Sa re ga ma pa Challenge 2007 Grand Final
The Grand Final of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 is going to be held on 13th October at Andheri Complex Mumbai..It will be shown live..so don’t forget to vote for your favourite contestants. The voting for this round is open from Friday September 28,10 PM and will close on Saturday October 13, 8 AM
Venue – Andheri Complex, Mumbai
Date – 13th October 2007
You can vote online from rediff.com website or you can vote from your landline or mobile. Please note that only one vote per email ID will be counted in the final round.
Amanat Ali
To vote for Amanat Ali you can sms AMANAT to 57575 from your mobile
You can call 1862424757503 form your BSNL/MTNL fixed landline phone or
call 51234933 from Reliance
Raja Hasan
To vote for Raja Hasan you can sms RAJA to 57575 from your mobile
You can call 1862424757504 from your BSNL/MTNL fixed landline phone
call 51234944 from Reliance
Aneek Dhar
To vote for Aneek Dhar you can sms ANEEK to 57575 from your mobile
You can call 1862424757507 form your BSNL/MTNL fixed landline phone
call 51234941 from Reliance
@basit
omg, great news,cant wait!
lekin aap sweety ji ko kaise bhool gaye, she is one of his biggest fans on here ( just kiddin, i know it is hard to keep track of everyone)
i hope they give more time to mussarat and poonam in the concert he he
@ Rekha
You did get it right, There is a TYPO in anything, The mistake Is inadvertent, I appoligize though it sounded just the Opposite of what I meant. but hey, you are sharp, take it as a left handed compliment !!
But just to reiterate, Please count me IN, for whichever way the ball rolls, whatever you decide, you have my full support in every route you choose for our beloved poonam, You won’t find me far behind. I applaud your efforts sincerely and salute your passion for Poonam’s cause.
@Senty
No mam, mehfil is still a dude, but somehow, I’m in touch with the woman in me, am one of the few male cooridnators of the women action forum in Chitown, having seen the gazillion women in our part of the world, makes me THINK , If only we had just a little bit of Respect for women ! we are the bestest of the best in the whole world. Trust me, none of the communities has evolved as much as us, our food, our traditions, our culture, our passion, and Ofcourse our Sangeet is exceptionally superior to all the races and cultures, with 10,000 years of history to support our claim, I don’t think I’m making a debatable claim ! and to quote MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING, we were writing poetry when most of the races were still hanging from the trees !!!
@Ghaffar
I’m sorry to point that out again, but the guy in that program, kasuti, was Obiadullah Baig with Iftekhar Arif. Obaidullah Aleem was a different person. Incidentally , he was from Bhopal and Migrated to Pakistan, way after the partition. an extremely talented poet and an extremely awesome singer, he not only wrote poetry, but also arranged the music for a majority of his songs. Needless to say that he died in abject poverty, for in our part of the world, talent is seldom appreciated.
@Anon,
Dudette, yesterday there was a news item on ZeeTv, about the aftar ( or is it iftar ?) party hosted by Zee for Amanat and Raja, but all the contestants and organizers of SRGMP were invited. The news Item also reported that Mussarat, amant and Junaid went for Ganpati Bappa pooja in Mumbai. It also said that the party was celebrated with enthusiasm and fervor and there was no muslim and no hindu at the party , they were all INSAN first ! Exactly my point, time for all of us to think beyond, religion and borders, and what better then Sangeet ? when Arti Mukherjee sings Do naina ( thanks Sumitro), it penetrates the heart of all and sundry without asking their names or religion or nationality, similarly when mussarat sings sanwre, it rips through the heart of every sensitve ( and sensible ! ) soul, without any discrimination, and what about poonam singing vande matram ? did it not make us feel AWED and as richa Sharma said , mere tou rong’te khaday ho gaye thay.HAIL MUSSRAT and HAIL POONAM and all those magnificent singers who over the years made us cry, drown and feel elated with their superb talent.
Piyar nahin hai sur se jis ko, who moorakh insane nahin !
Mehfil
@mehfil
dude aapne mere dil ki baat cheen li
it is WAAAY past time to move past politics and religions and all the other freakin artifical things that create strife
we should call ourselves, the united states of music(USM)
i swear, music , art and culture is the only way people can come together.. sports unfortunately brings out the ugly side in indo pak relations
agar bag log insaan ho, before any other affiliations , this world wld be soo much better
but sad part it, we have a long ways to go.. if u even skim thru the rediff srgmp message board, uff so much hatred- hindu muslim, indo pak, bengali rajasthani.. every sort of difference is highlighted and magnified..sheesh..
we have a long ways to go before we can call ourselves an evolved species..
and gaffar bhai, sorry to say but if there was a competition in pakistan, there would be more votes for pak contestant.., and i highly doubt an indian wld be in top 3.. people of the subcontinent are alike, i refuse to believe pakis are a more evolved specimen than indians..infact i am rather proud that we have amanat in the top 3 in an indian competiton, this would have been impossible even 5 years ago..
nonetheless our continuing effort should be to be inclusive rather than divisive, and Zee has taken a small but significant step in the right direction
the message from the ZEE PTB has always been positive about indo pak relations -esp aditya has always emphasized a ” indo pak bahi bhai” bonhomie on stage- prob reflecting the policies of the producer..
mehfil ji, how cool that u r active in womens right organization..bravo dude!
@Mehfil,
Well said, appreciate your positive approach.
@Sweety,
Sorry to miss u on the post. But the news must have made u happy. Cheers.
@Basit,
Bhai aap ke moonh main Ghee shakar, I am absolutely Thrilled that Mussarat and Gang are coming here. what a great news ! which ever city they are performing in, I WILL BE THERE. Ofcourse if its Chitown or NewYork, that will be awesome, but for the singers like Mussarat, Poonam, Amanat, Raja and Sumedha, Mehfil shall WALK the length and breadth of US of A. Keep in touch yaar, its small things that matter in BIG cities ! Also keep us posted on their programme, so that we can request vacations and Time Off. Thanks a Billion.
@0.02 Worth.
Dude, You cannot take Sanyas, or else, I will take Banbas, why do you want to miss me for 14 years ? I know you are busy, but its been long, spare sometime, your Input is desperatly needed. Just drop a few lines.
Mehfil
@Gaffar Bhai,
Your posts are so very informative that I have decided to create a folder in my PC and store all your posts there, along with the beautiful ghazals and there links, so that I could read/listen to them any time. I am also going to store other bloggers’ posts in the folder.
In the pre indepedence era, the Britishers used to confer titles like “Raizada” upon noted personalities in India. I thought perhaps “Sahibzadah” is also some kind of title conferred upon your ancestors and now used by your family. In the SIkh religion, the four sons of the 10th Guru Gobind SIngh ji were called as Sahibzadas.
Your travel accounts have certainly given me an inferiority complex. Yourself and Rekha, Basumatika and all other folks are truly lucky to have travelled along so many countries. As for me, I have yet to explore the entire India, but I have seen the whole of North India, specially the Uttarakhand. It is a great combination of beauty and divinity.
I want to write a ghazal here, which is from a famous poet ‘Dushyant Kumar”, who is known for writing Hindi ghazals. Here it is:
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“Ab kisi ko bhi nazar aati nahi.n koi deewar,
ghar ki har deewar par chipke hai.n itne ishtihaar.
Roz akhbaaro.n mai.n padhkar ye khayal aaya hume.n
is taraf aati to hum bhi dekhate fasle bahar.
Is sire se us sire tak sab sharike zurm hai.n,
aadmi ya to jamanat par riha hai ya faraar.
Haalate insaan par baraham na ho.n ahle watan,
wo kahi.n se zindagi bhi maang layenge udhaar.
Dastako.n ka ab kiwaado.n par asar hoga zaroor,
har hatheli khoon se tar aur zyada bekaraar.
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Regards,
SWEETY
@Anon,
Thanks for reminding Basit ji about me. Yes, I must admit that I started watching SRGMP only from the Kawwali round and became Musarrat’s fan in that one episode seen by me. And his performance of “tere bin nahin lagda dil mera” almost drive my crazy.
Its great to here such good news about Musarrat.
I agree to your views expressed in your post addressed to Mehfilji. Art, culture and music knows no boundaries of religion or territory. I would like to write a few lines dedicated to the principle of universal brotherhood:
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“Too na amrit ka piyala de hume.n,
sirf roti ka niwala de hume.n.
Jis ko padhkar ek ho ahle watan,
wo mohabbat ka risala de hume.n.
Dhoond le.n zulmat mai.n manzil ke nisha.n
ya KHUDA itna ujala de hume.n.
Seekh paye.n hum jahan insaaniyat,
koi aisi paathshala de hume.n.
Ek dar ho ek jinka astaa.n,
aisi Masjid de Shivala de hume.n.
Dil magar ujla ho paras ki tarah,
jism gora de ki kala de hume.n.
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I hope those spread hatred amongst people will take a lesson from the above lines.
Regards,
SWEETY
@Basit ji,
Thanks for the news about my favourite Musarrat.
Please keep us posted about his activities. I tried to speak to him today but his cell phone was not responding, may be he was busy in recording.
Regards,
SWEETY
@Senty,
Indeed the ghazal sung by Suresh Wadkar in the film “Gaman” is by “Shaharyaar”. I will try to find out other works of this shayar and post here for all of you.
As for starting a blog for shayari, I want to say that I started blogging only through the SRGMP forum and that too after watching Musarrat’s performance of ‘Tere bin nahin lagda dil mera”. So my experience in this field is not that uptodate. Still I will for that.
The Hinglish vocab is indeed very interesting to use once in a while. Just check this one and have fun:
“He went to wentai went; kemai not”.
“Don’t be ghabroo”.
SWEETY
@All Musarrat fans,
I want to tell you something more about this down to earth singer. When I spoke to him day before, he shared his thoughts with me.
Musarrat feels that he has received tremendous support and love from all his fans in India, Pakistan and overseas as well and says he is truly indebted to all of them. He feels that it is his moral duly now to repay this debt as soon as possible, by starting to work on his own album and release it for all his fans.
What divine thoughts this singer has been blessed with, besides being blessed with such a divine voice.
I have requested Musarrat to sing Bandit Queen’s song “Akhiyaan nu chain na aawe” during his performance on the day of grand finale. He said he will try for it. We all wait for the grand finale now to view his performance once again.
SWEETY
@Sweety and Senty,
Dayyam, the Gaman song seenay main jalan, is by Sheheryar indeed, a notable poet from Aligarh, but to the best of my knowledge he only wrote 2 songs , the other one, is :
Ajeeb saaneha mujh per guzar gaya yaaro
Mein apnay saaye se kal raat dar gaya Yaaro
hair aik naqsh tamanna ka ho gaya dhudhla
har aik zakhm, Merey Dil ka bhar gaya yaaro
woh kon tha woh kahan ka tha kiya hua tha ussay
suna hai aaj koi shakhs mar gaya yaaro
I do not recall any other verse, maybe ANON the GOFUR will get it. Go Anon, meri izzat ka sawal hai !
Mehfil
@ basit
Thanks for Mussarat update. pl keep up the good work.
link on dard sae mera daman bhar dae.. Lata.. Hina/ Rajkoopor/ sajda…never noticed this song in movie but now poonam made this song immortal for me ..
Thanks @ sumitro
for U tube link of the same original.u guys know too much!!:)
Filhal tu bolti band hai,
her taraf Amanat hee nazar aa raha hai.. kesa masoom sa chehra, kia awaz, kesa heera larka hai. uski kamyabi ki dua’a hai.
pl app log mussarat & poonam kae vote abb uss ko doo.. shukria.
Irma,Rekha,sheelks,Anonn, Ashraf,Jimkegeo,Gaffar ,Mehfil & all Poonam fans
i am going to do something to help Poonam but i don’t feel it apropriate to write all about that in this forum.
pls drop me an email on my ID so i will let u know.
I talked to her today,she was in Lucknow that is why i was not getting thr her.
basumatika@hotmail.com
I think i forgot sweety & anyone else pls do not get offended but drop me an email.
thanx
@SheelKS
Thanks. I will certainly try to find out more about her.
By any chance do you know Kavita Chhibar?
Rekha
@Ghaffar Bai,
Thanks for the invitation to your place. God willing, one day I will be able to see the beauty of this region in reality. Your hospitality is felt on this forum so no doubts on that issue at all.
You seems to be a season traveler. I am afraid I have not reached that point yet but would like to see Mangolia for its breathtaking beauty (I could guess from the pictures).
Thanks for the ghazal, the wordings are just beautiful. Very nice, I enjoyed reading it. Just like Sweety, I have created a file and I am saving yours and Sweety’s poetry in that file.
Best regards,
Rekha
@Basit,
great news, thanks a lot.
Pl keep us posted, I will go to any city to hear Poonam and Mussarat.
Finally, Zee TV is doing something to get appreciation from Mussarat and Poonam’s fan club.
Rekha
@Sweety,
Your collection of ghazals is VERY impressive so by any chance do you have that ghazal from the movie “Gaman” sung by Begum Akhter (I think).
Rekha
@Mehfil,jmkegeo,Rekha,Anon,Sweety:
Thanks for appreciation. As I mentioned in my old post, my top 3 by ranking were: Mussarat, Poonum & Amanat. And while the top 2 are gone and Amanat is left only so definitely my vote(s) are for Amanat.
Although the winner will take away the cash prize but to me its irrelevent in terms of singing career. The musicians/producers watching this show must have a better feel by now who is the true star(s). The talent can never be ignored for long and we shall see the rise of genuine starts from this show. I will stick to my top 3, any takers???
@Mehfil,
I could guess it was a typo but always good to double check. If it was na-(y)-thing then I was planning to request you to return my “Thanks” (just kidding).
Your support to help Poonam is welcomed. More number of people = more efforts = greater results, that is my believe based on my volunteer work. So I am happy that you are joining hands with us.
News about your involvement as a coordinator in women action forum is impressive. Keep up the good work.
I agree with your comments that “we were writing poetry when most of the races were still hanging from the trees”. I do not know if you have already read it but if you get a chance read this book titled “Woman writers in India: 600 BC to the present” edited by Susie Tharu and Ke Lalita. First volume covers poems written by women in India during 600 BC which is a fascinating account of feelings and expression of Indian women in that era.
In my opinion, this book is a tribute to all those Indian Women who for centuries have contributed to the betterment of our society in “speech” or “silence”.
A compliment is a compliment, left or right handed, what does it matter, so thanks.
Rekha
@ Rekha
Oh Rekha, Not only that I read that book, I have a dilapidated copy of that book, beacuse of lending it to a number of Goras and Goris just to REINFORCE our “Moral Superiority ” yes before anybody picks on the quoted text, This is what Brig.Dyer said when he opened fire in Jallianwala Bagh on unarmed men and women, his exact words, I quote ” I consider it the minimum amount of firing required to obtain the desired Effect and to defend OUR MORAL SUPERIORITY”, unquote. I read it as a child in my history books and to this day, I do Not let a chance go past to prove it otherwise, we are the ones who were morally superior then , Now and always have been, those gun totting Phirangis, invaded us and they had the audacity to think of themseleves Morally superior ? Huh ? retards!
Anyway the books is a MUST read for all the ladies ( and Gents as well ), the least it will do is remind everybody that we have a history of learned, dedicated and devoted women, who were way ahead of their times, and its not abig deal for a women of our times to excell in anything bcoz the society is more understanding, imagine a women trying to make it just a 100 years back ?
More on that later. Rekha, I’m not done yet ( Gosh, you awakened the activist ! )
regards
Mehfil
I did not check the blog for three days, Lots of messages to catch up.
Someone is using my id “Raj”, so I had to switch to another id “RajK16″ to accommodate this new “Raj”.
So, those who know me as “Raj” now I am “RajK16″.
Lots of Shayari stuff is going on, I have no clue about all this, being a SouthIndian I speak basic broken Hindi, that too when I am compelled to speak. Lekin I am trying to read and get some sense out of it.
There are lots of good souls in this forum, some are activists and some do charity work. I am also doing my part, I am a long distance runner (half marathon runner – 13.1 miles) and the money goes to Breast cancer and lymphoma leukemia cancer societies. Of late I am resting and doing some rehab, it looks like there is a minor tear in my left knee. This kind of stuff happens when we don’t know how much our bodies can take.
@Basumatika,@Rekha,@sweety,@Basit,@Senty,@Gaffar,@mehfil,@anon and all other Poonam and Mussarat fans include me in the fan club, I will do what ever I can to help them out.
@Basumatika I noted your email Id.
@Indrani
I don’t know much about music but I listen to music, I liked the song in this link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVuq34QDKpM&mode=related&search=
Believe me I read every comment in the blog and you are one of those diehard fans of Aneek, keep it up.
Thank you all
Old “Raj” now RajK16.
old Raj now Rajk16
i think now this name sounds so cute-Old Raj now Rajk16!Pls keep it up as ur login name on this forum!
I have now Poonam’s address so whenevr u r ready,drop me an email & i will give it to u.
Hope ur knee gets ok soon.Congrats on ur marathon & the work u r doing for the community!One day sure i am going to participate in one-(marathon running)!If u look at the other spoiler theme thread going on this forum,probably ur knee will recover faster as u will have to do ur marathon running(to get away from all that fight over Aneek,raja & amanat!)
@Ghaffarbhai, Rekhaji, Basumatika, and other Poonam fans
It was a delight to know that all the ten finalists will be performing live at the Grand Finale , and also that all them will be going to the US for a string of concerts organized by Zee SRGMP. Best of luck to all of them
@Sweety, Senty and Mehfil
For your information Shahryaar wrote the songs of Rekha starrer Umrao Jaan. This film co-incidentally won most of the National Awards, except for the best Lyricist, considering that all the songs were the soul of the movie.
@Ashraf
Absoultely Right! the songs of Umrao Jan( 80’s version) were penned by Shahryar, If I’m not mistaken, this film was also by Muzaafar Ali ? right ?, Thanks for the correction.
Mehfil
Dear Mehfilji:
Aapne bulaya aur hum hazir hue. Lekin, ye sher-o-shari humare bas ki baat nahin hain.
Ok, here’s something I have been wondering for a long time now. In this “Mehfil”, I should be able to get some answers to this dilemna…The texture of a composition (bandish, thumri, Kajri,…whatever) is the confluence of 3 components -
1> The lyrics or the meaning of the words and how they are used to convey a message….more like an aha experience. Also, the meter…
2> The rag/tal to which it is set. The singer, the instruments and accompaniment…
3> The context and visual imagery (the movie, the story…the emotive/histrionics/portrayal(over, under, subtle etc..) by the cast…
I would like to ask you folks which songs do you remember, that could be called -
a> Perfect
b> Almost there …
c> Totally out of synch (the 10 worst songs and here the obvious suggestion could be HR’s latest movies Aap Ka …).
This is in the category of non-SRGMP discussion and maybe we should move it there…But let’s start here and then take the mehfil to there with a list of must-listen’s…
I would like to suggest one in the (a) category as:
Karwate badalte rahein sari raat hum…
Any other suggestions/farmaish ?
-$0.02Worth.
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One of the song that comes to my mind which encompasses the imagery/scene, mood, taal, singers, actors is:
Abhi na jaao chhod kar, ke dil abhi bhara naheen
sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, in Hum Dono, picturised on Dev Anand and Sadhana, Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi (My favorite), Music by Jaidev. The other being:
Main Zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya
from the same movie, picturised on Dev Anand, where Dev has finally decided what course of action he will follow, and has arrived at the solution to the dilemma he was facing. In fact when Sahir sahab lost his mother he virtually gave up shayri, and was totally crestfallen. Then one fine day when he was smoking the he lit up his lighter it was emitting the very sound which was there in movie song. He then decided what is the use of being such a recluse, instead, why he should not move ahead with time. It was then that the wrote this beautiful song.
Dear Ashrafji:
I agree with both selections. The first one-
Abhi na jao is breathtaking. It sounds very simple, but actually is very difficult to sing.
The other one has been an inspirational song for me all my life and I remember the movie very well. Thanks for the anecdote, I was not aware of this crisis in Ludhianvi Sahab’s life and the crisis it posed to the Indian film Industry.
How about -
Hum bekhudi mein tumko pukare …?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0qIMiRaP-8
Nalini Jaywant(the dancer in the video), had said this would be her favorite song till death …
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You are right. The song you have mentioned is a gem of a kind, considering the situation in the movie. Nalini Jaywant having just finished her redition of Najar lagi raja tore.. to a big applause. But, Dev Anand virtually makes that satisfaction on her face vanish, lampooning the lyrics of her song, and therupon himself proceeding with Hum bekhudi mein tumko pukare chale gaye. Nice selection though on your part.
However, there are many such songs which will take a lot of time to recollect the mention here.
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one such song which fits all teh criteria ( except the horrible black face make up) is poocho na kaise from meri surat teri ankhen
FANTASTIC singing, dunno which raga, and v v poignant sequence in teh movie, the dad of this supposedly ugly orphan just dies..
this song sends me into depths of despair, it reflect the protagonists angst oh so well, at multiple levels
@basumatika
I have noted you e-mail ID and will send an email to you right away. I am pleased to hear the sincere efforts people like you are putting in order to assist Poonam. I have never seen such a response towards anyone (especially in the entertainment field). Nonetheless Poonam deserve all that she can get.
Dear Ashraf Bhai:
The criteria which I have laid out is nothing but the selection criteria which Gajendra and Ashwini karandikar (Gajendra’s wife and assistant during the 1995 SRGM) used to use to select songs. Gajendra has an encyclopaedic knowledge and is a reasonable singer. Ashwini is more than capable in singing. They used to spend hours…without lunch singing antakshari style. Since this is still saregama, I thought let’s start a mehfil on this. I have always wanted to make a list of golden oldies.
Dear Anonji:
Signing of for the night now. But I remember this song by Manna dey…the raga is ahir-bhairav its good for the divas ka pehla prahar or 7:00 to 10:00 am.
Its a beautiful composition. Superb context…
This one will also go into the list
-$0.02Worth.
@basumatika, Irma,Rekha,sheelks,Anonn, Ashraf,Jimkegeo,Gaffar ,Mehfil & all Poonam fans
I don’t know about others, but each and every time I hear about Poonam, it affects me a lot. The first time I heard her was her rendition of Hungama Ho Gaya from Anhonee. An Asha Bhosle number, who is my favorite singer amongst the females. I simply cannot tolerate anyone comparing any other singer with her. But, Poonam. She virtually made sit and take notice of her performance. From then on I have been her very ardent fan. It was only later on that I came to know about her background, and where she came from.
Besides her talent, which she has in immense proportion, and her persona, the other thing which I believe made me feel for her could be old saying “ghutne (knees) pet ki taraf hi mudte (bends) hain.” Yes, I am also from Lucknow, but I was only born in that city, and brought up entirely in Bombay. I am more attached to Bombay, than Lucknow. But I do have special feelings for my native place.
@Ashraf
Yes, It’s a Good News Ashraf. Im sure it’ll be lots of fun.Thanks for the Info. Keep posting good news.
@Raj
Hello Raj now Rajk10 . Welcome aboard with the new look.
@Rekha
How are you doing Rekha? Im glad to see you actively participating though my entry and departures to and from this forum are usually unplanned.
You don’t have to Thank for the hospitality since that account has not been used by you as yet.You are more than welcome to see this part of the world. There is lots of history to it. Many Invasions to India happened through here and this is the place too where most powerfull world armies were defeated by handful of Pushtoons.It’s land of braves.
As far as Travel is concerned , It just happened to me. I don’t think that I made an extra effort for it. And You are a traveler too. It’s good to know ,like sweety, you too like those poetries. I will keep posting the good stuff.
Regards
Ghaffar Khan
@Mehfil
There is one more verse to that Poetry you wrote:Very nice poetry ..
“Bhatak Rahii Thii Jo Kashtii Vo Gaq.R\-E\-Aab Huii
Charrhaa Huaa Thaa Jo Dariyaa Utar Gayaa Yaaro”
Movie Name: Gaman (1979)
Singer: Hariharan
Music Director: Jaidev
Lyrics: Shahryar
Year: 1979
Producer: Muzaffar Ali
Director: Muzaffar Ali
Actors: Farooq Sheikh, Jalal Agha, Nana Patekar, Satish Shah, Smita Patil
Theme: Art/Offbeat
keep up the good work
Regards
Ghaffar khan
@ sweety
Yum ney to bohat tareef kar di. Is ko nibhana bohat mushkil ho jaye ga.Lekin koshish to ki ja sakti hai
Your poetry selection is extraordinary. And thank you for creating a separate folder for this litrary exchanges. I will do the same.
As far as Traveling is concerned, I think you too traveled a great deal in Northern India. I still have to do that. I never told my travel accounts so that you feel like you should have done more. Only reason I told you about my travel history is just because to visualize though with imagination that how beautiful it is interact with people with different languages and cultures.It’s tremendous learning experience. I wish you all the best and look forward to read your “Safarnama” soon.
Regards
Ghaffar Khan
@Indrani
Let Me know 1 thing wot is SaReGaMaPa????
Its All about singing its not about dancing u get me?
Raja N Aneek r Very good singers thats y they r in Final But Amanat got sum thing wot they dnt have that call skill…..
Good Luck Amanat….Luv u man.
AMANT deserves to win,,,
u will all agree with this statment of mine, after hearing saturday’s performance…:)
oe stupid GAFFAR tu abhi chup chap baith. Bheja fry Q karta hai hamara.
oe stupid GAFFAR tu abhi chup chap baith. Bheja fry Q karta hai hamara.
Dear Shashi
can you ban people like debjit whose only contribution is to abuse other forum members? he can go to rediff MB which is all about abusing others, he will find a nice home there
thanks
Kasim sahab….
Aajkaal sirf kahi pe beyth ke aur ek harmonium leke shuru ho jaao to koi gaana sunta hi nahi…. mujhe to badi zor se nind aati hain agar koi harmonium leke shuru ho jate hain….
Isliye thorda sa kudna bhi zaruri hain…
Aapke liye ek sher pesh hain…
Himmat hain to Tajmahal ko hila ke dekho.
Himmat hain to Tajmahal ko hila ke dekho ….nahi to??
Nahi to ek ghunt bhang pi lo aur Tajmahal ko hilta huwa dekho!!!
I am a true Indian and Aneek’s fan
@Rekha,
Thanks for liking the poetry and shayari posted by me. You will find thousands of books on shayari collection of famous poets and shayars, but I think it is not possible to read each and every book available on shayari. So I am trying to put together the best flowers of this “chaman” and form a “Guldasta” of shayari for all of you.
The ghazal you referred to from the film “Gaman” is “Aap ki yaad aathi rahi, raat bhar, Chashme nam muskurati rahi raat bhar” and is sung by Chhaya Ganguly, not by Begum Akhtar. The lyricist of this ghazal is “Makhdoom Mohiuddin”. Here is the ghazal for you:
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aap kee yaad, aatee rahee raatabhar
chashma-ye-nam muskuraatee rahee raatabhar
raatabhar dard kee shammaa jalatee rahee
gam kee lau tharatharaatee rahee raatabhar
baasuree kee sureelee suhaanee sadaa
yaad ban ban ke aatee rahee raatabhar
yaad ke chaand dil mein utarate rahe
chaandanee zagamagaatee rahee raatabhar
koee diwaanaa galiyon mein firataa rahaa
koee aawaaj aatee rahee raatabhar
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Regards,
SWEETY
@Debojit,
Just tell me what are you to trying to prove by using abusive words towards the members of this forum. It seems your parents have not given you the “Sanskaar” of how to address others. Gaffar Bhai is a respected member of this forum and possess more knowledge and sense than a lot of people here.
You are just spoiling yours and your country’s name by using such “Mawaali” kind of language. Are you one of them?
SWEETY
@Gaffar Bhai,
Tareef usi ki kee jaati hai, jo kabile-taarif hoten hain.
I would love to read your travel accounts. I have a passion to know more and more about the different parts of the world, their language, culture and their ancient civilization. But it is not always possible to do what you actually want to do; circumstances may not permit you to go according to your wishes. One has to live with the conditions prevalent in one’s life and I am no exception to this rule.
I keep reading books on different places and also try to search information about the countries on the net. Your travel accounts will help me in visiting these places in my imaginations. So please tell us more about your adventures.
I will tell you about my experiences of travelling in the Uttarakhand, in future.
The poetry I am posting on this forum are very simple and not written by noted shayars, but they are the works of ordinary people, who remained ‘Gumnaam” to the world. I am trying to bring them out to the world.
Hope to read some more ghazals posted by you.
Regards,
SWEETY
@0.02 Worth,
I am addressing you for the first time on this forum. I always read your posts and found them very informative, but never had the courage to reply them. I am an ordinary person and I do not possess any great knowledge of music, like yourself and other members of this forum.
But today I am trying to write something on your post, wherein you have started the discussion on perfect songs.
My choice for the list would be the following two songs:
1. Saanjh dhale, gagan tale, hum kitne ekaki. This song is from “Utsav” and sung by Suresh Wadkar and I think is just perfect.
2. Dikhai diye yoon, ke bekhud kiya. This ghazal from the film “Bazaar” makes me cry each time I hear to it.
I don’t know about your reaction to my choice of songs, but I have just tried to complete your list.
Regards,
SWEETY
Hey guys
i am so glad that i will be able to record 28th sep episode which ,my DVR mercilessly ignored.
Senty,thanx for the news.
i was talking to my sister about it & she told me to do reiki to DVR to be in good health!
So before leaving home today i ordered miami weather to be nice & sunny & did Reiki to my DVR!
@Ashraf Bhai, @Basit Bhai, @Basumatika, and other kind souls on this forum,
The efforts that you all mare making for Poonam are truly worth appreciation. Please consider me included in these efforts and if at all I could do anything in this regard, I am always there.
I want to say the following lines for you all:
“Kaun kahta hai aakash mai.n sooraakh nahi.n ho sakta,
ek patthar to tabiyat se uchhaalo yaaro.n”
Let’s get together and create a history.
Jai SRGMP forum.
SWEETY
@ Sweety
LOL..
Thank you for writing this note in my support.Same to Anon. I deliberately never replied to him or others like him because I personally consider it utter waste of words.
Debjit Jaisay logoon ko “deal” karnay ka tareeqa yeh hai “no lift”.
Aur Rahi baat Bhejha fry karnay ki” To Bheja un ka fry hota hai jin kay pass yeh pehlay sey mojood ho” . He doesn’t have to worry about it at all. We can collectively pray to God that He bless him with some wisdom but I seriously doubt that our prayers will be an impact looking at the severity of this case.
Poetry you wrote is excellent. I am enjoying your research and will ask to keep up the fine efforts. You are doing very good.
Best Regards
Ghaffar Khan..
Dear Sweetyji:
I read this sentence of your’s and had to respond-
“but never had the courage to reply them. I am an ordinary person and I do not possess any great knowledge of music”
I am so embarassed. I think, I have been a boor and braggart again. People who know little, talk/shout and brag a lot. Yours truly is a prime example of this. I do not know anything actually.
Your two choices are great. I just love the song from Utsav. It’s wonderful!!
Bazaar had some of the greatest ghazals and remains one of my all time favorites along with Arth, Ijaazat(mera kuch samaan…) and some other cult-status movies in the art movie genre. That entire genre deserves a lit of its own I think.
Thank you so much for contributing.
Humbly,
-$0.02Worth.
@0.02 Worth
Dekh zamaane ki yaari, Bichde sabhi baari baari. Mohd. Rafi, SD Bruman, Gurudutt and waheeda rehman. FANTASTIC, MINDBLOWING !!!
and Kesariya, by Lataji.
And Dude s, thansk for coming, It did make a difference, Did you think about Your Blog ?
@Anon
Dudette, I guess I spoke to soon, when I said we have Evolved, apparently some of the bloggers are still hanging from the trees, Just ignore them. They do not stand a chance.
@Senty
Dudette, looks like youhave a Back Log of 36 episodes. But yeah make it 37, who cares ? please get back to your fav. place, yes SRGMP. LOL.
Its been long, there is no PARTY without you.
Mehfil
@Gaffar saab,
You changed my identity again(LOL). I am not RajK10, I am RajK16 now.
Thank You.
@RajK16
I was just remembering you when I saw your mail. You have a long life. I have made adjustment , now I am using the correct name. Sorry about the confusion. Hope you are doing fine and We all welcome you again and hope to hear from you more.
Regards
Ghaffar Khan
Dear All:
Till now, we have about 8 selections (pls. do point out in case I missed anything).
We need some more.
The second thing I wanted to play around with is the possibility of lumping these into categories. These categories could be in the form of evening magic…or wistful night melodies…blues etc. The purpose of this exercise would be to arrive at playlists which can then be created in esnips per occasion. Currently people create collections on a genre or a singer or something like that. I think music is supposed to influence your mind(that’s the reason someone in the cave ages started blowing into a reed or beating a tree log). And that’s exactly what we could try and create ???
1>Karwate badalte rahein sari raat hum
2> Abhi na jaao chhod kar, ke dil abhi bhara naheen
3> Main Zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya
4>Hum bekhudi mein tumko pukare …
5>poocho na kaise maine rain bitayeen from meri surat teri ankhen
6> Saanjh dhale, gagan tale, hum kitne ekaki. This song is from “Utsav” and sung by Suresh Wadkar
7>Dikhai diye yoon, ke bekhud kiya. This ghazal from the film “Bazaar
8>Dekh zamaane ki yaari, Bichde sabhi baari baari.
The second part is the ad-hoc musshaira which is going on. Can we club them into some kind of categories too (My knowledge in this sphere is severely challenged, help!!) ?
Mehfilji, about the blog. I have not given serious thought on this. I think, this kind of phenomenon, where everyone can post their thoughts and participate leading to formation of fractal groups is a more appealing idea. It’s addictive and for some people can be a virtual friendship forum ???
Although this also becomes a group or social phenomenon and will have its own dynamics…but it could be fun for sometime. Maybe the non-SRGMP forum can be re-jigged for this…
I don’t know, thoughts folks?
-$0.02Worth.
Dear 0.02 jee,
My offerings:
Ye saaye hai..Ye dunya hai…
Asha Bhonsle/RD Burman/Gulzar /Sitara(1980)
http://www.dishant.com/album/Sitara-(1980).html
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Hazaar raahein mud ke dekhi…
Lata-Kishore/Khayyam/Gulzar/Thodisi Bewafaai(1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYGxc6tV_CI
(don’t watch, just listen!)
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You are doing a great job…aafreen!!
For testing sukoon/thehraav quality in a singer…
> Kabhi khud pe, kabhi haalaat pe rona aaya..
Md. Rafi/Jaidev/Sahir Ludhianvi/Hum Dono(1961).
>Hui shaam unka khayaal aa gaya..
Md. Rafi/Laxmi-Pyare/Majrooh Sultanpuri/Mere Humdum Mere Dost(1968)
Bheegi tadap (with a classical touch):
Naino mein badra chhaaye…
Lata Mangeshkar/Madan Mohan/Raja Mehandi Ali Khan/Mera Saaya(1966).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP7wEd0aBOc
Megha chhaaye aadhi raat…
Lata M’kar/SD Burman/Neeraj/Sharmeeli(1971).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9g4S6HHRS4
Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam…
Geeta Dutt/SD Burman/Kaifi Azmi/Kaaghaz ke Phool(1959).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiXeDqpz1s
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Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye…
Lata M’kar/SD Burman/Sahir/Sazaa(1951).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-C7UoWk2iM
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Poignant? Haunting? No, something overwhelmingly ineffable!!
These songs just kill me!!!
Dear Sumitroji:
What an excellent selection!!
Their is so much overlap, some of these songs are in my all time favorite lists.
Let me go through these and sort them according to some categorisation. I think one of the first categories should be evening in different moods. Since everyone has a day time vocation and typically indulge in these tastes during after work evening hours…
Thanks!!
-$0.02Worth.
@Basit
wowww n wowww waht a grat newz, i can’t wait to go n watch Mussarat, Poonam, Junaid, Amanat , Rajas perfrmance live… what is a good time to call, i wish i could talk to him. any way my vote goes for Amanat wht a singer he is. can’t wait for Grand finale.
plz keep updated.
Here is a good poem for all shaieri lovers
poem by Saleem Kausr
raat ne jalti tanhaiye main
andhiyaron k jaal bune thye
dewaron per tareeki ki gard jami thi
khushbo ka ihsas fiza main toot raha tha
ghar angan khamoshi Orhe jag raha tha
dawaze banhen phelaiye ungh rahe theye
door samandar paar hawaiyen badlon se baten karti theen
aise main ik neend ka jhnka
lahar bana aur guzar gaiya
phir ankh khuli tu
is mausam ki pahli barish
teri yadeen
dono mil kar toot ke barseen
Thank you i hope u all like it
Ek choti si baat mein bhi kahna chahti hun……
Itne din app logo ko fight karte huye dekha apne apne favourites ke liye
Lekin aaj aaplogo ko music share karte huye dekh kar bahut achha lag raha hain.
Its great to see sumirtoji getting some “tarif” by O.02 and Gaffar khanji one of the respectable person ,mefil ,anon and vice versa. By the way Sumitro you havea great collection.
Dear Indraniji:
So what are your fav 2(5 would be nicer:) ) and why ?
I think we should make it mandatory for people in this forum to contribute a selection or a poem before they post anything. That would surely make the mahaol more friendly and peaceful
-$0.02Worth.
@all
OMG.. you guys have taken this forum to another level…! I wasnt paying attention lately coz of the many not-so-fun posts poluting this forum.
Ab aisa lag raha hai jaise kadi sardiyon ke baad bahaar aagayi ho ! Wah ! Wah !
0.02ji, thats a great discussion you started yaar.. Danke ! Danke !
You guys are all UBER COOL and it will be a big loss (for me !!) if we dont turn our musical interaction in this forum into something long term.
Slowly but surely all of you have become my jigri buddies
More than my real world ones, I shoud say ! Aur kya … every weekend AND weekdays you guys hog my time.. kitni roz wait karenge ??? Chod diya 
Baki ki zindagi katane ke liye, I think I have to start a blog just to collect all your wonderful musical posts that have given me so much happiness and a certain something to look forward to the past several weeks.
All the filmi song recommendations, sher/shayaris, the wonderful deep discussions around HCM .. *all* need a place holder and it will be my pleasure to provide that place holder.
Lo ji, 0.02 maine apna contribution de diya
Lataji’s “Kuch dil ne kaha” froom “Anupama” is beautifully picturized on Sharmila and the song is poocho mat.
I would also recommend Rafi’s “Jag dil-e-deewana rut jaagi wasl-e-yaar ki”. Film : Oonche log
Imagine Feroz Khan singing this in the movie ! But a great song.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nK6mtFPZQWg
Or how about “Kahin ek masoom nazuk si ladki”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OByaVKsCFMg&mode=related&search=
For a shayari ..here you go.. straight from THE Ghalib himself :
Ek Bharhaman ne kahaa hai ke ye saal achaa hai
Zulm ki raat bahut jald talegi ab tho
Aag choolhon mein har ek roz jalegi ab tho
Bhook ke maare koi bachcha nahin royega
Chain ki neend har ek shaqs yahan soyega
Aandhi nafrat ki chalegi na kahin ab ke baras
Pyaar ki fasal ugegi zameen ab ke baras
Hai yakeen ab na koi shor sharaba hoga
Zulm hoga na kahin khoon-kharaba hoga
Os aur dhoop ke sadme na sahega koi
Ab mere desh mein be-ghar na rahega koi
Naye waadon ka jo dhaala hai woh jaal achcha hai
Rahanumaon ne kaha hai ke yeh saal achcha hai
Dil ko khush rakhne ko “Ghalib” yeh khayaal achcha hai !
- Senty
ANEEK IS THE BEST NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT!!! AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON’T LIKE HIM WELLLLL U GUYS ARE STUPID!!!!!I AM NOT SAYINF AMANAT AND RAJA ARE BAD BUT ANEEK IS WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY WAY BETTER THAN RAJA AND AMANAT!! RAJA CAN ONLY SING CERTAIN KINDS OF SONGS AND AMANAT CAN’T GET FROM THE HIGH NOTES TO THE LOW NOTES HE GETS FLAT!! BUT ANEEK IS FLAWLESS HE IS THE BEST AND HE IS ALSO THE YOUNGEST OUT OF ALL!!!!! U GUYS SHOULD VOTE FOR ANEEK CAUSE HE IS THE BEST AND IF U DON’T UR WASTING A A PRECIOUS VOTE!! AND I BET THEREE ARE A LOT OF U WHO AGREE WITH ME
@0.02 Worth,
Thanks for responding to my post. And thanks also for including my choice of songs in your list.
I would again say that you are being modest. The way you describe a song gives it a new meaning and surely people like myself, who are still in Kindergarton of the music class, can learn a lot from you.
I also want to contribute another song for the list.
“Mai ri, Mai kaase kahoon, peer apne jiya ki”.
The female version of this song is sung by Lata Mangeshkar but I think the male version of the song, which has been sung by the Composer himself, Late Shri madan Mohan ji, is simply marvellous and could be included in the list.
I will try and search more songs on different moods for your list.
Meanwhile, thanks again.
SWEETY
A few songs that evoke mixed complex emotions:
* Ruke ruke se kadam, ruk ke baar baar chale…
Lata M’kar/Madan Mohan/Gulzar/Mausam(1975).
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* Dil dhundhta hai phir wahi foorsat ke raat din…
Bhupinder Singh/Madan Mohan/Gulzar/Mausam(1975).
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* Jab deep jale aana, jab shaam dhale aana…
Hemlata-Yeshudas/Ravindra Jain/Ravindra Jain/Chitchor(1976).
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* Aye zindagi, gale laga le…
Suresh Wadkar/illayaraja/Gulzar/Sadma(1983).
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* Khaali haath shaam aayi hai, Khaali haath jaayegi…
Asha Bhonsle/RD Burman/Gulzar/Ijaazat(1986).
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* Samay o dheere chalo, bujh gayi raah se chhaaon…
Asha Bhonsle/Bhupen Hazarika/Gulzar/Rudaali(1993).
http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/movie/H000274.html
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* Tere bina beswaadi beswaadi ratiyaan…
AR Rahman, Chinmaye/AR Rahman/Gulzar/Guru(2006).
Dear 0.02 jee,
I am very happy that I have played a part in bringing you back to this forum from your hiatus(sanyaas).
Thanks for responding to me again.
Regards
@ Senty.. Wow !! Capital idea.. After the deluge of ANEEK IS THE BEST/VOTE FOR RAJA x zillion times I had stopped visiting this blog altogether.. Nice to see some sanity returning.. Do get the blog running at the earliest..
@ALL – Just a mild rebuke… 0.02 & da rest.. These comments & discussions belong to the NON SRGMP forum which was set up for precisely this function.. Do try to have discussions in that link as U might be irritating Aam janta with your esoteric discussions about khayal, raags, thehrav, khirach etc..They must be visiting this link to get updates /canvass for their heroes & this current discussion about da perfect song must be jarring to say the least.
Just an opinion..
@ALL – As a start ,I have transferred all relevant postings from this discussion on the Non SRGMP forum..
dockaul
Waqt ne kiya kya haseen sitam…
Geeta Dutt/SD Burman/Kaifi Azmi/Kaaghaz ke Phool(1959).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UiXeDqpz1s
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Tum na jaane kis jahaan mein kho gaye…
Lata M’kar/SD Burman/Sahir/Sazaa(1951).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-C7UoWk2iM
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Tum pukaar lo, Tumhaara intzaar hai…
Hemanta Mukhopadhyay/Hemanta M’padhyay/Gulzar/Khamoshi(1969).
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Overwhelming! Ineffable!!
Just listen at the dead of night!!!
ATTENTION: TO ALL BROTHERS & SISTERS FROM SUBCONTINENT & FROM THIS FORUM
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After watching the recording of October 5th Episode.. I was very disappointed.Therefore, I tried this formula below to cure myself from the depression caused by SRGMP 2007. I am glad that I feel better now. I will recommend this formula to all brothers & sisters. Hope you will feel better just like me.Please watch the Promotional Video of “Mother of all cures” from the “depression” caused by SAREGAMAPA 2007’s directly/indirectly or any other programs around the world. Thank you.
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“Mother of all cures promotional Video”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzQt2RtXWnw
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Regards
Ghaffar Khan
Dear Ghaffar Khanji..
The song is toooo good I really liked that…
@Indrani
LOL. Good.
You guys have to smiles too sometime. Don’t be that serious.That’s why I put this there.Im glad you are smiling now.
Keep it Up.
Regards
HEY EVERYBODY
PLZZ VOTE 4 AMANAT
HE HAS BEEN CONSISTANT THROUGH THE WHOLE SHOW
SO PLZZ VOTE 4 HIM
XXX
Dear Mehfilji:
Aap ne gaaribnawaz ko yaad kiya, aur hum khidmat ke liye haazir hue to aap hi lapata ho gaye!!!
Bhai, koi khata hui hamse ?
Dear Sentyji:
Hum log to shuruwat bhi nahin kar pai aur aap ne “danke” bajana shuru kar diya
The other baat is ye jamana hi virtual ho raha, to aage chal ke dosti/yaari bhi virtual honi hai…all your ideas sound wonderful to me and about the blog –Sentyji aap sangharsh karo hum log tumhare saath hai
Seriously, I have never written for blogs before. I started with this and now will also pen something on Humara Forums…I think these places allow everyone to speak from their soul(due to the anonymity factor) and if souls resonate with others to bhai wah…(wah taj !!! as ustadji would say..), I think I have also made some amazing friends here. All your choices are on the dot. Love all of them… If you selected these very casually, you must be some connoisseur!!
Thank you for your contributions.
Dear Sweetyji:
You really are as sweet as you name, maybe much much more …:)
Aap itna sharminda kar rahe ho, mujhe samajh nahin aa raha ki mein kya kahun.
I am glad that my incoherent mumblings have made any sense to you.
This song, especially with my interest in spirituality is one of my favorites. Thanks a bunch!!
Let me thank you this once
Dear Sumitroji:
Fabulous!! Are you associated with ITCSRA ? Spot on and all excellent choices..
Doing this kind of work is more a labor of heart. I wanted to take sanyas from this blog to focus more on Indian Classical Music which is my first love, but this is going to be good. I can feel it
Dear Dockaulji:
Sirji, I was going to skip replying to your post above. However, sociology has been an interest of mine and this form of fractal growth and leadership is extremely interesting!!
I am in awe of your organizational skills and the amount of passion you bring to this forum and eSnips. However before you form opinions, pls. read my earlier post above, the intention was to always move this to non-SRGMP at some point after we ascertained the response to this idea.
Having said that, my assumptions are –
1> This site was formed for the sake of discussions on SRGMP and music in general(I would assume this because all the folks here should be music lovers and the site is the most laissez faire site I have seen with no guidelines on what should be posted and what can be deferred. Also, there are no guidelines on categorization and lumping of posts).
2> As you can see all the people who have chosen to participate in this effort have restricted themselves to a thread which is defunct and have not inundated the active threads with these song lists (as you can see the participants in those threads do not feel burdened with this sense of deference for others and choose to be all over the place). At the same time all of the regulars have liked this initiative and think its worth pursuing.
I do not get into these kind of arguments, because I do not see any merit or profit from them. However, I did have a look at your posts and took exception to words like “rebuke” (reminds me of Miss D’Sa from my kindergarten) and irritated(what have I or the other’s done so wrong for you to be so irritated?).
Sir, everyone here is participating because they want to…there is no compulsion or profit in participating here…pls. suggest your idea’s, pls. do not push and lastly pls. do not use words like rebuke or how irritated you are. It’s not nice.
Thanks!
-$0.02Worth.
0.02Worth
I was away during the weekend and thus could not contribute. Although today is Sunday, I am in my office, as I have been rostered for this day, and could carry on with our musical discussion.
Seems like you have got a nice collection of songs, with some choicest contribution from our colleagues on this thread. You are right when you say that this site (especially the thread which we are using) is the place for all the music lovers, where we can share our views and express our opinions on the subject.
The problem is that even the people who have music player switched on, but instead of listening to it, go on chatting with each other ceaselessly, or if they do listen they do so without even getting to the soul of the song, they also consider themselves music lovers.
The fact is that people do not seem to distinguish “noise” from “sound.” Therefore they equate soulful, heart warming and nostalgic songs as crap or “noise,” and the crap such as Ek baar aaja aaja by HR, as thue music or “sound.”
Thanks Almighty, that we have so many sensible souls on-board that we have been spared the agony of feeling totally left out or being alone in the musical universe.
@Basumatika
I have received your e-mail, and have also replied to the same. I hope something good does materialise from our initiatives. I think we will need help from our fellows too.
@Ghaffarbhai
You must have also learnt from Basumatika regarding Poonam. What should we do now, please let us know.
By the way, you have really the raw nerve, because at this point of time, we were desparetly in need of some remedy to cure the havoc wreaked in SRGMP, and the collection you gave the link for is simply soothing and therapautic in nature. Bina Tel Malish ya champi karvae huwe his sardard ghayab ho gaya. Thanks for it.
@0.02Worth
I’m pretty much around, been regulary reading this blog and enjoying the songs posted by all. You were right when you said that there are so many songs that darg you down memorylane, but most of these songs are arranged in Haphazard manner and if you listen to any colection, it swings from sad to joyous to mild, ghazal to dadra to teen taal one after the other and there is a genuine need to have a collection categorized by mood and the base raag and taal.there are numerous compsitions that are fading from our memories bcoz of apka suroor and mayya mayya trash( I genuinely appoligize to the lovers of the said songs, Its purely based on my ignorance ! ).
Also, If you remember , I suggested that you create ablog and almost everybody in this thread seconded the same. As the SRGMP comes to an end, I freeze to think that if these discussions are not saved , archived or moved, it will disappear into cyber-oblivion. At teh same time, soem very intelligent, emotional and really genuine people will be lost, its a diversion for all of us that for a split second transport us back to a particular day, incidence or a vivid memory or maybe a flashback. Trust me, the day sumitro mentioned the song by Arti Mukherjee, my soul was elated to a level where it was about to flee my mortal casing. Why ? I dont know, but perhaps that was the days calling, and the whole day, I genuinely thanked Sumitro for reminding me of this beautiful composition. Once Again thanks Sumitro.
I also enjoyed a ton of awesome peotry, some hillarious comments and some mockery as well. Also, reading to the posts is like going through a lot of invaluable information which has no boundries of religion, region and language, we have a commoen adhesive called MUSIC. It always amazes me that some of the compositions are so much etched into my mind that just the alap makes me jump to the “murkis” and “kerwa” ! whether its nostalgia, madness or appreciation, I don’t care, it makes me Brave another day with a touch of class and a pride that I have a placeholder of so many immortal compositions, lyrics and magic. please add these 2 song to your list.
Ankhon hi ankhon mein ishara hogaya ( jan nisar Akhtar)
Kanton se kheench ke yeah aanchal ( Guide ). BTW, I was wondering if someday in “Some” thread we shall discuss the lyricists of so many songs hat are immortal.
Regards to All
Mehfil
@All Music lovers,
I am really touched by the 6th Oct episode of SRGMP and thats due to the soulful performance of Amanat. I had lost charm in SRGMP after the elimination of Mussarat but luckily I watched it today due to someone’s info about Amanat’s song.
He sang “Tujhse naraaz nahin” with such emotion and soul that it brought everyone in tears and made the guests and mentors speachless.
To me it was the Amant’s BEST and magical performance in SRGMP 2007 after his “Albela Sajan” and he was twice lucky to have infront of him some true admirors of music (poor Mussarat was isulted indeed by Sajid khan’s comments of “Jitna achha tumhara kurta hai utni achhi tumhari awaz hai”)
Amanat has showed his class by getting acclodes from all the learned music judges/lovers. He is surely a cut above from the other 2 finalists regardless of the outcome of final voting results. He has already been declared a real winner by Mahagurus and almost all the guests today said “You are the best”
Furthermore, he is never hyped by ID as other mentors do for their singers. Even Shekhar has outdone ID in praising the class of Amanat ans has proved himself the best judge of music among all the mentors. Its credit to Amanat that he has kept his modesty and dignity while receiving all sorts of comments. It shows how good human being he is. Its really commendable for this guy in the age of just 19.
We, the viewers in north America, are seriously disappointed by ZEE for its editing of this particular episode. Its really a shame that they cut the touching parts of Amanat’s performance as well as the comments of the guests. ZEE even didn’t show his performance twice where as he actually sang it 3 times on the insistence from mentors/guests while the performances of Rja & Aneek were shown twice as they happened.
I am thankful to internet that I could view the whole part. So I will request to all who haven’t viewed the full part of Amant’s last round performance. Pl don’t miss it otherwise u will regret.
Last but not the least, I salute Indian public for showing great support for music and bringing Amanat so far in this show.
Regards.
@sweety @Gaffar
you r also acting like Gaffar!! We dont want so much lectures from u guys.you guys dont have any work? Kuch kaam karo … tab desh ka development hoga. sirf baat karne se desh ka kuch hone wala nahi hai. I think HIMESH phir bhi thora better hai than u guys. HIMESH to sudhar gaya…. Tum log kab sudhroge!!!! Itna sadela aur Paka hua discussion bandh karo abhi nahi to HIMESH jaisa haal ho jayega. Be Stupid… but dont make us Stupid.
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Shashi,pls put this petition online for zee& Poonam’s fan’s to sign!we have very little time!
Dear zee,
By now Poonam yadav has been declared as the best female singer on saregama 2007! I feel that her elimination was unjust! She should have been in the finals as she is the most versatile singer on saregama! Her singing is soulful & divine! She can sing melodious, classical, as well as masti) songs! According to many of us on this forum, she is the most powerful voice on saregama! Even pundit jasraj complemented her classical singing ability! But unfortunately she is the most underrated performer! None of the guru’s took a special note of her, except HR, who emphasized on her poor background & damaged her rather than appreciating her singing talent & helping her!In her elemination episode,she requested all mahaguru;s to help her in her singing career or help her find her a guru but no one came forward! i am totally disappointed by ID,VS & HR.
By just declaring her as the best female singer of saregama won’t help! We would like Zee to award her as the best female singer of saregama & award singing contracts along with some cash prize to her! Sincerely she deserves it! Many of us, her ardent fans r trying to raise some funds for her! Pls do something for Poonam & don’t let her go back to Lucknow into oblivion! Pls. support her stay in Bombay till she establishes herself as a playback singer in bollywood or help her to find a Guru to pursue great heights in classical singing. This is a sincere request from Poonam’s fan club!
@Ghaffarbhai, Sweety, Senty, anon, Basit, Rekhaji, and other Poonam fans you requested to kindly second and support this effort. This is a special request to all of you from Basumatikaji. We request your kind co-operation. Thanks
Dear Shashi,
hi! i am writting to u in desparation.I talked to poonam several times,she is a very good soul , humble person & also naive to the extent of not knowing how to open bank account!I tried to call ismailji(?,do i have to call him that respectfully?,big question!) a zillion times! i listened to cool english pop hundered times as his ringtone! finally,mercifully he answered my call! i asked very politely to him what can i do to help poonam & the dude answers,”Dua karo!” How cool!I almost went into trance! I composed myself & told him that only dua doesn’t help in this world,we need to take some positive action! After listening to me ,he was in rush to hang up on me by telling that he is with his doctor(or physician?)& he will let me know.I waited patiently for couple of hours,forgetting my sleep(taking into consideraton time differance ).& sent him 5 sms but he didn’t respond!
So i am sending u a petition for Zee(which i already did,wrote to Mr.kaul & Ms patel,but didn’t get any reply ).I feel u have better power over them so pls forward it to them.The regular forum members whoever wants to sign will sign but i do not want to delay as grand finale is on oct,13th.i am sending a separate message to that effect.pls put it on our forum!Thanx,i trust u !
From – Basumatika
@Basumatika and @Ashraf Hussain,
I fully support the petition written by Basumatika to Zee, about honouring Poonam on the Grand finale of SRGMP, as well as helping her in pursuing her career as a singer in Mumbai.
I am not supporting this petition just out of any kind of sympathy for Poonam. I feel this girl is truly worth it. In fact, her singing talent and her versatility combined with her simplicity deserves much much more than this. This is the least Zee TV could do for her.
Secondly, she is the one who needs most, a support of this kind. Her family background is not that strong, that it could support her in achieving her goals. She is talented, but as we all know, in this “Mayanagari” of Mumbai, it is very difficult to survive without a proper backing.
So I also appeal to Zee TV to do something in this direction and does not let this star fade out, which is shining so brightly today on the sky of Indian music Industry.
SWEETY
Thanx sweety & asraf
Let us hope Shashi posts it.
Count me in as a Poonam supporter and I fully endorse and support a petition to Zee to honor her. I just fail to understand how the so called gurus failed to even recognize Poonam leave alone offer her an assignment. Such gross injustice to such divine talent.
@Basu
I support this petition 1000%.
Let us hope she posts it asap.
Rekha
@Ghaffarbhai, jmkegeo,Simi, $0.02, senty, Avinash, Anon, Mehfil and Komal where are you all. We need your support too. So please hurry up with regard to the petition.
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There is one more thing I has been bothering me for quite sometime. Do these Musical Talent Hunt shows realistically have any credibility if a person has to struggle like crazy to get work in the Hindi Playback Industry (I am ignoring Regional work)? What is the point of participating in such a competition if you have to struggle for 5-10 years after winning? These shows are extremely misleading to contestants and even to a large chunk of the public.
I believe that Poonam should follow the path of Saptak Bhattacharjee, and attend shows/concerts, till the time she gets proper break. Given that how busy Saptak is running from place to place to appear in these shows, and get paid pretty well. Saptak first made his name by appearing in SAREGAMAPA FAME 2005. From then on , there was no turning back . He completely devastated his oponents in this compettition in the beginning phase. Though he was eliminated from SRGMP, he did not stop there . He continued to sing in BENGALI films and even released his own BENGALI album which was a hit among the fans .
May be people in UK or US/Canada, and in India too, who are in a right position can organize concerts for people like Poonam and Musarrat, so that they get the proper foothold, and necessary base to launch their career. If they are successful in these shows, they will earn enough money to sustain themselves, till the time proper break come their way. While doing these shows/concerts they will remain in touch with the audience, and people will continue to remember them. Once they do find good offers and their songs/albums come out, these will be easily lapped up by the already buoyant audience. Even if Poonam or Musarrat don’t shine as playback singers instantly and have to struggle for a while or more…the fact is they will never ever be short on money or assignments.
Otherwise, look at Parthiv Gohil – it took him 9 years of networking and stage shows to get a proper playback song in Saawariya even after winning the SRGM Megafinals in 1998. Even Debojit, Nihira, Hema, Nihira, Abhijeet, Karunya are struggling to get regular work in the mainstream Hindi music industry.
These gurus/mentors and these contests have proved to be nothing but opportunistic entities, making hay at the expense of contestants. Contestants sing their hearts out, and people respond with SMS. What happen next? The result is – Publicity and popularity of the show = More revenue for Zee and fatter paychecks for the mentors at the expense of these singers. Organisers and mentors collude to manipulate the results and cheat (even their own) contestants out of the show.
Members of our forum might or might not be in a position to organize concerts/shows, but they might be knowing people who can do so. Event organisers are also in the business to make money. If they are convinced that by hosting certain performers will supplant their bank balance, they are surely going to be a game for it. So, it is my earnest request, to all our fellow forum members, from US, UK, Canada, India, or anywhere else for that matter, wherever we have a large Indo-Pak population, to please contact well connected and influential people to help organize concerts/shows our own Poonam and Musarrat (considering that others have already got numerous offers to sing) can perform, and are able to sustain themselves till the right time.
Anis and Rekhaji thanks a zillion for your enthusiastic support.
Dear Ashraf Bhai:
You have a heart of gold.
I had stopped visiting this thread, because I thought this link has become defunct.
Pls. do let me know how you plan to proceed and I will do everything within my means to help out.
There is a link for mussarat on the main page, can we ask $ashi to put a link for Poonam also on the main page ?
-$0.02Worth.
@Ashraf Husain ji,
Another idea, how about sending “request letters” to Zee TV to support Poonam on their response e-mail address. I found the following contact numbers and e-mail addresses for Zee TV on yahoo:
Zee TV
135, Continental Building,
Dr. Annie Besant Road,
Worli,
Mumbai – 400018
email: response@zeenetwork.com
Send in your feedback to:-
zeetv-response@zeenetwork.com
(Kindly mention your name and country.)
I think the feedback e-mail address should work.
your thoughts on it—-
Rekha
@$0.02Worth
Of course. It will be better if $ashi puts up a separate link for Poonam, or turn this thread into a separate link on the main page. All of us can visit that link and have a discussion. Please remember, at present this is the only thread where we can discuss about Poonam and Musarrat. $ashi has assured in his post that this thread will neither be retired, taken off or made obsolete, and we can continue with it. Thanks $ashi for his commitment. However, we have not yet heard from him regarding the petition, or any other effort on his part, with regard to our request.
@Rekhaji
In one of my earlier posts I have reproduced the contents of the Petition (requ es to $hashi) by Basumatikaji, wherein she has mentioned that she has already written to Zee people (Mr Kaul and Miss Patel) but has got no response whatsoever, and thus she made a request to $hashi.
I am not sure if writing to Zee will matter at all, considering that time is running fast and the Grand Finale is on 13th Oct. I will only be watching for the sake of Poonam and Musarrat, both having the most powerful voice, clearest diction and pronunciation. After that it will be Sayonara SRMP and Zee forever. Unless a miracle happen, and Yamraj himself come in the dreams of power that be, and make them realise their folly, and make amends for their omissions and commissions, treachery and betrayal of highest order. When we all resolve and put into practice, not to watch SRGMP or any ZEE program in the future, and Zee people come to know that TRP is falling, then perhaps they will mend their ways, and for next edition will have HR and ID thrown out of the show.
$hashi
One behalf of all the Poonam fans, I request you to kindly create a separate thread dedicated solely to Poonam, where all Poonam fans can participate in healthy discussions. Thanks for everything that you have done, and are doing, and will be doing.
Ashraf
Buddy,i will be in Sandiego & Orange county for the next 6 days.As & when i am free i will look into the forum.But my dear friend,u keep on raising the voice for Poonam tilloct 13th.i am sending another email to Zee.Nothing like trying bcse that is in our hands!there is still a 1% chance of miracle in this case but i am ready to fight for that 1% bcse i do not want to disappear from this planet with the guilt feeling that i could have done something for Poonam’s award & i didn’t!
i am very proud of u for ur support to indian koel Poonam!.Thanx a lot! i will be in touch!
you can alos vote at
http://saregamapa.rediff.com/poll/index.html
Dear Ashraf,
I fully agree with you, and all those who support POONAM AND MUSSARRAT, and of course we all love young Amanat as well. It will be a novel idea to render as much help to Poonam and Mussarrat in the shape of organizing concerts in the U.S.A. and Canada, and the team can include, as I brought out yesterday, i.e., Amanat, Aneek, Raja, Sumedha, Mauli, Junaid, and Harpreet and even the guy from Assam. We should also help Poonam and Musarrat to take out their Albums. It will help them financially as well as bring them to lime light as far as their career in singing is concerned.
Also keep on writing to the SA RE GA MA PA organizers i.e., Gajender singh Ji to ensure that POONAM does get an award for standing first amongst female participants. I am sure ZEE is making good enough money to entertain our request for Poonam.
Please keep on voting for Amanat if you really like his voice.
With love to you all.
– Sarbjit S. Bajwa
i do not know what will happen but to me amanat is a class. he has taken birth to sing songs. he sings from the core of his heart and never copies other. he has already won the contest because he is above this contest. he is a complete playback singer and can fit in the lips of devanand saheb to ranbir singh. he is the gift of god to us and we are very lucky to have amanat with us. i wish he stays back in india with us so that we can feel amanat.”AMANAT STAY AS YOU ARE FOREVER. WE LOVE YOU FROM THE CORE OF OUR HEART. YOU ARE IN OUR HEART, IN BLOOD AND IN BREATH. WE WANT YOU AS FUTURE RAFI SAHEB AND KISHORE KUMAR”. this is heart felt wish for you amanat from anirban.
@ Sarbit S Bajwa,
PL google Gagendra Singh and learn the facts
The 14-year-old relationship between Gajendra Singh, the man behind ‘Antakshari’, and his parent channel Zee has ended on a bitter note with the music-scout moving out with bag, baggage and creativity to the flourishing STAR network.
Singh refuses to speak against Zee. But the hurt is evident when he talks about his long association during which he discovered striking singing talent and gave Zee its only constant and steady TRP booster.
‘I wouldn’t like to take credit for the success of either ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ or ‘Antakshari’. Instead, I’d like to thank Zee for giving me a platform. However, it was time for me to move on. I’m looking forward to working closely with STAR,’ Singh told …..
HE IS NOT WITH ZEE ANYMORE hence the present chaos…
Hey All
Firstly, thank you all for all the info abt SRGMP 2007 its been very very informative. I’ve heard that these contestants are coming to Toronto, Canada, so if anyone knows where in toronto and wat date can you please please please let me know. I really really really wanna see them LIVE.
Thanks
SIDD