Song Of The Week

One Of Helen's earliest film appearances. She was around 15 years old! Lovely vocal by Lata Mangeshkar.

Song Of The Week

Here is "Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paoge." The beautiful sad love song sung by Mohd. Rafi from Pagla Kahin Ka (1970). The original vinyl Lp soundtrack of the the movie is here.

Khoon Bhari Maang (1988) - Rajesh Roshan

"Khoon Bhari Maang" opens with one of Rajesh Roshan's greatest compositions - the wonderfully cheerful "Hanste Hanste Kat Jaye Raaste." Beautifully sung by Sadhna Sargam and Nitin Mukesh, it appears on this record in three versions. It has such an infectious melody and beat that one never grows tired of hearing it again and again! Also on the Lp is the bouncy "Jeene Ke Bahanne Lakhon Hain" with a great vocal by Asha Bhosle. Another gem! Asha and Sadhna then team up for an excellent disco dance song called "Main Haseena Gazab Ki." Sadhna Sargam also sings the hauntingly beautiful "Main Teri Hoon Janam" which is almost a note for note copy of the theme for "Chariots of Fire." What a lovely and expressive voice she has. Nowadays, Sadhna Sargam is a top singer for the Tamil and Telugu film industries.

In conclusion, "Khoon Bhari Maang" is a lushly produced record with superb vocals and memorable songs. Highest recommendation!

Rating: *****


01 - Hanste Hanste Kat Jaye Raaste - Sadhna Sargam, Nitin Mukesh & Chorus
02 - Jeen Ke Bahane Lakhon Hain - Asha Bhosle & Chorus
03 - Hanste Hanste Kat Jaye Raaste - Sadhna Sargam, Sonali & Chorus
04 - Main Haseena Gazab Ki - Asha Bhosle, Sadhna Sargam & Chorus
05 - Main Teri Hoon Janam - Sadhna Sargam
06 - Hanste Hanste Kat Jaye Raaste (Sad) - Sadhna Sargam, Sonali & Chorus


For an in-depth and fab review of the film please visit bollywooddeewana's wonderful blog here.

Baaje Payal

Episode 12 of the series examines the dancing of Sridevi!
Produced and directed by Asha Parekh!
Enjoy!

Song Of The Week

Here is the ultra cool title music for Saazish (1975) by Shankar-Jaikishan.

Helen Of Bollywood - Volume Two

Now available Here at Mediafire.

Here's my latest "Helen Of Bollywood" DVD restoration! As with my previous release, the songs on volume two have been carefully remastered for optimal viewing pleasure.:) Simply put, you will not find these videos in better condition anywhere! Although I used the best source available, the original quality of most of these is marginal at best. Grain, compression artifacts, hissy audio and poorly encoded DVD transfers were far too common in most of these videos. So, after many hours of re-encoding I proudly present - Helen Of Bollywood (Volume Two). Here's a brief explanation of what was done technically:

Video

Grain and compression artifacts have been greatly reduced thanks to application of the Neat Video™ filter!
Video has been sharpened, brightened and color corrected as needed with various avisynth and virtualdub filters.

Subtitles

Added where needed (Anamika, Main Chup Rahungi, Teesri Manzil).

Audio

Hiss has been reduced when needed and volume normalization has been applied to all.

Tested on PowerDVD and various DVD players.

Any comments and feedback are welcome.

To be released sometime this weekend at Bwtorrents.com in the "Music Videos DVD" section. Registration is required.

Song Of The Week

Here is the English version of the famous Helen-Mehmood song from Gumnaam redone 5 years later by Mohd. Rafi.


The She I Love (1970) - Mohd. Rafi

Update: Helen of Bollywood (Vol. 2)

Release has been delayed.
Expect in 1 or 2 weeks.

Pagla Kahin Ka (1970) - Shankar-Jaikishan

Here's a wonderful soundtrack by Shankar-Jaikishan that sounds even better after repeated listening. It starts off nicely with the peppy, latin-sounding "Log Kahen Mujhe Pagla Kahin Ka." Then comes one of Rafi's best: the soulful "Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paoge." Asha follows with - "Suno Zindagi Gati Hai." Another winner! Next up is Manna Dey's "Meri Bhains Ko Danda Kyon Mara." A fun number. Then, another great sad love song by Rafi - "Ae Mere Dil Yahan." Finally, its Lata's turn to sing "Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paoge." And beleve it or not this tops Rafi's version! Wow. Although taken from a far less than pristine Lp, I think that overall the sound quality is good. Enjoy! Although not on the album, as a bonus I've included the title music taken from my lower fidelity vcd. This jazzy, John Barryesque number opens the picture as Shammi plays sax and Prem Chopra joins in on guitar while Helen dances away as the credits are displayed. Cool!
Title Music

The Tracks:
01 Log Kahen Mujhe Pagla Kahin Ka - Mohd. Rafi
02 Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paoge - Mohd. Rafi
03 Suno Zindagi Gati Hai - Asha Bhosle
04 Dialogue
05 Music (Play Peter)
06 Meri Bhains Ko Danda Kyon Mara - Manna Dey
07 Ae Mere Dil Yahan - Mohd. Rafi
08 Tum Mujhe Yun Bhula Na Paoge - Lata Mangeshkar
Bonus - Title MusicLog Kahen Mujhe Pagla Kahin Ka