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Tasvir Teri Dil Mein- The song that sowed the seed of differences between Lata and Rafi

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  It is well-known fact that Rafi and Lata stopped singing together for three or four years. The reason for their tiff was for  charging the royalty fee by the singers. Lata  wanted Rafi to back her in demanding a half-share from the five percent song royalty that the film’s producer conceded to select composers. Rafi was not in favor of that.Lata stopped talking to Rafi and stopped singing duets with Rafi.  The actual seeds of differences between them started while recording this romantic song from Maya(1961). The song was a hit and still a favorite of many. Lata rejected the original start of the song, She wanted to start with 5th scale while Rafi was not in agreement but Lata insisted, the composer Salil Chowdhary agreed. When the recording started Rafi made the last improvisation to his lines. Lata noticed it and got upset.   W hile rendering her lines Lata’s voice tended to sound shrill especially while rendering “…NAINON KA KAJRA…,” while Rafi Sahaab’...

'Tere Mere Milan Ki Ye Raina'- The Song based on Rabindra Sangeet

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  This Classic song from the 1973 film Abhiman was written by Majrooh Sultanpuri and composed by S D Burman was influenced by the song ' Jodi Tare Nai Chini Go Sheki  ' of Rabindra Tagore.  Over the years, the original Song  Jodi Tare Nai Chini Go Sheki  has been performed by various artists – Kishore Kumar, Shaan, Anwesha, Shrabani Sen, Shreya Ghoshal, Hemant Kumar, and many more. While  I was researching for this song, I found a very rare version sung by the great  K L (Kundan Lal) Saigal. This song appears when the  movie reaches its climax when the couple Subir (Amitabh) and Uma (Jaya -Bhaduri) get separated, Uma has a miscarriage, and finally they, fortunately, reunite – what an emotional reunion celebrated with this beauty of a song “Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina” rendered in public by both. Though this song was influenced by Rabindra Tagore, S D Burman gave his magical touch to the original tune made this song immortal. We must also apprecia...

Phaili Hui Hai Sapnon Ki Bahen- The Song Takes You In Different World

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  This song from House No 44 is a gem polished by three genius music greats of the Golden Era of Bollywood.    The lyrics are one of the finest of Sahir Ludhiyanvi. The music composed by SD Burman and the song sung by Lata Mangeshkar.   Picturized on Kalpna Kartik  If you close your eyes and listen to this song with concentration, you will find yourself in a different world. You go into  a trance   The song takes you for a quick look at the world over the rainbow. The lyrics of this song is marvellous.  Every single line of the song is inspirational and stirring. There is a story behind this song that all the three creators of this song wanted to be paid one rupee more than each other just to justify with their ego, however, they created a gem for us to relax and enjoy. We should also appreciate the director of the film Raj Khosla, how beautifully the song was picturized. Kalpana Kartik – the heroine of the film stands in front of a mirror ...