Tuesday, 7 July 2020

The Raga based Bollywood Songs- Raga Bhimpalasi


In one of my earlier blog-posts, I had explored the Raga ‘Pahadi & Thumri in Hindi Film songs. In this post, I am looking for the songs based on this one of the most popular ragas among our music composers.
As per the classical text, Bhimpalasi is a rag that is very much associated with a hot Indian afternoon. It evokes a feeling of deep-rooted love and yearning for the lover. Usually, it is sung in the late-afternoons when the harshness of the sun rays recedes. It has five notes ascending and seven notes descending. This Raaga is also used in Carnatic Music where it is called 'Abheri'. It is more used in South Indian languages. This raga is one of the favorite ragas of A R Rehman.
The scale of Bhimpalasi is equivalent to the Western scale Blue scale. Many western Pop songs look similar to this raga. If you listen carefully to the very popular song of Ed Sheeran 'Shape Of You'. This song is influenced by Bhimpalasi.



Song of Afsar 1950



Song of Aan 1952



Song of Anarkali 1953



Song of Amar 1954



Song of Chandrakanta 1956




Song of Amar Deep1958


Song of Kala Bazar (1960)



Song of Saheb Bibi Aur Gulam 1962




Song of Kohra 1964



Song of Ghazal 1964




Song of Mera Saya 1966



Song of Sharmili 1971



Song of Rudali 1993



Song of Criminal 1995



Song of Rangeela 1995



Song of Yaadein 2001

Song of Lagaan 2001



Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran



Brilliance of Shubha Mudgal | Raag Bhimpalasi 










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