Guzaarish

I know long time no see !! Ab kya kare :) Well finally i am back and hopefully will upload more than last year. After all its not difficult to sing more than last year when i had a grand total of 0 !!

This is a beautiful song from the movie Guzaarish. Have you seen it ? I havent :( But got the dvd so planning to watch over the weekend. This song but is just awesome and has been playing in a loop for a long time ! Thought will give it a go. Hope you like my attempt. Cheers

Song : Guzaarish
Movie : Guzaarish
Original Singers: KK
Cover By : Soumitra Sarkar
Music By : Sanjay Leela Bhansali



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Don't Say Alvida

Have been pretty busy for a while now with a variety of things on my plate. Was not planning on recording anything but heard this one on MTV and couldnt resist myself ! Beautiful song,beautiful lyrics,beautiful tune, beautiful voices - what more do you need ! Melody still rules !! The song is from the movie 'Main Aur Mrs.Khanna'. Sajid-Wajid has composed this chartbuster which has already topped the Bollywood top 10 list in most websites. Sonu Niigam and Shreya Ghoshal have rendered this in their own sweet way. Must say they are the Kishore-Lata of this age. What amazes me with these two singers is how easy it sounds when you hear the song and yet when you try to sing it you understand how difficult it is to get the small things right. Amazing duo ! I hope they live a 100 years to give us more of such music pleasure.

Vidyu has been kind enough to lend me her vocals to complete this one. She sounds absolutely amazing. I bet Shreya would be very happy to hear her version :-) I am a little bit rusty but i hope you will still lend your ear to listen to our humble attempt.

The movie just released on the occassion of Diwali. Here's wishing you all a very happy and prosperous Diwali. Khub mithai khao aur khilao :-) God Bless and thanx for listening :-)

Song : Dont Say Alvida
Movie : Main Aur Mrs. Khanna
Original Singers: Sonu Niigam and Shreya Ghoshal
Cover By : Soumitra Sarkar and Vidyu Appaiah
Music By : Sajid-Wajid



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Amai Proshno Kore

Havent sung a bengali song for the blog in a while :( So finally it was time. Found the track and love the song so recorded it :) This song is more popular in the hindi version 'Kahi Door Jab' sung by Mukesh. The bengali version was originally sung by Hemant Mukhopadhyay.
Hope you enjoy my attempt :)

Original Singer : Hemant Mukhopadhyay
Music Director: Salil Chowdhury
Sung By: Soumitra



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Deewana Leke Aaya Hai

'Mere Jeevan Sathi' was a big hit because of its super songs composed by RD Burman. One such gem from the movie is Deewana Leke Aaya Hai. Beautiful song with beautiful lyrics. I have made a humble attempt in singing this number. Please have a listen at your convenience.

Original Singer : Kishore Kumar
Movie: Mere Jeevan Sathi
Music Director: RD Burman
Sung By: Soumitra



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Honton Se Chu Lo Tum

Honton Se Chu Lo Tum is arguably the best ghazal to have featured in a bollywood movie. It is extremely difficult not to be moved by the beautiful lyrics by Indivar and the souful tune by Jagjit Singh. The result of their efforts is a timeless classic. There have been quite a few versions of this song apart from the original which is sung by Jagjit Singh in the movie. The version we are singing today is one done by Anuradha Paudwal and Jaswant Singh. It is a duet version and a bit slower than the original. Vidyu has accompanied me to sing this beautiful song and has done a stellar job. Hope you enjoy our attempt at this classic. Please have a listen at your convenience.

Original Singer in movie : Jagjit Singh
Original Duet Version : Jaswant Singh and Anuradha Paudwal
Movie: Premgeet (1981)
Music Director: Jagjit Singh
Lyrics: Indivar
Sung By: Soumitra & Vidyu



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Suraj Hua Maddham

Friends,

This is a classic ( i think !) from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. An excellent composition by Jatin-Lalit it is beautifully sung by Sonu Niigam(Apparently Sonu has added the extra 'i' to his name at the advice of a numerologist ! ) and Alka Yagnik. Any Sonu Niigam song is difficult to sing cause of the tremendous emotions he puts in them and also his awesome voice control and this is no different !


I have tried singing this song with Smitha. She has only started blogging recently and is an extremely talented singer. She has done an excellent job in this rendition . I hope you like our attempt and leave a note if you can :-) Please have a listen at your convenience :)

Song:               Suraj Hua Maddham
Original Singer:    Sonu Niigam & Alka Yagnik
Movie:              Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
Music Director:     Jatin-Lalit
Sung By:            Soumitra & Smitha

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Ek Meetha Marz Dene

Friends,

Its been quite a while since i updated my blog. Firstly a very happy new year to you all. Hope 2009 brings out the best in you :) Thanx to all those who spend a part of their time listening to my songs on my blog in 2008 :)

Lets get to the song now ! Most of the top 10 songs these days come with a heavy dose of orchestration...excellent beats ...jazzy bass guitar.....you hear the song and say 'wow kya beats hain yaar' and start tapping your feet !! Sometimes you do remember the lyrics too ! And there are songs also of our generation that get instantly recognized for their tune and lyrics rather than the "foot tapping" nature of the song. The voice becomes the sole feature rather than the orchestration ! One such song which i loved instantly is 'Ek Meetha Marz' from the movie 'Welcome to Sajjjanpur' . The song is beautifully sung by 'Dooba Dooba' fame Mohit Chauhan and 'Kabhi Neem Neem' fame Madhushree. Its such a beautiful tune that i am sure those who have heard it once still remember it !

I have tried singing this song with Vidyu . She has sung her lines beautifully as only she can. I hope you like our attempt and leave a note if you can :-) Please have a listen at your convenience :)

Song:               Ek Meetha Marz Dene
Original Singer:    Mohit Chauhan & Madhusree
Movie:              Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
Music Director:     Shantanu Moitra
Lyrics:             Ashok Mishra, Swanand Kirkire 
Sung By:            Soumitra & Vidyu

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Jhumroo

Friends,
Thought i would change the mood from an emotional 'Maa' to a crazy 'Jhumroo'. As you all know Kishore Kumar was the pioneer of yoddling in the bollywood music industry. He was an expert at yoddling and this song proves exactly that. Genius that he was Kishore wrote the lyrics of this song and also composed it. Most probably other music directors did not give him the opportunity to go berserk with his yoddling skills and so he composed this on his own. Although a fun song to sing it is a very tough song specially in the way Kishore effortlessly uses falsetto time and again and then quickly switches to his normal voice. I have made an honest attempt. Hope you can have a listen at your convenience.

Song:               Jhumroo
Original Singer:    Kishore Kumar
Movie:              Jhumroo (1961)
Music Director:     Kishore Kumar
Lyrics:             Kishore Kumar 
Sung By:            Soumitra

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Maa

Friends,
This song needs no introduction...if you have seen the movie then you must have just loved this song. Its been sung on most reality shows most recently by Rahul Vidya. I heard the song first time on the internet (where else !) and i have not yet seen the movie. My friend's tell me that it is a 'guaranteed to make you cry' movie ! The song is just amazing..the lyrics absolutely beautiful and Shankar's voice just flows brilliantly throughout the song. I have made an attempt to sing it. Please have a listen at your convenience.

Song:               Maa
Original Singer:    Shankar Mahadevan
Movie:              Taare Zameen Par (2008)
Music Director:     Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Lyrics:             Prasoon Joshi 
Sung By:            Soumitra

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Hey Shona

Friends,


I discovered this song while looking through the top
10 bollywood song lists on internet websites for a
road trip ! Instantly fell in love with it. It is
such a melodious song. And an extremely "feel-good"
song :) Vidyu helped me complete this soulful number
and she has done a delightful job. Hope you will give
it a listen at your convinience.

Song: Hey Shona
Original Singer: Sunidhi Chauhan & Shaan
Movie: Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007)
Music Director: Vishal Shekhar
Sung By: Vidyu & Soumitra




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Main Agar Kahoon

Friends,

I heard this song first when Aneek sang it beautifully on SRGMP show. From that time i was looking for the track. Finally having got it i could not help but attempt this very melodious and soulful number from the blockbuster Om Shanti Om. Vidyu graciously agreed to complete the duet for me and she has done a superb job :)  Hope you all like our attempt :) Please give a listen at your convenience.

Song:            Main Agar Kahoon
Original Singer: Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal
Movie:           Om Shanti Om
Music Director:  Vishal Shekhar
Sung By:         Soumitra & Vidyu

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Halka Halka Sa

Friends,
This time i thought i will try and sing something different. Enough of Kishore Kumar songs ! So i had a go at a Sonu Nigam song from the movie Chocolate. This song is superbly sung by Sonu and i am sure most of you have heard it before.

Do give it a listen when you can and drop a line or two :)

Song:            Halka Halka Sa Yeh Nasha
Original Singer: Sonu Nigam
Movie:           Chocolate
Music Director:  Pritam
Sung By:         Soumitra

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Chingari Koi Bhadke

Friends,
This song needs no introduction :-) The picturization, composition , rendition - all are simply flawless. Rajesh Khanna , RD Burman and Kishore Kumar have made this song one of the best ever in the history of bollywood :-)

I have made an attempt at singing this song :-) I have tried my best. Hope you will give it a listen and leave your valuable comments :-)

Song:            Chingari Koi Bhadke
Original Singer: Kishore Kumar
Movie:           Amar Prem
Music Director:  RD Burman
Sung By:         Soumitra

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Pal Pal Pal

Hi all,
Thought i would update my blog with a number that i had sung a while back. Pal Pal Pal is such a pretty song to sing :) Although i felt i could have done a better job with this one i thought Vidyu's performance in this one is one of her best. Hope you have a listen at your convenience and give us some feedback :)

Thanx for listening.

Song:            Pal Pal Pal
Original Singer: Sonu Nigam & Shreya Ghoshal
Movie:           Lage Raho MunnaBhai
Music Director:  Shantanu Moitra
Sung By:         Soumitra & Vidyu

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Bhanware Ki Gunjan

Hi all,
Figured i have some catching up to do in the blogging world. Attempted another Kishore number. This one from the movie Kal Aaj Aur Kal. It is an excellent composition by Shankar-Jaikishan. Kishore had done a fabulous job of it. I really enjoyed singing this number.

Thanx for listening.

Song:               Bhanware Ki Gunjan 
Original Singer:    Kishore Kumar
Music Director:     Shankar-Jaikishan
Movie :             Kal Aaj Aur Kal(1971)
Sung By:            Soumitra

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Sei Raaten

Hi all,
Finally managed to record something for the blog. This time it is a bengali song sung by my favorite singer Kishore Kumar. He was a great composer as well and this is one of his very best compositions. Hope i have managed to do some justice to this wonderful song.

Thanx for listening.

Song: Sei Raaten - Bengali
Original Singer: Kishore Kumar
Music Director: Kishore Kumar
Sung By: Soumitra



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Rim Jhim Gire Sawan

Friends,

I would like to finish the year off with a song sung by my favourite singer Kishore Kumar. This
melodious song is from the movie Manzil. The magic created by RD Burman and Kishore Kumar in this song is awesome.

Rarely have i heard a singer with Kishore Kumar's voice quality in my life. Also the emotional content in his singing to me is unparalleled. Kishore has touched hearts like no other. Yes i am a bit baised with Kishore but i am sure there are many others like me :-)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have visited my blog since its inception
and had taken the trouble to comment on my renditions. Your comments and encouragement have
kept me going and i hope to offer more next year.

Flawless singing is still a luxury that i am unable to afford but i try and i hope with your encouragement i will improve my renditions further in the future.

Wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year in advance. God bless :-)

Movie:            Manzil(1979)
Original Singer:  Kishore Kumar
Music Director:   R.D. Burman
Sung By:          Soumitra

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Tannavu Manavu (Kannada)

Hi All,

A while back Ramesh emailed me to gauge my interest in trying something different - singing a Kannada song. At first i was a bit skeptical about it but thought it would be a good experience. So began the journey to sing a Kannada song. The tune of the song was awesome so singing it made it that much easier.

Vidya , whose mother tongue happens to be Tamil , has joined me in a joint effort to render this song . She has done an excellent job of it.

Advance apologies for the diction errors. Big thank you to Vidya for singing this song with me and an even bigger thank you to Ramesh from the both of us for his help with diction and above all motivating us to undertake this challenge.

Thanx for listening.

Movie:            Raja Nanna Raja
Original Singer:  Dr.Rajkumar and S.Janaki
Music Director:   G. K .Venkatesh
Sung By:          Soumitra and Vidya

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Hum Tum

Friends,

I am back again !!
This time it is a duet and it is with Vidyu. We have tried to sing this melodious title number from the movie Hum Tum. This song was one among the top 10 in 2004(atleast i think so !). Babul and Alka yet again recreate the magic of Aate Aate in this song. Music is by Jatin Lalit.

Vidyu has done an excellent job with it. We would love to hear what u think of our effort. Thanx for listening.

Movie:            Hum Tum(2004)
Original Singer:  Babul Supriyo & Alka Yagnik
Music Director:   Jatin Lalit
Sung By:          Soumitra & Vidyu

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Chand Sifarish

Hi All,

Its been quite some time since i recorded anything :( Anyways i am back again and this time i have tried singing one of the latest hit numbers. Shaan has performed incredibly well in this song. The nuances he has put in are really remarkable. I hope to have done a fair job of it.
Thanx for listening.

Movie:            Fanaa (2006)
Original Singer:  Shaan
Music Director:   Jatin Lalit
Sung By:          Soumitra

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