Re: Main Prem ki Diwani - English subtitles

Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 23:45:53 +1200
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Habshi wrote:
> An interesting fact is that Kareena Kapoor is listed as a
> playback singer . Which song did she sing and has any actor/acterss
> ever sung their songs in a Bollywood movie ?
She sang the stupid song at the start of the movie called "Papa ki Paree".
It was apparently about being her father's angel.
I wouldn't be able to give you a comprehensive list of actors who've sung
their own songs. Aamir Khan sang a song called "Aati kya khandala" in
"Ghulam". Amitabh has sung many of his own numbers. From
http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/oct/11amit.htm, I found the following:
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For someone who is not a professional singer, Amitabh has sung quite a few
hit songs. Witness: Mere Angne Mein (Laawaris), Rang Barse (Silsila), Mere
Paas Aao (Mr Natwarlal) and Tu Maike Mat Jaiyo (Pukar) , to name a few.
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> Love the ae, ai o song and the Hindi cultural one Wonderful
> wonderful entertainment.
What Hindi cultural one? I didn't think the songs were especially good at
all. (I've responded to your earlier posts.) Some of the timing was quite
funny - the one about the bird at the start, and "O Ajnabi" (Stranger) in
the middle, especially. The "Kasam se kasam" song was less painful than many
of the others, and I suppose Kareena danced all right for the "Ab kya karen
dil deewani" [sic?] song in the middle. I wasn't especially thrilled of the
film.
I have just seen a film called "Praan jaye par shaan na jaye". I was
expecting it to be really bad, but I laughed really hard through most of it,
and found other parts poignant. If you're looking for good-looking Hollywood
heroines, forget Kareena. Namrata Shirodkar deserves some attention, IMHO.
Cheers,
Aditya