Little did I have an idea that an offbeat conversation I took part in last weekend at a friend's party..is going to keep me busy for an entire week. It was about Radios/Transistors..how vital role it played when we were growing up..be it elections/sports or even sheer entertainment. And just then somebody mentioned Radio Ceylon....and yes you guessed it right. How can we not talk about Amin Sayani the greatest voice ever heard in Indian radio and Binaca Geetmala the numero uno Radio Programme of the country till TV replaced that wonderful medium in mid 80s!
So though the conversation soon was taken over by more demanding office gossips/controversies while sipping Mohitos, but I was still stuck on those moments of Wednesday 8-9PM and continuous fiddling with those short wave knobs. FM was still unheard..and Chitrahaar was still only for privileged ones. Maybe it was the effect of Mohito, by the time I was coming of out of the party I had already decided how to spend my next free hours. I was little surprised to see that there is only one website (bollango.com) which is maintaining a playlist of Binaca tops, Wiki is not complete and only one website (bollywoodsoundtracks.com) which posted an html page.. and yes NONE in YouTube. Surprising isnt it!
So now you know what I was busy for past few days.....AND..Good things ought to be shared !!!
So here I am presenting the First Ever PlayList in Youtube "The Official Binaca (later Cibaca) Geetmala" (1953-1994). Then as GOOD THINGS shall never come to an end, from 1995 to 2007 another playlist (what Binaca would have chosen had it been still ON) and Finally My own PICK for 2008!.
So enjoy over 6 hrs of the best of the best, 4 generations of Hindi Film music, enjoyed equally by our GrandParents and now by their great grandkids and while doing so...also lets experience and appreciate the wonderful transition Bollywood goes thru over this 55 years...be it from B/W to color, or the actors/actresses, the singers, the style, the dress, the looks, the ambiance, the mood, the technology, the direction, editing and last but not the least The Lyrics...Wao! What An Incredible Journey..And Still as Addictive and Alluring as it was then...UNBELIEVABLE!!!
Enjoy! (I had a better player, but this youtube bug is causing issue, this is a workaround for time being)
Binaca GeetMala (1953-1994)
...And If Binaca Would Have Continued (1995-2007)
..... And the My Pick for "Sartaz" Song (2008!)
2 comments:
Quite a Good Effort...Though I disagree with 2008 choice of yours and hopefully after watching this you will agree too with me. Preetam does not deserve it for picking it up "surreptitiously" from the Korean Drama. But then what else one deserves from him..Did he think no one will find it out...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYbkgx_e9KU
Thanks anon!
Well..I really did not know about that....Hmm I think I will "still" defend my choice....and will put my thoughts in next post. Come back :-)
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