Showing posts with label same tune many songs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label same tune many songs. Show all posts

Tuesday 29 June 2021

The Tune that Mesmerized Raj Kapoor

 


It is the famous waltz 'Waves of the Danube' composed by the Romanian Josef (or Ion) Ivanovici in 1880. This tune has been used in many films over the years – Josef von Sternberg’s Dishonored, Akira Kurosawa’s Stray Dog, and Emir Kusturica’s When Father Was Away on Business, to name a few – but its most famous film incarnation is as The Anniversary Song from The Jazz Singer(1927)

 Raj Kapoor first heard this tune when he saw The Jolson Story (1946) rather than coming across a recording of the original waltz. He was so mesmerized by this tune, he decided to use this in his film Barsaat. When he used this tune in Barsaat, he was approached by the copyright people for breaching the copyright. He had to pay something like 35,000 rupees, a handsome amount in the 40s. 

Since he purchased the tune, he used this tune in RK films – Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai (1960), Sangam (1964), Mera Naam Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), Biwi O Biwi (1982) – either as background music or in song interludes.

This tune remained an integral part of the film. Raj Kapoor, who plays Pran in the film plays this tune on the violin throughout the film. Nargis (Reshma), who keeps referring to the instrument as a “sitar”, finds herself inextricably drawn to this haunting melody. In a crucial scene towards the end, when the lovers have been separated, Reshma again hears the tune and rushes off towards its source. She lands up in a posh club (with, apparently, not very sound-proof walls) and falls at the feet of the man playing the violin. But it is not Pran. The shocked violinist kicks out at her.  

Song of Barsaat 1949

                    Losif Ivanovici - Donauwellen Walzer (Waves of the Danube Waltz)





Saturday 9 September 2017

Same tune used in other Songs


Its very common in Bollywood that we copy a song from west or other country and use in our films..Nowadays we call it Inspiration.But there are many melodies which were composed by our Composers earlier and being taken as it is or a slight modification is adopted in later films.
 I discovered few songs with pretty much the same tune, spread over more than half a century.The first tune composed by S D Burman for the song  "Thandi Hawayein Lehra Ke Aayein" for film "Naujawan" in the year 1951.This Lata song a great hit among her immortal songs with the same tune or slight modification was tried in at least five songs in later films.one of them was  “Rahen Na Rahen Hum” almost after 12 years in film "Mamta" released in the 1966.
Thandi Hawayein Lehra Ke Aayein 
song from Naujawan 1951
Same tune tried in this song Tera Dil Kahan Hai  for film “Chandni Chowk” released in 1954 music by Roshan

song from Chandni Chowk 1954

Rahen Na Rahen Hum  Roshan himself used the same old composition again in another hit song after almost 12 years in film "Mamta" released in the 1966.

Song from Mamta 1966

“Hamein Raaston Ki Zaroorat Nahin Hai”  His father's tune was used by R D Burman for this song for   Naram Garam 1981 film
Song from Naram Garam 1981

Once again the same tune was used in the song “Hamein Aur Jeene Ki Chaahat Nahin Thi” for AGAR TUM NA HOTE (1983).  



Song from AGAR TUM NA HOTE (1983). 

After 2 years R D Burman again adapted some of the similar notes for his song in film “Saagar” released in 1985. for the song   “Saagar Kinare Dil Ye Pukare”

Song from Sagar (1985).

NEXT TUNE in my list is of the Immortal Song of Footpath 1953 “Sham-e-Gham Ki Kasam” by Khayyam

Song from  Footpath (1953)

“Mere Man Ke Diye” by Salil Chowdhury in PARAKH (1960)
Song from  PARAKH (1960)

“Maan Ke Panchhi” by Shankar Jaikishan in NAINA (1973) sung by Sharda

Song from   NAINA (1973)

“Ek Din Aap Yun Humko Mil Jayenge” by Jatin Lalit in YES BOSS (1997)

Song from  YES BOSS (1997)

Next in my list is the famous Ghazal  of Mehdi Hasan  “Rafta Rafta Aap Meri Hasti Ka Saaman Ho Gaye”

Song from NIKAAH (1982)

“Dil Hi Dil Mein Le Liya Dil from AAJ KI AAWAZ (1984)
Only Audio from AAJ KI AAWAZ (1984


“Dheere Dheere Aap Meri” in BAAZI (1995)

Song from  BAAZI (1995)

“Tumse Kitna Pyar Hai” in COMPANY (2002)

Song from  COMPANY (2002)

Listen to this song Yeh Zulf Agar Khul Ke (Kaajal) with same tune for Simti Hui Yeh Ghadiyan (Chambal Ki Kasam) 
Song from Kaajal 1965



Song from Chambal Ki Kasam


The famous “Muqala Muqabla”  song from HUMSE HAI MUQABLA (1994) composed by A R Rahman was from the original Tamil tune,later the same tune was adapted by Rajesh Roshan for Muh Kaala Muqabla Hoga”  in SABSE BADA KHILADI (1995) Same year Anu Malik used the same tune in “O Mere Sanam” from SURAKSHAA (1995)

Song from HUMSE HAI MUQABLA (1994)




Song from  SABSE BADA KHILADI (1995) 



Song from  SURAKSHAA (1995)