Hearty congratulations to playback singer Suman Kalyanpur on the Padma Award announcement. Her first reaction must have been - "Theheriye hosh mein aa loon"! Rajil Sayani
A Happy 90th Birthday to Asha Bhosle - whose smile and voice are as radiant today as they were 46 years ago! The photo is of her receiving the Binaca Geet Mala Silver Jubilee trophy at a special function on the 12th of December 1977. Photo courtesy Srinivas Agarwal.
Rec of the radio programme of film Bobby. Behind the glass are, L to R: Ameen Sayani, Ashima Singh, Shailendra Singh (singer) & Siraj Syed. In the booth outside with back to camera: Chief recordist M.S. Rane. Standing: Publicist Brij Mittle.
Photo courtesy Siraj Syed
Rajil Sayani
Yesterday was the 25th death anniversary of Music Director R.D. Burman. In his memory, I am posting one song a day, that I remember hearing over the years, and I haven’t heard for a long time. Coming up next is the song “Sili hawa...
There is a saying that the more you learn about film making, the less you feel you know. In Tabla Ustaad Zakir Hussain's case, it is the same. Decades on he continues to surprise you. Hearty congratulations to Zakir Hussain on the Padma Award announcement! Rajil Sayani
In memory of Panchamda and his 25th death anniversary, today’s song is from the film Khushboo. One more magical venture of Gulzar Sb and R.D. Burman. A very beautiful sad song with virtually no instruments (very unlike RD)....
Ameen Sayani interviewed - in English (!) - on by RJ Fali Singara. Programme airs on AIR’s 107.1 FM Rainbow Mumbai on Friday 8th June 2018 from 10 to 11.30 am. Repeat same day 8 to 9.30 pm. Do tune in if you can. Some photos attached. Rajil Sayani
Today is World Radio Day. To celebrate it, attached are photos of various personalities in radio stations or in Radio Studios. Enjoy, and later, listen .... to the radio!!
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And to conclude the series of posts on RD Burman, I give you one of the memorable, but lesser heard songs of the film Bhoot Bangla - "O mere pyar aaja"! The jodi daar song (at least on screen) was "Aao twist karen".
Produced by...
The next song in my list of R.D. Burman’s songs is from the film Shaukeen. This one was suggested by a friend yesterday. Its been included because the singing star Dadamoni (Ashok Kumar) has given playback for himself (a rarity in...
With a heavy heart I announce the peaceful passing of my father, Ameen Sayani, on 20th February 2024. We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love for him. I would like to thank everyone for their condolence messages. On behalf of the family, we are very grateful.
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Rajesh and Khanna, two characters in a film (and brothers in real life), enter their FIFTIETH year of existence TODAY. Ameen Sayani had handled the radio publicity 49 years ago, introducing, with much fanfare, the hero of the film. BUS, aaj hum itna hi bataaenge. 🙂
4th Dec was the 25th death anniversary of Music Director R.D. Burman. In his memory, I am posting one song a day, that I remember hearing originally, and I haven’t heard for a long time. Coming up next is the celebratory song “Band...
Wishing everybody a Happy Diwali and Prosperous New Year! Looking forward to peace and goodwill in the coming year! Ameen, Krishanjyoti and Rajil Sayani
Some links to some ads for Caravan, which also features 50 volumes of Ameen Sayani's 'Geetmala Ki Chhaon Mein'.
1) The original long "Lag ja gale ad", which...
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Ameen Sayani gets together with Bappi Lahiriji again! This time at Tabassum ji’s grand daughter’s wedding.
The last time they got together was for the song “Tamma Tamma loge” from Karan...
The next two R.D. Burman songs I have chosen are from Producer and Director Nasir Hussain’s 1969 release - ‘Pyar Ka Mausam’. The film featured Shashi Kapoor, Asha Parekh, Bharat Bhushan and Nirupa Roy, amongst others. On...
Ameen Sayani talking about Music Director R.D. Burman and Actor Mehmood - from the documentary "Puncham Unmixed..", directed by Brahmanand Singh. Footage courtesy Mobius Films.
Rajil Sayani
On the occasion of World Radio Day we present two excerpts of a Radio Programme in which Ameen Sayani plays the role of a Radio Host Vishal
1) Duty officer calls show presenter Vishal.
2) Lady calls to thank Vishal
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Inching towards the culmination of the R.D. Burman song posts, in case you have laughed at the choice of songs, my reply is in the form of this serious RDB number filmed on Meena Kumari in the film “Gomti Ke Kinare”. Released in...
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Thank you so much for sharing Ameen sbs email. His usual wit comes through. And I was often at the receiving end for various "errors"! :-) A great learning experience though. With plenty of patience on his part! Rajil Sayani
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Duration: 2 hrs.
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Rajil Sayani
The first film Ameen Sayani did radio publicity for was the film Hatimtai. It released in 1956. Given below is a link to the song Parwar digar-e-alam from the film.
The song was...
The next song in the R.D. Burman serial posts is from the film “Mehbooba”. The 1976 film was produced by Mushir Riaz under the MR Productions banner, and directed by Shakti Samanta. This re-incarnation themed film featured Rajesh...
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Rajil Sayani
Geetmala Ke Amar Sangeetkar - ONLINE!
Live stream on Saturday 19th September 2020
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Duration: 2 hrs.
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Rajil Sayani
26th January 2019 marks ten years from the date that the Govt announced a Padma Shri award for Ameen Sayani. Attached is a link to NDTVs 2009 report of the award....
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Geetmala Ke Amar Sangeetkar - ONLINE!
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Duration: 2 hrs.
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Rajil Sayani
Geetmala Ke Amar Sangeetkar - ONLINE!
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Rajil Sayani
The next selected song of R.D. Burman is a practically unknown one. If I hadn’t seen the cassette in our library many years ago, I probably wouldn’t have known about its existence! The 1988 film in question was ‘Chatran’, the...
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Rajil Sayani
Geetmala Ke Amar Sangeetkar - ONLINE!
Live stream on Saturday 19th September 2020
9 pm Eastern Standard Time / 6 pm Pacific Standard Time
Duration: 2 hrs.
Tickets available at:
Rajil Sayani
Geetmala Ke Amar Sangeetkar - ONLINE!
Live stream on Saturday 19th September 2020
9 pm Eastern Standard Time / 6 pm Pacific Standard Time
Duration: 2 hrs.
Tickets available at:
Rajil Sayani