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Yaara Seeli Seeli
"Yaara Seeli Seeli" () is an Indian Hindi song from the Bollywood film '' Lekin...'' (1990). The lyrics of the song was written by Gulzar. the music was composed by Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Lata Mangeshkar was the playback singer. The song fetched Lata Mangeshkar a national award (best female playback singer) and Gulzar a Filmfare award (best lyrics). Theme The song remembers the loved one. Neeraj Sharma in his book ''Gulzariyat - Gulzar's Songs: Discover What’s Beneath'' translated the first two lines of this song as: "The night of separation burns slowly like wet wood, neither complete ablaze nor wholly extinguished. It is more painful because this is neither complete death nor complete life, just hung in between." Awards The song brought several national awards. Lata Mangeshkar won her third National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in 1990 for this song. Gulzar won a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist (1992). References External links * H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaara Silly Silly
''Yaara Silly Silly'' () is a 2015 Indian romantic film directed by Subhash Sehgal which portrays a two-night relationship between a so-called twin soul. The film stars Paoli Dam and Parambrata Chatterjee in lead roles and was released on 6 November 2015 in India. Plot A sex worker and her client meet each other after having spent a night together before. Through a journey, they discover each other and a relationship that changes their lives forever. A night with Soumitra Roy aka Sammy ( Parambrata Chatterjee) changes the life of a call-girl named Mallika ( Paoli Dam). Soumitra accidentally lands up at Mallika's place of work to spend the night with her due to the insistence of his two friends who insist he "needs to gain some experience." Numerous hilarious scenes follow after which the couple enjoy a refreshing outing together during the night. The couple then incidentally meets up again after five years during a train journey from Mumbai to New Delhi where those fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium". Lata recorded songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and a few foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi, Hindi, and Bengali. Her foreign languages included English, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili. She received several accolades and honors throughout her career. In 1989, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her by the Government of India. In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour; she is only the second female singer, after M. S. Subbulakshmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the '' lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar
Sampooran Singh Kalra (born 18 August 1934), known professionally as Gulzar, is an Indian Urdu poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, and film director known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of greatest Urdu poets of this era. He started his career with music director S.D. Burman as a lyricist in the 1963 film ''Bandini'' and worked with many music directors including R. D. Burman, Salil Chowdhury, Vishal Bhardwaj and A. R. Rahman. Gulzar also writes poetry, dialogues and scripts. He directed films such as ''Aandhi'' and '' Mausam'' during the 1970s and the TV series ''Mirza Ghalib'' in the 1980s. He also directed ''Kirdaar'' in 1993. He has won 5 Indian National Film Awards; including 2 Best Lyrics, one Best Screenplay, one Second Best Feature Film (director), and one Best Popular Film (director); 22 Filmfare Awards; one Academy Award; and one Grammy Award. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award - Hindi in 2002, the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lekin
''Lekin...'' () is a 1991 Hindi drama mystery film, loosely based on the 1895 short story '' Kshudhit Pashaan'' (Hungry Stones) by Rabindranath Tagore and directed by Gulzar. It stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Banerjee, and features a special appearance by Hema Malini. The film tells the story of Reva, a restless ghost who seeks liberation and haunts the ancient palace of Raja Param Singh in Rajasthan when she is discovered by Sameer, a museum curator sent by the government to salvage valuables in the region. Produced by Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar (and co-produced by Hridaynath Mangeshkar and Bal Phule), the film took four years to release in theaters. It opened to positive reviews, with particular praise directed at Dimple Kapadia's performance. The soundtrack, composed by Hridaynath, was well-received, with Lata's rendition of " Yaara Seeli Seeli" becoming particularly popular. At the 38th National Film Awards, the film w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hridaynath Mangeshkar
Hridaynath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation: ɾud̪əjnaːt̪ʰ məŋɡeːʃkəɾ is an Indian music director. He is the only son of musician Deenanath Mangeshkar and younger brother of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. He is popularly known as ''Balasaheb'' in the music and film industry. Career Hridaynath debuted his music career in 1955 with the Marathi film ''Akash Ganga''. Since then, he has composed for various Marathi films such as '' Sansar, Chaani, Ha Khel Savalyancha, Janaki, Jait Re Jait, Umbartha'' and ''Nivdung'' and a few Bollywood films; the most notable among them being ''Subah'', '' Lekin...'' and ''Maya Memsaab''. He has been very selective with his work. He has composed songs in Marathi and Hindi. His songs often have complex meters and require singers of great range and depth for enjoyable renditions. His composition of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's poem '' Saagara Pran Talamalala'' is a case in point. His 1982 album ''Dnyaneshwar Mauli'', featuring compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Female Playback Singer
The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs from soundtracks within the Indian film industry. Throughout the years, accounting for ties and repeat winners, the Government of India has presented 46 Best Female Playback Singer awards to 24 female playback singers. Until 1974, winners of the National Film Award received a commemorative plaque and certificate; since 1975, they have been awarded with a "Rajat Kamal" (silver lotus), certificate and a cash prize that amounted to in 2013. The first recipient was P. Susheela, who was honoured at the 16th National Film Award (1968) for her renditions from the Tamil film '' Uyarntha Manithan''. The singer who won the most Rajat Kamal awards is K S Chithra with six wins, followed by P. Susheela with five. As of 2013, two singers—S. Janaki and Shreya Ghoshal—have won the award four time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Lyricist
The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. The awards were first given in 1954; however, the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1959. List of winners 1950s * 1959 Shailendra – "Yeh Mera Deewanapan Hain" from ''Yahudi'' ** Sahir Ludhianvi – "Aurat Ne Janam Diya" from ''Sadhna'' ** Shailendra – "Meri Jaan" from ''Yahudi'' 1960s * 1960 Shailendra – "Sab Kuchh Seekha Hum Ne" from ''Anari'' ** Majrooh Sultanpuri – "Jalte Hain Jiske Liye" from '' Sujata'' ** Sahir Ludhianvi – "Tu Hindu Banega" from ''Dhool Ka Phool'' * 1961 Shakeel Badayuni – "Chaudhvin Ka Chand" from ''Chaudhvin Ka Chand'' ** Shailendra – "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai" from ''Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai'' ** Shakeel Badayuni – "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kiya" from ''Mughal-e-Azam'' * 1962 Shakeel Badayuni – "Husn Wale Tera" from ''Gharana'' ** Hasrat Jaipuri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindi-language Songs
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been described as a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language, which itself is based primarily on the Khariboli dialect of Delhi and neighbouring areas of North India. Hindi, written in the Devanagari script, is one of the two official languages of the Government of India, along with English. It is an official language in nine states and three union territories and an additional official language in three other states. Hindi is also one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Hindi is the ''lingua franca'' of the Hindi Belt. It is also spoken, to a lesser extent, in other parts of India (usually in a simplified or pidginised variety such as Bazaar Hindustani or Haflong Hindi). Outside India, several othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Songs
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Indian Songs
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