Concluding the collection of tributes to Usha Khanna together with her finest songs for Lata Mangeshkar and different feminine singers
Usha Khanna’s debut rating in Dil Deke Dekho (1959) sounded a lot OP Nayyar-ish that you could be get the impression that she too would exclude Lata Mangeshkar utterly and her feminine singer could be predominantly Asha Bhosle as she was in Dil Deke Dekho. However from her very second movie Hum Hindustani (1960), simply as she confirmed nice felicity with Mukesh, she additionally composed a superlative Lata Mangeshkar track within the movie, Chori chori tori ayi hai Radha, kadam story haule haule. Usha Khanna confirmed outstanding competence for composing for a lot of the distinguished feminine playback singers, corresponding to Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur and others. My first submit was on her finest songs for Rafi, and second on Mukesh and different male playback singers. In these two posts I’ve additionally included their male-female duets. The third and final submit within the collection of tributes to Usha Khanna is on her finest songs for Lata Mangeshkar and different feminine singers. Since their duets with male singers are already lined this is able to be restricted to their solos, and female-female duets.
Lata Mangeshkar
With songs like Chori chori tori ayi hai Radha kadam story haule haule Lata Mangeshkar has to determine on the high.
1. Chrori chori tori ayi hai Radha kadam story haule haule by Lata Mangeshkar from Hum Hindustani (1960), lyrics Bharat Vyas, music Usha Khanna
This track, its flute tunes, Lata Mangeshkar’s voice and Usha Khanna’s composition at all times give me goosebumps. Asha Parekh was a skilled dancer and reveals her grace and lyrical dance steps on this track depicting Radha as an Abhisarika Nayika.
2. Manjhi meri kismet ke ji chaahe jahan le chal by Lata Mangeshkar from Hum Hindustani (1960), lyrics Rajendra Krishna, music Usha Khanna
Usha Khanna scores one other Lata Mangeshkar Ace within the movie.
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3. Shayad meri shadi ka khayal dil mein aya hai by Lata Mangeshkar from Sautan (1983), lyrics Sawan Kumar Tak, music Usha Khanna
From a real superhit movie, that is an amusing track when the lady appears to be exhilarated on the prospect of her marriage being mentioned.
4. Ajnabi kaun ho tum jabse tumhein dekha hai by Lata Mangeshkar from Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983), lyrics Nida Fazli, music Usha Khanna
Nida Fazli was essentially the most distinguished writer-poet of the post-Sahir Ludhiyanvi and Kaifi Azmi period. It was pure that filmmakers would flip to him and has written many nice lyrical songs within the later period. Here’s a gem for the Eighties, effectively past the interval of focus of this weblog. Lata Mangeshkar nonetheless retained her melodious voce and Usha Khanna has made a marvellous composition. Each Vinod Mehra and Shabana Azmi seem to have literary pursuits. Shabana is holding a compilation of ghazals written by her father Kaifi Azmi.
Asha Bhosle
5. Haye tabassum tera, dhoop khil gayi raat mein by Asha Bhosle from Nishan (1965), lyrics Javed Anwar, music Usha Khanna
Within the first submit within the collection on Usha Khanna’s finest songs by Rafi I had posted the Rafi solo. There’s an Asha Bhosle model too which many wouldn’t have heard. Most twin songs show my speculation that the male model was a frontrunner whereas the feminine model remained a laggard and largely unheard. Right here is the Asha Bhosle model.
Suman Kalyanpur
6. Mera chhaila babu aya, albela babu aya by Suman Kalyanpur and Usha Khanna from Faisla (1965), lyrics Asad Bhopali, music Usha Khanna
Usha Khanna now joins Suman Kalyanpur sing this glorious female-female duet. We have now earlier seen how although being a reliable singer Usha Khanna didn’t attempt to promote her voice.
7. Khushiyan hazar le ke dil ka qaraar le ke din aisa aye baar baar by Usha Khanna and Suman Kalyanpur from Laal Bangla (1966), lyrics Vinod Sharma, music Usha Khanna
Laal Bangla is known for Mukesh’s Chaand ko kya maloom chahta hai koi use chakor. Right here there is a superb F-F duet by the identical pair.
Geeta Dutt
8. Tu laage mora baalam ye kaise kahun foremost by Geeta Dutt and Usha Khanna from Hum Hindustani (1960), lyrics Okay Manohar, music Usha Khanna
Our lovers was shy in these days. Today there are totally different levels of being in a ‘relationship’. The Surrogate Songs got here to the rescue which stated what the lovers had been too shy to precise.
Usha Khanna
9. Dheere re chalo mori langdi bandariya by Usha Khanna and Johnny Whisky from Insaaf (1966), lyrics Akhtar Romani, music Usha Khanna
This can be a excellent parody medley of 9 well-known songs. I’m listening to Johnny Whisky’s title for the primary time. A superb comic and his voice has uncanny similarity with Mukesh.
10. Dil ka ladakpan shuru ho gaya by Usha Khanna from Ek Raat (1967), lyrics Anjan, music Usha Khanna
This movie had Mukesh’s everlasting Aaj tumse door hokar aise roya mera pyar, and here’s a excellent track by Usha Khanna.
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