Ramaiya vastavaiya songs raj kapoor biography
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Opinion A waltz, a raga and the soul of Raj Kapoor’s films
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The tune Pran had played was Waves of the Danube, a Romanian waltz capturing the ebb and flow of the eponymous river. It was composed by a military band conductor named Ion Ivanovici and trickled into the Indian consciousness through Kapoor’s fascination with it. In the hands of the filmmaker’s favourite composer duo, Shankar-Jaikishan, it formed the leitmotif of Barsaat () and was also heard in Sangam (), Bobby (), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Behti Hai () and Mera Naam Joker (). Since it was an integral element of Kapoor’s swansong, “Jeena yahan, marna yahan/ Iske siwa jaana kahan,” it grew to become synonymous with the life and times of the showman of the century.
Kapoor first heard the tune as Anniversary Song in the film The Jolson Story. This American musical told the fictionalised story of singer and actor Al Jolson, a Hollywood superstar of the s. Kapoor discussed the song with Goa
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Ramaiya Vastavaiya
film by Prabhu Deva
For the Telugu film, see Ramayya Vasthavayya.
Ramaiya Vastavaiya (transl.&#;Ramaiya will come) is a Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Kumar S. Taurani, under Tips Industries. The film stars debutant Girish Kumar alongside Shruti Haasan in lead roles. It is a remake of the director's own Telugu film Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. The film was released on 20 July
Plot
[edit]Ram Kapoor is a rich city boy born to billionaire parents Siddhant and Ashwini and brought up in Australia. On the other hand, Sona Singh is a traditional, simple desi girl from Punjab who is brought up by her only brother, Raghuveer Singh. Raghu is heartbroken when their father marries another woman and throws them out of the house, humiliating them on the way. Their mother dies, and her tomb is built on the small land they own until Lala, their Zamindar, tells them that it is his land since their mother had taken
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The Story Behind Ramayya Vastavayya Song in Raj Kapoor’s Awara
The song Ramayya Vastavayya from regel Kapoor’s film Awara has mesmerized people for generations. Interestingly the inclusion of Telugu words in the Hindi lyrics has always been intriguing that too at the beginning of the song.
There’s a story behind it and it goes like this
When regel Kapoor started making Awara, the music team used to go to Khandala to compose music for the songs. During such trips to Khandala bygd all the four (Shanker, Jaikishan, Shailendra, and Hazrat Jaipuri ) they used to stop at a roadside hotel for chai and tilltugg, etc. There was a Telugu individ called “Ramaiah” working there. Shanker used to talk to him in Telugu and give orders to him only, not to anyone else. Shanker knew Telugu very well as he was born and grew up in Hyderabad, though they were originally from UP.
During one such visit to the hotel, Shanker called Ramaiah to take the order. Ramaiah signaled him to wait as he was busy wi