Learn and Sing 1 Bollywood Classic Hindi Song per day for 300 days, that is what I did. 300 PLUS songs recorded.
Thanks to COVID to be able to do this from home in Nashville TN.
Born & raised in India, I mostly listened to western rock, blues, punk, reggae & jazz.
I challenged myself to learn & sing old Hindi songs which, as a child, I used to hear at home on classic radio or TV.
Recorded live, one take, no edits, with backing track, or with an acoustic guitar.
It is day 290 of 300, and today's song is Raha Gardishon Mein Hardamsung by Mohammed Rafi from the 1966movieDo Badan directed by Raj Khosla. Music composed by Ravi, and lyrics written by Shakeel Badayuni.
Raag: Darbari Kanada
Taal: Kaherava
So I made it to 290 songs, and 10 more to go.
This is a sad song perfectly fits the mood of my day today. I had to drive out into the world last two days, see and meet people. It made me sad to see the state of the world. Along with other difficult situations of my life, I feel this is a perfect song for the day.
Here it is, my rendition of the song (posted on Mar 31, 2022):
It is day 49 and today's song is O Re Mahji Mere Saajan Hain Us Paar composed and sung by S.D. Burman, and lyrics written by Shailendra. The song is from the 1963 movie Bandini, directed by Bimal Roy. I don't think I have seen this movie. I will watch it sometime.
S.D. Burman is my most favorite Bollywood music director of all times. Only recently, since the pandemic, I have learned that a lot of the classic Bollywood songs I know, were composed by S.D. Burman. I remember hearing these songs at home growing up, on the radio, or the music player.
Thanks to the pandemic, I have been learning to sing hindi songs from those songs that I remember from my childhood. That is when I realized, the most bliss is when singing songs composed by S.D. Burman. Beautifully awesome composer. I love S.D. Burman sahab.
Here is a newer rendition with Lyrical Video (posted on Dec 19, 2025):
Here is my rendition of the song O Re Majhi (posted on March 17, 2021):
Here is a live rendition, playing at #615ChuTNey, #Nashville, TN (posted on May 10, 2024):
It is day 338 of 300, and today's song is Main Shayar Badnaamsung by Kishore Kumar from the 1973movieNamak Haraam directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Music composed by R.D. Burman, and lyrics written by Anand Bakshi.
Newer rendition with Lyrical Video (Posted on Dec 12, 2025):
Here is a solo #LIVE rendition of the song (posted on Jan 17, 2025):
Here is a solo acoustic guitar rendition of the song (recorded on Dec 10, 2022)
Here is my rendition of the song with backing tracks (recorded on Dec 08, 2022)
It is day 285 and today's song is O Mere Dil Ke Chainsung by Kishore Kumar from the 1972movieMere Jeevan Saathi directed by Ravikant Nagaich. Music composed by R.D. Burman, and lyrics written by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Here is a newer rendition, as I learn, with a lyrical video (posted on Dec 05, 2025):
Here it is, my rendition of the song (posted on March 25, 2022):
