Comments on Doc Bollywood: Kishore Kumar Tribute Pt. 2 (The 60's)

The songs that S.D Burman is to have written are c...

2011-09-05T22:09:45.075-05:00

The songs that S.D Burman is to have written are completely different in rhythm and structure than the ones that R.D is said to have helmed so it's not out of the realm of impossibility that there would be truth to the rumor.

It is a matter of great controversy and since all the principals in this have passed on it will be impossible to get the actual truth. What is without dispute is that Kishore did amazing work with both father and son - with the Sachin Dev he learned his craft and with Rahul he perfected it.

It is completely wrong to say that SD Burman fell ...

2011-08-28T10:28:22.365-05:00

It is completely wrong to say that SD Burman fell sick after first two songs and RDB brought in Kishore and completed the songs thereafter. There are several proofs available including interviews with Shakti Samanta, Late Manohari Singh, Bhupinderji, Kersi Lord, and several other musicians present during Aradhana who swear that all songs are by father SDB. Anyone wanting more details can contact me on amkon1@yahoo.co.in and get all the details.
Moti Lalwani

Actually 'Padosan' came out the year I was...

2010-11-19T23:17:36.985-06:00

Actually 'Padosan' came out the year I was born - 1968. You are correct in that those songs started his comeback. However compared to his previous success it was rare hit (even though it remains one of my favorite movies).

'Aradhana' came out the following year in 1969 and catapulted Kishore to the top. A spot he would not relinquish till his untimely death in 1987.

odd hit in "Padosan" ? I think you were ...

2010-10-23T11:14:23.443-05:00

odd hit in "Padosan" ? I think you were not born when this movie came up. It was "Padosan" songs that made Kishore Kumar the number one male playback singer in Hindi movies. Songs of "Aradhana" and other movies came later.

It was the song "mere saamne waali khidki mein " from "Padosan" that clinched it for Kishore Kumar. It is Kishore Kumar and R D Burman who took the Bollywood music world by staorm with "Padosan". Rajesh Khanna's phenomenon arrived a couple of years later and that too was helped along by Kishore Kumar and R D Burman.

Glad to be of service! Kishore's voice is ever...

2007-11-06T22:39:00.000-06:00

Glad to be of service! Kishore's voice is evergreen & I agree with you - some songs I do get tired of after repeated listenings but never his songs, ever. This little project has been so rewarding for me but the hardest part has clearly been picking which songs to upload. There are so many to choose from that the posts on the 70's & 80's will be the hardest ones yet - oh to suffer for one's art ;)

This is great - I am learning so much... I look fo...

2007-11-05T12:25:00.000-06:00

This is great - I am learning so much... I look forward to reading more. I love Kishore's voice in the songs from 'Aradhana', and never tire of listening to those songs, and I love many songs that he did in the 70s - but I am not very familiar with his older (60s and pre-60s) work - this post and the previous one have given me some clues as to where to start looking.