Saturday, March 18, 2017

Talat achieved a melancholic (Mah)mood

There are burning desires in my chest, and there’s sadness in my eyes. No folks, I’m not describing my anguish, but it’s an attempt to translate the first two lines of Seene Mein Sulagte Hain Armaan, from Tarana (1951).

It was one of the finest renditions by Talat Mahmood, which wasn’t surprising at all, given that he was the uncrowned Sultan of sombre songs. And Lata Mangeshkar took it up a notch.

Unfortunately, Prem – who penned this song – was (Dhaw)an unsung hero. And it wouldn’t be incorrect to say that Anil (Bis)was a underrated composer. 

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