Monday 28 November 2011

Ravi: Dharkan (1972)

Dharkan

Here's one from Ravi. Never the most ingenious of music directors, and more often than not I find his scores a bit dull; this soundtrack is however an exception. 'Dharkan' boasts a delightfully wistful lounge track ('Pee Meri Ankhon Se'), a rockin' cabaret number ('Jab Tu Ne Kuchh Na Kiya') much in the vein of Shankar Jaikishan or even early RD Burman, chirpy and catchy accordion pop ('Main To Chala'), and finally a bit of over-the-top lunacy ('Tumse Nazar Mili') in which shoe polish and a soft drink is given praise. So check it out.

Track listing:
1. Asha Bhosle: Pee Meri Ankhon Se
2. Lata Mangeshkar: Soja Mere Lal
3. Lata Mangeshkar: Main Aya Tera Dware
4. Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey & Chorus: Jab Tu Ne Kuchh Na Kiya
5. Kishore Kumar: Main To Chala
6. Kishore Kumar & Asha Bhosle: Main Ne Phli Bar Dekha
7. Mohd. Rafi: Mere Dost Tujhe
8. Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle, Ravi & Chorus: Tumse Nazar Mili

7 comments:

  1. Great choice... and a great album
    Thanks
    anshul

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  2. Thank you PC.

    The song Tumse Nazar Mili is a take-off on some of the radio ads we used to get during that time.

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  3. Ah, thus the faux product endorsements then. Thanks for the info Sunny.

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  4. WooHooooo!!!! PC is back and how! Dharkan and the forthcoming releases are mouth watering to say the least! Thanx for being there in our lives PC! God Bless!

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