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My Ten Favourite Telephone Songs From Hindi Films
The research for the fruit expose has been needing me to call lots of people on phone. This lead me to the idea of making a telephone song list. Okay, I didn’t come up with it in the last few days, but have been collecting them over the last few months. And the fact that, that I love Jalte hai jiske liye just drove me to make this list. Not all of the songs are sung completely on the telephone. Some just start with it and end up with the characters cavorting around the trees, but telephone songs they are.

So, give me a ring!
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Tags: Aadesh Srivastav, Alka Yagnik, Amitabh Bachchan, Anand Bakshi, Anhonee (1952), Anil Biswas, Anjaan, Asha Bhosle, atulsongaday, Baazi 1968, Baghban (2003), Bombay Ka Chor (1962), C Ramchandra, Chand Zard Zard Hai Mere Dil Mein, Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970), Ganesh, Gope, Hello Hello Ji, Hema Malini, Jaali Note (1960), Jalte Hain Jiske Liye, Jidher Dekhoon Teri Tasveer, Juari (1968), Kahan Gaya Mera Sanam, Kaho Kya Hai Ji, Kalyanji-Anandji, Kishore Kumar, Krishna Bose, Mahaan (1983), Main Yahaan Tu Wahaan, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Mala Sinha, Mere Dil Ki Dhadkan Kyaa Bole, Mohd. Rafi, Mr. Naidu, Mubarak Begum, Mumtaz, Nanda, Nargis, Neend Ud Jaye Teri Chain Se Sone Wale, Nigar Sultana, Nutan. Mere Piya Gaye Rangoon, O. P. Nayyar, Patanga (1949), Pyar Ki Yeh Batein Humko Na Samjao, R. D. Burman, Rajinder Krishan, Ravi, S. D. Burman, Sameer, Samshad Begum & Chitalkar, Shailendra Raj Kapoor, Shakeel Badayuni, Shashi Kapoor, Sujata (1959), Suman Kalyanpur, Sunil Dutt, Talat Mahmood, Talat Mahmood & Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mohammad, Tanuja, Telephone songs, Waheeda Rehman
Fruits arise from flowers. Well not really, they arise from the ovary of the flower, but you get the drift of what I want to say, right? Thus, this post was supposed to be the successor of the loved-by-all flower post – flower power. Dear readers, I wanted to give you such a wealth of knowledge about fruits and their origins and uses and the stuff. But alas, I couldn’t find enough songs to really inspire me. But, still I collected some songs with fruits in it. I won’t say they are all good, most of them are outright bad and could be used as weapons of torture. Still, be my guest and go through them and maybe lament with me for a while.
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Tags: Ambuva ki dali jhoom rahi, Ambuva Ki Dari Pe Bole Re Koyaliya, Ambuva pe Koyal Bole, Anaar dana, Angoor Ka Dana Hoon, Anokhi Raat 1968, Baazi 1968, Bagiya ke amruud kahe, Bahut Din Huwe 1954, Bangle ke pheeche teri beri ke neeche, Ber, Ber lo, Chori Mera Kaam, Cuckoo, Dahej 1950, Ek anar do bimar, flowers, Fruits, Ghar Kaa Chiraag 1989, Grapes, Guava, Henna 1991, I love you, jujubes, Kanchan, Khatta Meetha 1978, Lata Mangeshkar, Madhubala, Main Kachhe Angoor Ki Bail, Mango koyal, Mere Sapnon ki Rani 1997, Moorti 1945, Mulberry, Narangi le lo ji, O meri beri ke ber mat todo, Paisa ya Pyaar (1969), Pomegranate, Pomegrante, R. D. Burman, Samadhi 1972, Sanam Bewafa 1991, Sirens, Tanuja, Tuutak Tuutak tuutiya, Vidyapati 1934, Yeh Jeena Hai Angoor Ka Dana