Comments on: Ina Mina Dika video from Goldspot

By: amalotov

amalotov — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:15:29 +0000

old filmi songs were the best. am i the only one who is creeped out by the smiling singer for the goldspot band. i couldn’t watch past a minute of the new song. let’s slow down the nonsensical lyrics and take the jazz out. not diggin it. chalti ki naam gaadi was an awesome fillum.

By: Yo Dad

Yo Dad — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:33:56 +0000

Nilanjana: Thanks for the compliments. If it is 1957, I was in the 8th grade then, as I passed my SSC in 1960. Kishore Kumar was one of the trio from Bengal who sang good in that era. Others were Manna Dey, and Hemant Kumar. Of course the gurus from bengal were K. C. dey and Sachin Dev Barman. Kishore Kumar was very versatile and could sing fluently in many languages, including even in Gujarati. If he had not fallen into clowning – most of the time – he could have been a great actor, just like his brother Ashok Kumar. He got to marry beautiful Madhubala though !! Anyways, Ina Mina Dika is still very entertaining after 54 years.

By: University Exam

University Exam — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:27:33 +0000

its very beautiful and my favorite song. Great your idea i love it . thanks

By: Floridian

Floridian — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 03:17:04 +0000

Abhi, your choice of subject surprised me, pleasantly I might add. Are you getting old or just tossing the proverbial bone to us seniors?

"Ina Mina Dika" is my favorite retort to all those traditionalists and musical purists who bemoan the recent onslaught of western pop in Hindi music. There is nothing recent about it. Music has been global before the term globalization was coined. We could go even further back than Indian film music. Just look at the "foreign" influences on Indian Classical music.

By: Chunky Daddy

Chunky Daddy — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:48:54 +0000

Hey, I named my son Manu in honor of Kishore Kumar's character in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi.

That and I wanted to sing "Ab tera hua, ab mera kya hoga re, manu!"

By: _nilanjana_

_nilanjana_ — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:27:49 +0000

@Yo Dad, You have a great memory! The song is taken from the 1957 film Aasha. (I’m always up for yet another viewing of Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi or Padosan, so it’s a pity that Kishore Kumar sang so well that it killed his career onscreen!)

By: BeSlayed

BeSlayed — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:41:34 +0000

Goldspot’s version is very nice, but it is hard to beat Kishore Kumar.

By: Yo Dad

Yo Dad — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:59:08 +0000

The old one is a classic from the days when I was in High School in Ahmedabad – probably from Fifties. It is basically in Hindi, with some gibberish like Ina Mina Dika, and Ram Pam posh, etc. just for fun. Kishore Kumar was an all rounder like American Danny Kaye. An actor, producer, director, singer, composer, …you name it ! No wonder he married some of the prettiest Bollywood girls. The original song is far better entertainment than the new one. Sorry !

By: patm

patm — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:02:32 +0000

What language is this song in?

By: KamSingh

KamSingh — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:26:56 +0000

Goldspot is brilliant live. Go see them if you can!