I just wanted to share some of my most loved songs from old Bengali movies. They use terms like "golden" and "evergreen"...while those are nice ways to describe them, I think the best thing to say for these songs is that it brings you close to home...
Most romantic song - There's a tie in here between এই রাত তোমার আমার (ei raat tomar amar) and এই পথ যদি না শেষ হয় (ei poth jodi na sesh hoy). The first one has a melody which is extremely soothing and Hemanta's voice is just awesome! The second song is probably the best portrayal of Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen, the greatest couple ever in Bengali movies.
Funniest song - শিং নেই তবু নাম তার সিংহ (shing nei tobu naame tar shingho). I think this was Kishore Kumar at his truest self... the happy-go-lucky crazy guy with an expression that makes even the grumpiest man forget all his worries and smile.
Lively/youthful song - সব খেলার সেরা বাঙালির তুমি ফুটবল (sob khelar sera bangalir tumi football). Not just the music is great, but this song is about football (soccer) which is probably one of Bengals' most loved things. It talks about the arch rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, the two football clubs of Calcutta which have kept the argument of which team is better continuing for ages.
Funniest song - শিং নেই তবু নাম তার সিংহ (shing nei tobu naame tar shingho). I think this was Kishore Kumar at his truest self... the happy-go-lucky crazy guy with an expression that makes even the grumpiest man forget all his worries and smile.
Lively/youthful song - সব খেলার সেরা বাঙালির তুমি ফুটবল (sob khelar sera bangalir tumi football). Not just the music is great, but this song is about football (soccer) which is probably one of Bengals' most loved things. It talks about the arch rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal, the two football clubs of Calcutta which have kept the argument of which team is better continuing for ages.
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old golds - forever!
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