Archive for February 2011
Aaj koi hai aanewaalaa
Posted by: Atul on: February 21, 2011
“Shair” (1949) is a movie starring Suraiyya and Dev Anand. The movie did well at the box office. This movie was a musical blockbuster. I have discussed as many as six songs from this movie in these pages in the past.
Aaja baalmaa rain andheri dar laage
Posted by: Atul on: February 21, 2011
Suraiyya, who made her debut in Hindi movies as a child artist in 1942, began to get the roles of heroines from 1946 onwards. In “Parwaanaa” (1947), she got to act opposite K L Saigal, then the reigning superstar of the time.
Udte huye panchhi
Posted by: Atul on: February 21, 2011
Suraiyya sang her first playback song for another actress at the age of 13. That was for Mehtab who was then 17 years of age. Mehtab (who incidentally was K Asif’s wife), on finding that her playback was being given by a 13 year old kid, got mad at her producers.
Panchhi jaa peechhe rahaa hai bachpan meraa
Posted by: Atul on: February 21, 2011
Most of the songs that Suraiyya sang in her career were picturised on herself. But there was a stage, in the beginning of her career,where she sang for other actresses too. It was during early 1940s.
Saajan ghar aaye
Posted by: Atul on: February 20, 2011
“Station Master” (1942) is a movie that had Prem Adeeb and Ratnamala in lead roles. It was in this movie that Suraiyya, then 13 years of age, made her Hindi movie debut under the name of Baby Suraiyya. It was in this movie that she got to sung her first song, which was picturised on [...]
Honey lagaa hai kyun dil beqaraar
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
This post is written by Raja,a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor of write ups to this blog I would not go so far as to say that I have learnt to appreciate art and culture as I have grown old. I am still very much a novice when it comes [...]
Bheegi bheegi rut hai mausam saanwraa
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
This post is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog I came across a veritable gem today, that I had once heard many many years ago; I had no info about this song, just remembered the tune and some words, that would sometimes just come [...]
Palbhar hi ki pehchaan mein pardesi sanam se
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
“Anuraag” (1956) was a movie produced by Mukesh, who those days was toying with the idea of becoming an Actor-Singer and was producing movies as well.
Lag gayin ankhiyaan tumse mori
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
“Jeewan Jyoti” (1953) is a movie that had Shammi Kapoor, Chand Usmani, Shashikala etc in it. Personally I am not much aware of this movie. In fact, I am not much aware of its songs too. Or so I thought. Just a few hours ago, I stumbled upon this song, which I had heard many [...]
Aao Shyaam Sundar ab to shaam ho chali jeewan ki
Posted by: Atul on: February 19, 2011
“Maashooqaa” (1953) is a movie that starred Mukesh, Suraiyya,Agha,Durga Khote, Kuldeep Kaur etc. I have discussed three songs from this movie in the past. Here is another song from this movie.
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