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Modern Urdu Songs
These are songs which have moved ahead from the classical tradition of the Urdu folk song to explore new territories in the 20th and now the 21st centuries.
Powerful lyrics from Pakistani Song Writer Riazur Rehman Saghar combined with a moving melody composed by the Pakistani Music Composer Sahir Ali Bagga and sung to perfection in his own inimitable style by the one and only Pakistani living legend, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan.... riveting stuff!
I did not like the very Westernized video for this song because the words of the song do not match with the imagery being created by the extremely westernized models... so, I turned to images of a Diva of the Indian Cinema Screen, Surayyaa ... hope you enjoy the visuals I blended into this Rahat Fateh Ali Khan song from 2014.
The words of this song symbolize for me the beginnings of a new tradition in Urdu song writing... a tradition in the increasingly popular "realist" style, less sentimental in its approach and not afraid to explore new territories as it moved ahead from the beautiful classical tradition of Urdu songs !!
My blog, dedicated to appreciating Urdu Poetry, Plays, Novels and Short Stories (http://naee-manzil-naee-raahein.blogspot.ca/ ) is named after this song. I thank YouTube Channel "Mastkalandr" for uploading such a beautiful video tribute to this immortal song. S H Bihari's talent as an Urdu Song Writer was under estimated and under utilized during the Golden Era of Bollywood. Anyway, I adore this song ... its melody by Hemant Da, its lyrics by S. H. Bihari and the inimitable style in which Lata Jee sang this song to win our hearts. Some facts and the lyrics of this song follow (courtesy of YouTube Channel "Mastkalandr").
Credits and Lyrics for Urdu Song “Naee Manzil Naee RaahaiN” taken from YouTube channel “Mastkalandr”
Song : nai manzil nai rahen .. Solo and Duet
Movie : Hill station ,1957,
Singers : Lata Mangeshkar, Hemant Kumar ,
Lyricist : S H Bihari,
Music Director : ,Hemant Kumar,
Cast : Beena Roy,Pradeep Kumar,Shyama ,K.N.Singh and Maruti
Director : Shakti Samant
The words of this song symbolize for me the beginnings of a new tradition in Urdu song writing... a tradition in the increasingly popular "realist" style, less sentimental in its approach and not afraid to explore new territories as it moved ahead from the beautiful classical tradition of Urdu songs !!
A spell binding Gulzar song with equally vivid performances by Vinod Mehra, Rekha, Lata and Kishore. RD Burman excelled in his composition. From the Hrishikesh Mukherjee movie Ghar
آپ کی آنکھوں میں کچھ مہکے ہوئے سے راز ہیں
Theme Song for the Geo TV channel's Art play "Jal Pari" written by Sarmad Sehbai.
Singer : Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Music: Farrukh Abid and Shoaib Farrukh
Modern Urdu Songs
These are songs which have moved ahead from the classical tradition of the Urdu folk song to explore new territories in the 20th and now the 21st centuries.
Dareechah-e-Nigaarish
Toronto, ON
Canada
talat