Comments on: ‘The greatest story ever told’ http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/ This blog, much like my life, is a work in progress. Mon, 07 May 2012 17:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rajeev kashikar http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/comment-page-1/#comment-14738 rajeev kashikar Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:13:20 +0000 http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/46/#comment-14738 well, what can one say ? sholay's is the best background score ever for any movie anywhere. i feel it still hasnt sunk in for many......the recording systems then just cudnt capture the essence of the score. i wonder what the score could have sounded like today with all the advanced recording technology. by the way i was lucky to witness much of the recordings with a few other friends as i knew pancham uncle well since childhood. i dont how many know this , but amjad too played side rhythms for background score in the orchestra as he was free in those days of 1973-74. R D gave him to play some acoustic sounds including the sound of the shoes for the gabbar intro scene . ironically it was amjad who said time and again that it was background score of sholay that made a massive impact and ultimately resulted in such success. you all of course know that pancham and amjad became best pals after sholay, a la viru and jay !!! sholay background music is the benchmark for any movie soundtrack world over. well, what can one say ? sholay’s is the best background score ever for any movie anywhere. i feel it still hasnt sunk in for many……the recording systems then just cudnt capture the essence of the score. i wonder what the score could have sounded like today with all the advanced recording technology. by the way i was lucky to witness much of the recordings with a few other friends as i knew pancham uncle well since childhood. i dont how many know this , but amjad too played side rhythms for background score in the orchestra as he was free in those days of 1973-74. R D gave him to play some acoustic sounds including the sound of the shoes for the gabbar intro scene . ironically it was amjad who said time and again that it was background score of sholay that made a massive impact and ultimately resulted in such success. you all of course know that pancham and amjad became best pals after sholay, a la viru and jay !!! sholay background music is the benchmark for any movie soundtrack world over.

]]> By: Anirudh Garg http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Anirudh Garg Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/46/#comment-120 Stumbled on to your site from a link on my college buddy Ajeeth's blog.. You must be commended , you write wonderfully well.. I have a similar liking for Sholay and Anand and Deewar and so many others .. :) ..Somehow reading your blog takes me back to those good old relaxed days in India ..makes me break into the song ..<br />"shaurat bhi lelo (although there is no shaurat till now ! :) bhale cheen lo mujhse meri jawani magar mujhko lauta do bachpan<br />ka saawan (especially with the heat in Boston !) woh kaagaz ki kashti woh baarish ka pani ".. Stumbled on to your site from a link on my college buddy Ajeeth’s blog.. You must be commended , you write wonderfully well.. I have a similar liking for Sholay and Anand and Deewar and so many others .. :) ..Somehow reading your blog takes me back to those good old relaxed days in India ..makes me break into the song ..
“shaurat bhi lelo (although there is no shaurat till now ! :) bhale cheen lo mujhse meri jawani magar mujhko lauta do bachpan
ka saawan (especially with the heat in Boston !) woh kaagaz ki kashti woh baarish ka pani “..

]]> By: gvenum http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/comment-page-1/#comment-121 gvenum Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/46/#comment-121 <span class="deleted-comment">This post has been removed by the author.</span> This post has been removed by the author.

]]> By: gvenum http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/comment-page-1/#comment-122 gvenum Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/46/#comment-122 Umm Sholay. Great movie and your post brings back memories of this movie. I have a similar story to tell as I watched this movie late 80's in many of the re-runs in theaters and I still feel no other hindi movie has matched the level of intensity this movie has till now. I love this movie more for its comedy than for its action scenes. I would love to watch the extended verison of this movie. This movie will keep up bollywood's "sholay" for many years to come. Umm Sholay. Great movie and your post brings back memories of this movie. I have a similar story to tell as I watched this movie late 80′s in many of the re-runs in theaters and I still feel no other hindi movie has matched the level of intensity this movie has till now. I love this movie more for its comedy than for its action scenes. I would love to watch the extended verison of this movie. This movie will keep up bollywood’s “sholay” for many years to come.

]]> By: Vc http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/the-greatest-story-ever-told/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Vc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.meghalomania.com/2004/05/11/46/#comment-123 I just had to comment on this post.. We had 2 audio casettes of Sholay ,which we played "n" number of times every week.I ,my sis and bro had memorized the dialogues.aaah those days... I think you missed out AB's mouth organ.. wah now that was heart wrenching stuff... *sigh<BR/><BR/>I am surprised that not many people have commented on this post.<BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/>A friendly neighbourhood blogger. I just had to comment on this post.. We had 2 audio casettes of Sholay ,which we played “n” number of times every week.I ,my sis and bro had memorized the dialogues.aaah those days… I think you missed out AB’s mouth organ.. wah now that was heart wrenching stuff… *sigh

I am surprised that not many people have commented on this post.

Regards
A friendly neighbourhood blogger.

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