This page contains data and comments about the two DVD set Golden Collection Signature Series: Asha Bhosle by Eros International. The set contains 100 songs (ca. 7 hours total) with vocals by the great playback singer Asha Bhosle. Bhosle's career spans more than 1000 films over more than 70 years, starting in 1943 when she was 10; the songs on these DVDs are from 67 films, made from 1956 to 2002.

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Films are in color except as noted 'bw'. Films are in aspect ratio 4::3 except as noted 'w'; widescreen films are letterboxed on these DVDs. Click on a header column to sort accordingly. Click on a title to see the Wikipedia article on the film.

ID Year Color Format Title Comments
A01 1959 bw Dil Deke Dekho catchy duet; early chronologically
A02 1962 bw Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam simple, pretty song
A03 1966 bw Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi western dress in garden
A04 1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat guitar-playing babe at upscale bar
A05 1971 Caravan bizarre striptease duet with cage, heavy breathing, slide
A06 1973 Anamika [faded color] snow scene
A07 2001 w Pyar Tune Kya Kiya big Buzby Berkeley production
A08 1973 Anamika [faded color] in house with Krishna statue
A09 1970 Johny Mera Naam rifle and twist, highly bizarre; 'I ooze oomph'
A10 1971 Caravan less interesting circus scene, but bizarre touches (tennis racket!)
A11 1999 w Mast hot babe (hey big spender...) in Germany, gangsters, pompons; truly odd
A12 1962 bw Ek Musafir Ek Hasina drum and shruti box due in hayloft
A13 1966 Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare formal western dress at castle
A14 1969 Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke rock and roll girl with silhouetted guitarist
A15 1966 Aaye Din Bahar Ke stage set with village scene, girl dictates letter to scribe
A16 1970 Ganwaar great music; girl with geeky guy at well
A17 1963 Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon mountain backdrop, dumb
A18 1977 Hum Kisise Kum Naheen field of violets, old car, balloon ride; note Dennis the Menace on car
A19 1975 Deewaar simple duet, nice tune
A20 1971 Caravan dancer at campfile, jealous rival
A21 1972 Apradh hot tub babes in bar
A22 1962 bw Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam solo dance with musicians
A23 1982 w Deedar-E-Yaar production number with flashbacks and bizarre suicide ending
A24 1962 bw Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam atmospheric shooting, looks great, great song
A25 1973 Zanjeer knife sharpener in village square
A26 1974 Imaan babe and guy on riverbank
A27 1974 Hawas mirrored floor, bizarre break halfway through; 'Lust is something you will never understand'
A28 1973 Us Paar merry-go-round at carnival, village setting with villagers
A29 1976 Dhongee babes shake it; revolving bed
A30 1976 Hera Pheri hot babe and indifferent guy, what else is new?
A31 1978 w Muqaddar Ka Sikandar mirrored floor, lightening; Bachchan
A32 1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat guitar riffs, lacquered floor, chorus line in nightclub
A33 1966 Teesri Manzil standard bucolic duet, shades of Sound of Music
A34 1973 Zanjeer babe shakes it for Bachchan
A35 1974 Hawas modernist bedroom scene, much less interesting than A27
A36 1993 w Baazigar garden twist duet, carnaval, Malabar steps
A37 1973 Kahani Kismat Ki very hot babe shakes it and strips for old guy
A38 1973 Joshila hot tub babe
A39 1978 Saajan Bina Suhagan couple at mountaintop, uninteresting
A40 1979 w Mr. Natwarlal mountain troops, dancer, snake; Bachchan
A41 1973 Anamika [faded color] night club
A42 1984 w Sharaabi chorines, prod. values, dry ice, but too static
A43 1991 w Qurbani mountaintop
A44 1978 w Muqaddar Ka Sikandar very young girl plays piano
A45 1980 w Jwalamukhi drunks at party
A46 1963 Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon dance to drum solo, formal vocal trio
A47 1964 bw Woh Kaun Thi ice skating
A48 1966 bw Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi slow, beautiful song, almost classical
A49 1966 Neend Hamari Khwab Tumhare rhumba in western dress
A50 1967 Bahu Begum dinner in court with musicians
B01 1969 Mahua odd dancing chorus line in castle juxtaposed with church service, slow, not a great song
B02 1969 Sambandh hookah-smoking drinking guys with solo dancing girl
B03 1970 Johny Mera Naam duet with soldiers at fort, chair lift to hilltop temple, briefcase plot unclear
B04 1963 Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon snowcapped mountain setting, duet, lots of balloons, randomly moving groups; party boat
B05 1969 Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati rooftop western dress dance party
B06 1973 Joshila on-stage tribal performance, ritual drumming, shrill singing, indifferent audience; escape subplot
B07 1984 w Sharaabi brooding Bachchan watching dull TV performance with orchestra and singer
B08 1972 Tangewala 'the crazy duo' traveling show duet; red cowboy suit, shenai, stunned passive background crowd; too long by 2x
B09 1972 Apradh yet another mountaintop duet, followed by church / seaside wading / water skiing
B10 1980 Dostana Bachchan duet with smouldering babe, village dance in parallel, sneaky guy taking pix; lots of poor camera movement
B11 1965 bw Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain bharat natyam dancer sings for Shashi Kapoor and another guy
B12 1962 bw Rakhi solo song and dance in empty house, lilting dadra tune
B13 1960 Hum Hindustani duet in Mumbai locations: bayfront, streets, Malabar overlook, Gateway, boat
B14 1971 Main Sunder Hoon 'shake a leg': recording studio, hawaiian hula line, fire dance limbo; terrible but odd
B15 1972 Gaon Hamara Shaher Tumhara babe shakes it in nightclub on revolving platter; kaleidoscopic effect
B16 1993 w Gurudev European amusement park setting (Holland?) for odd duet between idiots
B17 1976 Nagin uninteresting bedroom duet
B18 1976 Hera Pheri forest and botanical garden duet
B19 1977 Yaaron Ka Yaar pretty girl in red-draped room with drink-crazed bozos
B20 1971 Main Sunder Hoon yet another mountaintop duet, bright flowers, serious vistas, beautiful settings for lousy number
B21 1959 bw Dil Deke Dekho thatched roof hut with village girls and guys, shrill vocal
B22 1963 Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon slow and dumb, nice song with terrible visuals
B23 1969 Sambandh slow, beautiful song, comtemplative view of beach with beggars and cripples
B24 1969 Shatranj yet another mountaintop / lake / waterfall duet
B25 1975 Zakhmee mild voyeurism in parallel duets by comic couples
B26 1971 Main Sunder Hoon bizarre surrealist direction: swan boat, butterfly kids, giant mushroom; esp. bizarre if you know the tune 'Muess i' denn'
B27 1997 w Daud hippie babe shakes it in mountains; short shorts, pelvic thrusts
B28 1981 Zamaani Ko Di Khana Hai ordinary duet with fantasy wedding sequences
B29 1998 w Kabhi Na Kabhi Mumbai bicycle babe with local color: Taj, Gateway...
B30 1984 Manzil Manzil dull romantic ballad, no redeeming virtues
B31 1994 w Salaami uneventful lovers' duet
B32 2000 w Dilpe Mat Le Yaar flashy night club dancers with unclear subplot
B33 1966 Teesri Manzil 60s nightclub meets Buzby Berkeley; a few fabulous mements [female: Asha Parekh]
B34 1981 w Rocky disco fever; much too long
B35 2002 w Filhaal wistful seaside ballad, very dull
B36 2000 w Khauff bright colors and clothes enliven routine dance number
B37 1977 Hum Kisise Kum Naheem male singer performs for stunned formal audience, eventually female responds
B38 1964 w Leader fabulous undersea set but not put to great use; then opens up
B39 1993 w Gurudev upbeat dance number to little purpose
B40 1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat particularly stupid mountaintop courtship duet
B41 1956 bw Chori Chori song/dance duet before wedding while bride-to-be weeps; earliest chronologically
B42 1966 Teesri Manzil 60s sound and clothes, mostly period interest
B43 1971 Paraya Dhan fireworks background for high energy dance vocal
B44 1974 Aarop solo vocal/dance 'I'm beyond money' for hookah-smoking old codger
B45 1997 Judai garden love duet in rain
B46 1967 Bahu Begum bland garden solo, eventually male shows up
B47 1971 Paraya Dhan countryside harvest workers, lots of cabbage
B48 1984 Manzil Manzil fire, large drums, hot babes, torches; what's not to like?
B49 1969 Jigri Dost backroom toughs leer at dancer/singer while shackled boy watches
B50 1984 Manzil Manzil great set, good break dancing, but too static