Song:   murliwaale gopaal terii sharan mein hai mera laal
                  tere charan mein hai meraa laal
                  tuu rakhnaa isey sambhaal
                  terii sharan mein hai mera laal
                  tere charan mein hai mera laal

          Film:   Angulimaal (1960)
          Singer: Asha Bhosle
          Music:  Anil Biswas
          Lyrics: Shailendra
          *ing:   Bharat Bhushan, Nimmi

  A beautiful devotional piece from Anilda today, from a movie that was
  funded, I think partially by the Government of Thailand in celebration of
  Buddha's 2000th (?) anniversary. The movie features a whole gamut of
  playback voices - Asha, Lata, Manna Dey (the recurrent "Buddham Sharanam
  Gachchaami") and a host of others. This would be one of my top two
  favorites from this movie. A warm, fluid tune, and Asha sounds marvellous.

  Which brings me to the OTHER favorite - a slow, almost cloyingly sweet
  lorii - "dhiire dhiire dhal re chandaa", where Nimmi is trying to
  put B.Bhushan (who's just fought and killed a lion, IIRC) to sleep.
  It's in an undefined voice, though... couldn't identify the singer. Is
  it Aarti Mukherjee ? Does anyone know who it is (geet-kosh owners) ?
  I'd really like to know, because it is a very endearing voice.

  I've discovered quite a few lesser-known Asha beauties recently, so
  I'll spend the next few posts on these.

  BTW, A very happy new year, all !

  ..Hrishi