Sunday 1 November 2009

Laxmikant Pyarelal: Man Mandir (1971)

1.11.09    14 comments

Man Mandir

I've mentioned earlier that Laxmikant Pyarelal scores from the early 70s (well, any era really) could go either way. A lot of them leave me cold, but here's one I like a lot. 'Man Mandir' has a full pot of good songs on offer, to pick and choose. Favourites? The lovely 'Ae Meri Ankhon Ke Pahle Sapne' (either version) and the the quirky 'Kahiye Ji Kya Loge'. But don't sleep on the rest; it's a soundtrack every bit as charming and colourful as its cover - all of it.

Track listing:
1. Lata Mangeshkar & Mukesh: Ae Meri Ankhon Ke Pahle Sapne (Sad)
2. Kishore Kumar & Lata Mangeshkar: Jadoogar Tere Naina
3. Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle: Aja Aja
4. Suman Kalyanpur: Munna Jayega Bazar
5. Asha Bhosle: Kahiye Ji Kya Loge
6. Lata Mangeshkar & Mukesh: Ae Meri Ankhon Ke Pahle Sapne (Happy)

14 comments:

  1. MFT3F1 November 2009 at 14:38:00 CET

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  2. viz1 November 2009 at 15:30:00 CET

    Thanx a lot PC for this one.. very underrated score coming from the legends! Sometimes it amuses me.. how can people even think of forgetting such wonderful scores! Keep up the good work of discovering gems from the vast history of Hindi Cinema Music. God Bless U!

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  3. Harshi1 November 2009 at 21:43:00 CET

    Ahaaaaa....... that's all I can think of at the moment.

    Harshi :)

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  4. Mister Naidu2 November 2009 at 07:00:00 CET

    Just listened to it, PC. Great! Especially love Helen's song - the groovy "Kahiye Ji Kya Loge." The video of the song is prime Helen...can't stop playing it :-)

    Thanks!

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  5. MFT3F3 November 2009 at 00:15:00 CET

    Oo, have you found one online? Because I wasn't able to...

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  6. Cat Stevens3 November 2009 at 01:03:00 CET

    Thanks for this. Looking forward to checking it out.

    Also, per PC's blessings, I have an inquiry about a cassette with no label pointing me to an artist/soundtrack. I love the sound, but would rather have it on LP, as it sounds a bit smashed on the cassette. Any help/info would be greatly appreciated.

    http://www.divshare.com/download/9113706-da2

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  7. Anonymous3 November 2009 at 02:26:00 CET

    Its Asha Bhosle from Dev Anand's Lootmaar. Music scored by Rajesh Roshan.

    Regds / Babu

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  8. viz3 November 2009 at 05:39:00 CET

    The song is Jab Chaaye sung by Asha Bhonsle from the movie "Lootmaar". A 1980 release with music by Rajesh Roshan.

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  9. MFT3F3 November 2009 at 09:17:00 CET

    :) Ask any Bollywood music related question, and someone here will know the answer. I love my blog :)

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  10. MFT3F3 November 2009 at 09:27:00 CET

    And here's the video:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L4TvBFNoFE
    I like it. Wish I had it.

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  11. Anonymous3 November 2009 at 11:07:00 CET

    PC, I can upload the audio version tomorrow. Least I can do to repay you for all the wonderful goodies you keep sharing with us.

    Warm Regds / Babu

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  12. Anonymous3 November 2009 at 12:16:00 CET

    Could not wait till tomorrow. Here's the link:

    http://www.sendspace.com/file/auh7om

    Warm Regds / Babu

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  13. MFT3F3 November 2009 at 12:21:00 CET

    Thank you :)

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  14. MFT3F3 November 2009 at 15:20:00 CET

    Post updated with video link to 'Kahiye Ji Kya Loge', c/o Mr. Naidu.

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