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Film Songs in Rag Bhupali (A-J)

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Chanda Hai Tu, Mera Suraj Hai Tu
Film - Aradhana
Year - 1969
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - S.D. Burman
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Anand Bakhshi
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Comments – This is not a good example of Bhupali.  It does not move in a fashion that suggests Bhupali.  The most that we can say is that it hints at Bhupali.



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Dehachi Tijori Bhakticach Theva
Film - Aamhi Jaato Amchya Gaava
Year - 1968
Rag - Bhoopali
Tal - Kaherava (Bhajan ka Theka)
Music Director(s) - Sudhir Phadke
Singer(s) - Sudhir Phadke
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Jagdeesh Khebudkar
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is a very good example of Bhupali, although there is the obligatory mixing with Deshkar. It is from an old Marthi movie.


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Dekha Ek Khvab To Yeh Silsile Hue
Film - Silsila
Year - 1981
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) - Shiv, Hari
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Javed Akhtar
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Comments – This is an example of Bhupali which pushes the edges a bit.  The notes are there, but their treatment neither reflects a traditional Bhupali nor a Deshkar


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Dil Hun Hun Kare
Film - Rudaali
Year - 1993
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Bhupen Hazarika
Singer(s) - Bhipen Hazarika
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Gulzar
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Comments – This is really pretty close to Deshkar.  But you make your own decision of the whole Bhupali / Deshkar thing.


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E Bandhana Bandho (a.k.a. Bandhan Bandho)
Film - Pakeeza
Year - 1972
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Tintal
Music Director(s) - Ghulam Mohammed, Naushad
Singer(s) - Shobha Gurtu
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – This was incidental music recorded for the film Pakeezah.


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Giridhar Gopala
Film - Meera
Year - 1945
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - S. Venkataraman
Singer(s) - M.S. Subbulakshmi
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - S. V. Venkataraaman
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – This is actually as good of Deshkar as I have ever seen; however I suspect that this is an accident.  The composition clearly shows that the music director was not thinking in terms of Bhupali / Deshkar but was instead thinking along the line of the South Indian Mohanam.


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Ham Tum Se Na Kuchh Kah Paaye, Tum Ham Se Na Kuchh Kah Paaaye
Film - Ziddi
Year - 1997
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Dilip Sen, Sameer Sen
Singer(s) - Hariharan
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Sameer
Video Link - Go To Video
Forums - Discussions on Film Songs

Comments – This is generally a pretty good example of Bhupali.  However about half-way through the song the musical interludes begin to significantly diverge from Bhupali.  About the same time, an un-bhupali-ish usage of the Shuddha Nishad creeps into the song.


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He Govind, He Gopal, He Dayaal Lal
Film - (Non-film song)
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Dadra
Music Director(s) -  
Singer(s) - Jagjit Singh
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Traditional
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – Bhajan by Jagjit Singh.  The is generally a very good example of Bhupali. There are very slight traces of Shuddha Madhyam and a significant amount of Shuddha Nishad.  However these are very fleeting and well within the bounds of contemporary light interpretations of rags.  All in all, this is a very good example of contemporary approaches to rag Bhupali. The purists may cringe, but this is the direction that this rag is taking.


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In Ankhon Ki Masti Ke Mastane Hazaron Hai
Film - Umrao Jaan
Year - 1981
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Khaiyam
Singer(s) - Asha Bhosle
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Shahryar
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – This adheres fairly close to Bhupali, but it does go out of rag in several places.


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Jaun Tore Charan Kamal Par Vari
Film - Sur Sangam
Year - 1985
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Laxmikant, Pyarelal
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar, Rajan Mishra
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Vasant Dev
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Comments – This seems to be a typical Deshkar / Bhupali mix.


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Jyoti Kalash Chalke
Film - Bhabhi Ki Chudiyaan
Year - 1961
Rag - Bhupali
Tal - Kaherava
Music Director(s) - Sudhir Phadke
Singer(s) - Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics - Go To Lyrics
Lyricist - Pandit Narendra Sharma
Video Link - Go To Video
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Comments – Opinion is divided as to whether this is Bhupali or Deshkar.



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