In India, the period of nationalist movements witnessed the creation of many patriotic
songs – Create a web chart to name five such songs and their composers.
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In India, the period of nationalist movements witnessed the creation of many patriotic songs. These were -
a) 'Yeh Desh Hai Veer Jawanon Ka' by Naya Daur - This song set to the tune of bhangra, with accompanying dance is one of my favorite patriotic songs. It fills you with pride for being born in India, and give you the motivation to get up and do something for the country. It is a very positive and encouraging song. The lead actors were Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala, with the music by O. P. Nayyar and the lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi. The singers were Mohammed Rafi and Balbir.
b) 'Jahan Daal Daal Par Sone Ke Chidiya' by Sikandar E Azam (1965) - This song is about the golden past of India, the one we have only read about or heard of. Now that I see fragments of ancient India scattered across, this song tells me to work on bringing back that golden era. It was sung by Mohd and Rafi, the music director was Hansraj Behl, the lyricist was Rajendra Krishan. Dara Singh, Mumtaz, Prithviraj Kapoor, Veena, Prem Chopra, Vijayalakshmi, Helen, and Prem Nath starred. The director was Kedar Kapoor.
c) 'Bharat Ka Rahnewala Hoon' by Purab Aur Paschim (1970) - I remember watching this song on all national holidays in Chitrahar on Doordarshan. For me, this song captures the essence of India, one of the rare ones that talks about its scientific and mathematical genius, one that talks about worshipping rivers, and one that says the world has moved ahead of us, may it still prosper more and more. The singer was Mahendra Kapoor, the music director was Kalyanji-Anandji and the lyricist was Indeevar. Manoj Kumar, Saira Banu, Ashok Kumar, Pran, Prem Chopra, Nirupa Roy, Vinod Khanna, Bharati, Manmohan, and Kamini Kaushal starred. The director was Manoj Kumar.
d) 'I Love My India' by Pardes (1997) - This is a song that one would happily sing-along for the love of India. Not many listen to its lyrics but they are quite meaningful. The singer was Kavita Krishnamurthy, the composer was Nadeem-Shravan, with Shahrukh Khan, Amrish Puri, Mahima Chaudhry, Apoorva Agnihotri, Alok Nath, Himani Shivpuri and Aditya Narayan starring. The director and producer was Subhash Ghai.
e) 'Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani' by Udit Narayan (2000) - I love this song as it captures the dichotomies of us Indians, our ability to carry the good and the not so good with equal ease. I also like that it is a fun song, that would make you smile in a reflective way, while most patriotic songs tend to be serious. The singer was Udit Narayan and the lyricist was Javed Akhtar and the music composer was Jatin, with Lalit, Juhi Chawla & Shah Rukh Khan starring.