100 Years of Bollywood
“The Trendsetters - 100 Years of Bollywood -A Bollywood Musical Journey”, is a delightful musical show by Niche Entertainment which saw a great turnout on 3rd August at Yashwantrao Chavan Natygruha in Pune.
Music has been an integral part of our cinema, and so on the occasion of Indian cinema completing hundred years, this show creates a memorable musical ride. Beginning with Dadasaheb Phalke’s silent movie ‘Raja Harischandra’ and the first talkie ‘Alam Ara’, it swings us back into the glorious past. With songs from the forties, by Noorjehan and K L Saigal, nostalgia seeps in.
We journey through the decade with songs by music directors like Naushad and S.D Burman. An enthralling dance performance on the S.D Burman song ‘Piya tose naina laga re’ ,‘mere desh ki dharti’ by Kalyanji-Anandji, and the evergreen R.d Burman song ‘Aja aja main hoon pyaar tera’ , take us through the melodious sixties. We revisit the highlights of the seventies, like the magnum opus ‘Mera naam joker’ and O P Nayyar’s last song ‘Chain se hume’. With ‘Chingaari koi ‘ from Amar Prem and songs from Abhimaan, we are reminded of Hindi cinema’s coming of age.
Dialogues from ‘Sholay’ and ‘Don’ that did as well as any song ever did rush back in and one sees quite a few members in the audience reciting them with ardour. The decade of Salim-Javed ,Kalyan Anand is succeeded by Shiv-Hari’s songs with ‘Yeh kaha aa gaye hum’.
The songs, dance and narration takes us upto Rajesh Roshan, Himmesh Reshamiya, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Vishaal Shekhar and A R Rahman. We look at the tremendous contributions of all these music directors along with lyricists like Sahir Ludhiyanvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajinder Kishan, Shailendra, Anand Bakshi, Gulzar and others like Sameer, Javed Akhtar and Vishaal Dadlani.
The show brings to us wonderful factoids and stories about the milestones of cinema. The screen brings to life the stars of yesterday. The fluid narration takes us along, through the decades, addressing the socialistic influences of the sixties, the dissatisfaction and rebellion of the common man of the seventies, the terrorism of the nineties and the new millennium.
It is a show to be watched with family and friends. One cannot resist humming a tune or two, or sharing a memory. It is certainly an enjoyable ride, and a great high in a cinema lover’s weekend.
-Meghana Gaopande
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-Photo courtesy:Vaibhav Deo
Music has been an integral part of our cinema, and so on the occasion of Indian cinema completing hundred years, this show creates a memorable musical ride. Beginning with Dadasaheb Phalke’s silent movie ‘Raja Harischandra’ and the first talkie ‘Alam Ara’, it swings us back into the glorious past. With songs from the forties, by Noorjehan and K L Saigal, nostalgia seeps in.
We journey through the decade with songs by music directors like Naushad and S.D Burman. An enthralling dance performance on the S.D Burman song ‘Piya tose naina laga re’ ,‘mere desh ki dharti’ by Kalyanji-Anandji, and the evergreen R.d Burman song ‘Aja aja main hoon pyaar tera’ , take us through the melodious sixties. We revisit the highlights of the seventies, like the magnum opus ‘Mera naam joker’ and O P Nayyar’s last song ‘Chain se hume’. With ‘Chingaari koi ‘ from Amar Prem and songs from Abhimaan, we are reminded of Hindi cinema’s coming of age.
Dialogues from ‘Sholay’ and ‘Don’ that did as well as any song ever did rush back in and one sees quite a few members in the audience reciting them with ardour. The decade of Salim-Javed ,Kalyan Anand is succeeded by Shiv-Hari’s songs with ‘Yeh kaha aa gaye hum’.
The songs, dance and narration takes us upto Rajesh Roshan, Himmesh Reshamiya, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Vishaal Shekhar and A R Rahman. We look at the tremendous contributions of all these music directors along with lyricists like Sahir Ludhiyanvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Rajinder Kishan, Shailendra, Anand Bakshi, Gulzar and others like Sameer, Javed Akhtar and Vishaal Dadlani.
The show brings to us wonderful factoids and stories about the milestones of cinema. The screen brings to life the stars of yesterday. The fluid narration takes us along, through the decades, addressing the socialistic influences of the sixties, the dissatisfaction and rebellion of the common man of the seventies, the terrorism of the nineties and the new millennium.
It is a show to be watched with family and friends. One cannot resist humming a tune or two, or sharing a memory. It is certainly an enjoyable ride, and a great high in a cinema lover’s weekend.
-Meghana Gaopande
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-Photo courtesy:Vaibhav Deo
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