awesome Bollywood Songs Which Are Actually Based On Classical Raaga. Please tell me the name of Raga on which the song ‘CHHOTI SI KAHANI SE ‘ from film Izzazat is based. … Music has no language barriers. Acting great raj kapoor. Could u send me the details of YAMAN regarding whether it’s on a vinyl or CD, which bandish, etc. No much difference. Other songs in this raga are Hamko man ki shakti dena from Guddi and Main pagal mera manwa pagal by Talat Mahmood from Ashiana. PS In Chandigarh for some time. May God bless you both (Mr.Agrawal and Mr AK – ‘may your tribe increase’, to quote from Abou Ben Adam’s poem), and we eagerly await additions of many more ragas to this site. I understand the concept of just intonation and equal temperament tuning but I did not quite get the answer to the question as to why Pahadi starts from Ma. Best regards. Thank you SB. The major notes of Pahadi then overlap those of Durga. Bhimsen Joshi – Todi(E ri maayi aaj shubh mangal gaao). *Namaskar to my guru Mrs Manisha Apteji* Hi guys, We are talking about the Raag of Monsoon Malhar Raag in this video. Please confirm that “ye duniya vale poochenge mulakat hui kya baat hui” song from film Mahal, is based on raag Hansdwani? Will look forward to your knowledgeable comments in future posts. As for the three songs mentioned by BV Shenoy, none of the three is very clearly in a particular raga. This one from Navrang (C Ramchandra) comes close. Besides great colloection of film songs based on Classical Ragas, I shall always be more than grateful for the real rarew treat of – Classical asides in the orginal ragas. but pls add somemore semi-classical songs. Deshmukhji, Music Director Rahul Dev Burman Tansen (Hindi: तानसेन) is a 1943 Indian Hindi language film directed by Jayant Desai, featuring K. L. Saigal and Khursheed Bano in the lead roles. Anuradha (1960) Yes there is an overlap between the two ragas, arising from the fact that Pahadi is often played or sung in a different scale than the normal one. It is such a joy to go through it. Homepage >> Fundamentals of Rag >> Film Songs >> This Page, Baadal Ghumad Bhar Aaye Thanks for great efforts and making such nice music avaialable to we classical music lovers on a platter. The iconic song is Darshan do Ghanshyam form Narsi Bhagat. The popular version misses out most of the nuances of the raga, but this rendering by Pandit DV Paluskar is an excellent presentation: 2. Durga is an exceedingly beautiful raga which, for some reason, has not been used much in film music. Thanks Latha’ji , Subodh’ji ,Srinivasan’ji ,Harish,ji , Arvinder’ji and AK’ji for the information on OPNayyar’s contribution to all these classic songs. Pardon me if I am wrong. शास्त्रीय हिन्दुस्तानी संगीत का परिचय यदि रागों पर आधारित फ़िल्मी गीतों के माध्यम से हो तो रागों की पहचान बहुत सरल हो जाती है. Yun Hasraton Ke Daag mohabbat main dho liye (1958) Madan mohan in Adaalat A write-up on the webpage http://autrimncpa.wordpress.com/surdasi-malhar-sur-malhar/ Gaud Malhar has two famous songs that sound practically the same – Garjat barsat saawan aayo re from Barsaat ki Raat, and Garjat barsat bheejat aayi lo from Malhar – both composed by Roshan. Sir, Talat Aziz has never sung for Dilip Sa'ab. GREAT SONG. Also this song compares very well with ‘Din dhal jaye haye raat na jaaye’ of Guide. If you listen to it several times, it would become easier to identify this raag whenever you hear it with the kind of taste that you have. KS Bhatia: Harish Kini has correctly answered your query. It would be nice if visitors to the site leave their comment on their own favorite song for a particular raaga! Raag Megh Malhar (राग मेघ मल्हार) song from the album Tana Riri is released on Dec 2008 . I had first thought of doing a list like ‘My 10 favourite songs in raga XYZ’. Pahadi’s sphere of activity is concentrated in the mandra and madhya saptaks; for this reason the tonic shadaj is often translated to the madhyam in performance. What confused me was that Pahadi is generally sung or played from Madhyam being treated as Shadaj. Song – Ek shahenshah ne banwake haseen Taj Mahal. One more thing: while searching for classical pieces on Bhopali I came across this recording on Youtube by Ustad Sayeeduddin Dagar. O mere raanjhna, rukhsat ka hai sama by from ‘Heer’ and I would, however, leave the door open for Gara. No doubt you have done a good job but left out ragas like Shivaranjini in which R.D.Burman composed ‘Mere naina sawan badho’ for the film Mehbooba. And Subodh Agrawal has just started a process. In Satyajit Ray 's film Jalsaghar, Raga Malhar is used to link the powers of nature and the hero's internal conflict. AK. Thank you very much for this, Subodh Agrawal. Ye zindagi useeki hai (1953) C Ramachandra for Anarkali I agree with Mr Bhandarkar on the ‘Dhoop Chhaon’ song. In this site songs from Hindi films have been indexed as per the Ragas with details on the films, singers, music directors, lyricists etc. The composition of ‘Dekho sajan churaye’ is very good. Likhne Wale Ne Likha Hai… Film: Arpan, Singers: Lata Mangeshkar, Suresh Wadkar , Music : Laxmikant Pyarelal 3. While I leave the shaastraarth for the Vidwaans, I am here to express my appreciation for the link of Hema Malini’s fantastic dance from Kinara. Toone chhal kiya from ‘Piya Milan Ki Aas’, music SN Tripathi. I am afraid I can’t pinpoint the raga of ‘Chalo chalein maa’. Chhed diye mere dil ke taar kyun (Raag Kaamod?) As I mentioned earlier (well, a few months ago), this article is SO informative and amazing. Welcome to SoY. I wish to know the ragas of two of my fav Lataji’s classic songs : 1 ” O more sawale salone piya tujhe milne ko tarse jiya ” from Kanhaiya ….and…. Film – Sehra. It will take us several years to go through even half of the major ragas! Good job! Latha: Thanks for the excellent selection of songs, particularly the links to ‘Kinara’ and of Balamurali Krishna. How I wish Dilip Kumar (Yusuf Khan) was there to lip synch it. I am not an expert or even a layman by any stretch. Thank You. Raag Nat Malhar song by Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar, Devaki Pandit now on JioSaavn. 7. @ Ramesh Phadke Enjoyed both. KUMAR ji again – Raag Bhairav, Bhairav ke prakaar Shivmat, Bhavmat, Bihad Bhairav. I had told Mr. Kiran Seth then that if only you make college students listen to great singers , etc , it may not achieve much. I couldn’t find a working link to Jasraj’s ‘Sakhi ri ab tu mat kar baat’. आप का प्रयास अवश्य सराहनीय है. Sorry Kamlesh Kapur, this is the first time I have heard of Raag Pradeep! Rather than give my own comments on the ragas used in this film I refer you to this article: http://www.musicaloud.com/2014/03/14/ankhon-dekhi-music-review-bollywood-soundtrack/. 4. Akeli hoon main, piya as by Asha from ‘Sambandh’. Baag Laga Doon Kaliyan Sang Chham Chham Nachat Bahar Aayi Pawan Deewani Chit Nandan Aaye Hoon Main Would be a really appreciated if someone would lend me a audio cassette or a good quality CD. 5. I am presenting the former, as to me it captures the mood of the raga much better (Koi Sagar has some elements of Janasammohini in it). Music is by Naushad. my congratulations and Thanks to Subodh ji. Ashok ji, Latha ji has given all the answers that I could give to your queries. My qualified answer would be that the raga that is closest to the major portions of the tunes of these songs is Jhinjhoti. Which is which ? My expression may not be very clear.The query may sound silly. Harlove Singh, Sukhwinder Singh. All three, however, are beautiful. PEE BHIN SOONA RI. 10. I couldn’t find a link to the song ‘O mere raanjhna’. The mention of a favourite rare song of mine, Mere naina saawan bhadon from Vidyapati, music by V.Balsara made me especially happy. Amir Khan – Megh There is a very soulful Meera Bhajan( not film music) sung by Lata Mangeshkar and composed by her younger brother Hridayanath Mangeshkar which is based on a variant of “Raga Malhar”, probably “Ramdasi Malhar”: 1. This post is specific to those songs that are true to a particular raga and have become iconic examples of that raga. Raag lalit doesn’t figure in a lot of pure classical concerts but I have an LP by Ustad Amir Khan sahab which is worth mentioning. If something of our culture is part of it , it may also produce a well rounded personality. 6. is kuhoo kuhoo based on raag sony? Listen to the song and make your own judgment: Ghanshaym sundara sindura by Panditrao Nagarkar and Lata Mangeshkar from Amar Bhupali (1951), music Vasant Desai, 5. Thank you once again! I know nothing about it. 6. S R G P D S Clarification will be appreciated. Dhoondo dhoondo re balama dhoondo in Nat Bhairav and Do hanso ka joda bichad gayo re of Gangs jamuna in Bhairavi. And while we are at it what happens when one sings from the madhyam of a saptak e. g. Black four or Kali Char and its Madhyam? 9. There is a similar Punjabhi bhangra in the same raaga composed by Roshan in “Vallah Kya Baat Hai”, ‘Khanke Tho Khanke Kyon Khanke ‘ starring the beautiful Bina Rai with Shammi Kapoor, Kamlesh, Dear Subodhji, I remember people calling Mohe Panaghat Pe raga as Pancham se Gara and not just Gara. The classical piece below shows what this raga can do to express yearning and pathos. Yaman Kalyan. Many many thanks for posting this song .This reminds me of my childhood when I was eight year old playing goolie danda ,kho kho and yo yo. It is derived from folk music. One of the best ever songs of Bollywood, a saga of romance, sung by the great Mohammad Rafi.Its music is composed by S D Burman, one of the greatest music composers of all time in Bollywood.The song is based on Raag Yaman Kalyan, and its evening rhythm and harmony gives the disturbing emotions a sense of depth without creating any disharmony. SB, you have set me a very pleasant task. It is my request to you to listen to the song. Were you with TOI any time? There is another website which explains “Gaara” & how it is confused with Jaijaivanti, Peelu etc. The main characteristics of the ragas are also furnished. I can’t place ‘O mere sanware salone piya’. You may publish this small article on your blog,if you feel it is worthy of it. Rgds. Mr. subodh Agrawalji, A.k. Dr Prabha Atre – Yaman, wasn’t to be found in my collection. 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