Jholu Ram is
back…err..sorry ..Altaf Raja is back.
Nobody else
could’ve made Jholu Ram (from the movie Ghanchakkar.. ) sound so much fun. And he
reminded us of all the awesome indipop singers that once defined the Indian pop
scene. Do you remember these 90s rockstars?
Baba Sehgal
Remember Aaja meri gaadi mein baith jaa? Rarely
has been the act of picking up women in cars as beautifully depicted as in “Aja
meri gadi main baith ja” with its sinisterly-meaningful “Pom Pom” squeezing of
horn.
He is credited as
the first Indian rapper to jump on the Indi pop bandwagon with hits such as
'Thanda Thanda Paani' (a remake of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice) and 'Manjula'.
He introduced the
janta or the Mango People to rap and ohh boy, was he popular! People even
started dressing like him . Trust me the
dude was cool. And it would be interesting to have him back on the scene. Last
time I saw him on air was in a TV serial..playing a Punjabi character…
”Danda pakadke khada hua hai Manjula”,
“Dudh peeyega Raja aja Manjula”, “Khol de tu darwaza aaja Manjula” ….. lol
Devang Patel
“Meri Marzi“ and "Duniya gayi tel lene aish tu
kar" these songs were a rage
when I was in school.
The lord of
spoofs. How can you not like the man who sang “Madhuri Dixit mili raste mein, khaye chane
hamne saste mein “ ?
Lyrics of Meri Marzi : nakli daadi mooch laga ke ban jaau
main chor
apne ghar mein chori karke khoob machaau shor
paani pe main raashan rakhu muft mein bechu tel
kankar patthar dhool daalkar sabko de du bhel
main chahe ye karu main chahe woh karu
meri marzi
apne ghar mein chori karke khoob machaau shor
paani pe main raashan rakhu muft mein bechu tel
kankar patthar dhool daalkar sabko de du bhel
main chahe ye karu main chahe woh karu
meri marzi
