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Old melodies enliven Bangaloreans again

Govind D. Belgaumkar

TRIBUTE TO LEGENDS: A scene from ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’ in Bangalore on Sunday.

BANGALORE: Bangaloreans kept their date with old melodies when the third edition of “Gaata Rahe Mera Dil” took them back by decades and the singers had them hum many of the unforgettable songs from yesteryear Hindi films here on Sunday.

The event was organised by Divine Mother Society to raise funds for its activities.

You had the numbers that let you relive many emotion: From the high-pitch deep-love Shankar Jaikishan musical “Dil ke jharokon mein tujhko bithakar…” from the movie Brahmachari to the sporty “Paanch rupaiyya baara anaa…” from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi to “Dham maaro dham…” (Hare Rama Hare Krishna).

A relaxed Anil Bajpayee of Gwalior who rendered “Dil ke jharokon mein…” and Kishore Kumar specialist Vinod Seshadri of Mumbai who sang “Paanch rupayya..” were at their best.

Mukesh specialist Nayan Shah of Calicut impressed with “Dost dost na rahaa” from the film Sangam and he also joined Nilima to sing the soothing “Ishk daaye ishk mein…” from the movie Hariyali Aur Raasta (both Shankar-Jaikishan compositions). His “Jeena yahaan…” from Mera Naam Joker however left much to be desired.

Bangalore’s Surojith paired up with Nilima to give the evergreen “Itna na mujhse tu pyar bada…” from the film Chaaya. He also impressed with S.D. Burman’s composition “Jaaye to jaaye kanhan…” and “Hey apna dil to aawara…” (Solva Saal).

Other songs that carried the day well were: “Deevana huva baadal…” (Kashmir Ki Kali) by Anil and Jaya Rajgopal of Chennai; “Kahin deep jale kahin dil…” (Bees Saal Baad) by Nilima; “Mere naina saavan baha do…” (Mehbooba); “Roop tera mastaana…” (Aradhana); “Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko…” (Yadon Ki Baarath); and “Chala jaatha hoon…” (Mere Jeevan Saathi).

Unlike the previous edition of the “Gaata Rahe…” many of the songs presented on Sunday had some disconnect between the instrumentalist and the signers. However, the fact that they were together giving people some of the great songs ever composed was enough for the audience to cheer them up.

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