Archive for March 2011
Sune na koi man ki vyathaa
Posted by: Atul on: March 31, 2011
I have often mentioned that the Hindi that one got to listen to in Hindi movies is not the same that I studied in my Hindi classes during my school days. The Hindi taught in the school was chaste Hindi whose vocabulary was mainly derived from Sanskrit. The Hindi,as used by Government of India is [...]
Nashe mein jo daulat ke ham dagmagaaye
Posted by: Atul on: March 31, 2011
I have mentioned it that drunkard songs, in which an actor is seen getting drunk and singing asong is mainly a preserve of male actors. On the other hand, a woman getting drunk and making a spectacle of herself is considered rather unheard of. That is why one rarely finds songs in which female actors [...]
Tirulila tirulila tirulila la
Posted by: Atul on: March 31, 2011
“Daaman” (1951) is an obscure movie which had Ajit, Nigar Sultana, Agha,Pran etc in it.
Jo dard banke zamaane pe chhaaye jaate hain
Posted by: Atul on: March 31, 2011
I have been discussing the songs of “Parbat Pe Apna Deraa” (1944) these days. and what wonderful songs this movie has ! It is a treasure trove of gems.
Apne naam ke kareeb mera bhi naam likh do
Posted by: Atul on: March 30, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Prem Dhawan is better known as a lyricist who has had a very long stint of more than 5 decades in the Hindi film industry.
Chanda ka dil toot gayaa hai
Posted by: Atul on: March 30, 2011
“Khoj” (1953) is as obscure a movie as any. This movie apparently had Shammi Kapoor, Mahipal, Kesari, Lalita Kumari, satish etc in it. Out of these actors, Shammi Kapoor and Mahipal went on to become well known actors in future, but even they were largely non entities in 1953 when this movie was released. It [...]
Haay mori daiyya jiyaa ghabraaye
Posted by: Atul on: March 30, 2011
- In: Mujra song
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In Hindi movies, mujra songs are quite common, especially in Hindi movies of 1950s to 1970s. When one looks at the lyrics of these mujra songs, one finds that the lady, who is supposedly from the poorer and lesser educated section of society, uses quite sophisticated and high sounding words and highly evolved thoughts in [...]
Hamse karle preet ri jogan
Posted by: Atul on: March 30, 2011
I have discussed the title song of “Parbat Pe apna Deraa” (1944) recently. Here is another song from this movie.
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