Tum pukar lo (Hindi)
They say if God were to sing, He would sing in the voice of Hemant Kumar.
To describe this song I truthfully have no words that I think fit. Here’s my rendition of the soulful, haunting, yet soothing melody.
I found recording and mixing this one tougher than I had imagined, thanks to not a recognisable presence of a percussion. One of my all time favorites; hats off to Hemant kumar.
This song, unpleasantly though, brings me memories of a girl I know ages ago who never deserved any of all that love I tried sending her way. Pleasant though, as always, and ever-green are Gulzar’s lyrics.
song: Tum pukar lo
movie: Khamoshi
music and singer: Hemant Kumar
lyrics: Gulzar
New version with reverb uploaded! Thanks for the feedback from everyone
Let me know how you found it?
Sindhu: Thanks a lot for sharing that incredible source of Karaokes 
and also for all the encouragement!
April 14th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
“Mukhtasar si baat hai….Tum se pyaar hai…”
These are probably the key lines of the song… His emotion is at its height, having just finished with “jaagte rahenge aur….”…
Mukhtasar means brief, concise, simple ante… huh! what lyrics!
Good rendition bro!! Keep the good work going!!
April 15th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
Hi Madhu
Came here through Sindhuja. You have a beautiful voice and this is a very nice rendition. I suggest you add a lil more effects (like echo, reverb etc). If you haven’t, already. Also I felt a lil jarring in this mix.
But on the vocal part, wonderful job!!
April 15th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Bravo Madhu! First, it is great to hear you sing again..that I have always been a fan of your voice & twas quite a long time since I last heard you
You do a good job in rendering the song with the same effect and I feel you can mix it better to make it more effective. I am sure it is the best first effort!
Look forward to more.
April 15th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
You’re most welcome, Madhu!
Note Jo’s comment- similar to what I thought, right…
Good start. Keep it going! Looking forward to more here
April 15th, 2007 at 5:37 pm
All: Thanks for the encouraging start to my blog!!
Yea, I felt the first stanza could have been mixed a bit more closely than the rest of the song.
I’ve added a bit of reverb and reloaded the song now.
Keep listening, more songs to follow and keep those observant tips flowing in!
April 15th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Hi Madhu,
Sindhuja reffered your blog.Heard your song,I must say that you have a very nice voice,a strong voice to try out any similar songs.Great attempt,As others said above a bit more echo or reverb functions will do best for your future songs..!!
April 15th, 2007 at 11:42 pm
what a start!…
will check back for more..
am a regular audience for blogswara and nice to see ur association with that..
kannada karaoke is very limited..we will hope for it to grow
a fan of ur voice frm KA:)
April 17th, 2007 at 7:21 am
Beautiful song …I just love hemant kumar…you have done a wonderful job with this …mixing can be improved a bit…good going
April 17th, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Aaaaaaah! Niiiiice
Heard it FINALLY!! And 4 times by now….why not make it downloadable too?
Full marks for the singing and the bhava!!! Loved it.U definitely should post more!!!
While one must take criticisms seriously to get better at the art, you nevertheless should know that its too good for a beginner!!
You rock!!!
(thanks for adding the link to my blog on the site! that reminds me -i have a blog n i should do something about it)
April 18th, 2007 at 5:02 pm
very nice Madhu…liked it very much..you have got a very nice voice
April 21st, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Madhu - excellent singing…havent heard this song in a long time…you have captured the mood of the song very well…what software do you use for recording??? I might need some tips on those…you have a very good voice…Keep singing and Keep posting more of the oldies…Hey if you get a chance can you try this song ” Aisi Deewangi…from Deewana”
April 22nd, 2007 at 11:41 am
Kiranzz: Thanks for visiting and for the feedback! i plan to be spending more time on the technical aspects in future posts. Your audio-posts by the way are superb! I’ll keep hooked on for your malayalam song posts,specially!!
Harshan: Thank you…am listening to your soothing rendition of ‘Mana ho tum behad haseen’ as I type; Cincivoice is a great concept
Deepthi (!): making it downloadable is surely something ill include (well i wanted to test the waters first. koi download karega kya?) thanks a lot for your appreciation..keep glued on for more.
April 26th, 2007 at 10:22 am
Soumitra: Thanks for visiting and commenting…!! im about to post another kannada song i’ve tried. Please listen and let me know feedback.
Speaking of kannada, im much impressed with the kannada song ‘tanuvu manavu’ rendered by you on your blog. Keep up the good work!!
Priti: Once again, a comment very honest and straight from the heart and not based on whats already on the page
thanks..
Yes,I will aim to pick up some ‘about-to-be-forgotten’ songs and sing. I am a big retro fan.
I use Goldwave for recording and mixing.
If i find the karaoke of ‘aisi deewangi’, i can give it a shot! Thanks for the encouragement.
April 26th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
to Sushma:
Can’t believe WordPress thought your comment was a spam!
sorry about that …and thanks for visiting!!!! nice to hear from you again
keLta iri, haaguu ‘ee sambhashane’ hegide anta tiLisi. (ee sambhashane munduvareyali!)
August 11th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Madhu….a coming here for the fisttime. You hve a great voice which is very emotive. What you need to learn is how to control it better and mix your voice so that it blends with the track. You will go a long way !
August 18th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Madhu,
Great rendering for a great song.
Keep singing!
I just wanted to know what kind of software and hardware you use for mixing the voice with karoke?
Also where do you get such good karoke tracks?
November 13th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Bhale Maga Bhale !!!!!
Congratulations ! You have a beautiful voice and music sense. You may fine tune your skill with a bit of training and practice. Keep it up. Best of luck !
December 10th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Madhu.. tht was cool..!
June 25th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Madhu,
Thank you. I couldn’t find Hemanta’s version online but I could get to hear it, thus making my workday bearable.
Being a Bengali (and an avid fan of Hemanta), I can’t say I liked your version better, but you did do it justice.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Very good rendition, nice diction, nice emotions!