Posted by: Atul on: April 26, 2012
This article is written by Peevesie, a contributor of lyrics and now a writeup contributor to this blog. It is another of my absolute favorite songs and movies. I actually have a superstition that if I see a Hrishikesh Mukherjee Movie on the morning of an exam or an important day, the day will go [...]
Posted by: Atul on: April 19, 2012
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. “Laila Majnu” was the debut film for Ranjeeta. For a number of year after I saw “Ankhiyon ke jharoke se” she was my favorite. I made it a point to see all her films, even [...]
Posted by: Atul on: March 26, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. I have not seen the film YE DIL KISKO DOON (1963) but I have watched all the available video clips of the songs umpteen times . I enjoyed these songs some of which are [...]
Posted by: Atul on: March 23, 2012
This article is written by Sadananad Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. ALBELAA (1951) was a musical blockbuster produced and directed by Master Bhagwan. In my childhood days, I had quite often heard ‘shaam dhale khidki tale tum seeti bajaanaa chhod do’ but none of the [...]
Posted by: Atul on: February 22, 2012
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Of the many movies out there on my need-to-see list, I can now tick off one – Mujhe Jeene Do (1963).
Posted by: Atul on: December 19, 2011
Between 1950s to 1970s, there was a series of British movies whose titles began with “Carry on..” . These movies were low budget comedy movies, whose comedy consisted of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendre, as wikipedia puts it. In India, I S Johar took a leaf out of this “Carry On” series movies, and [...]
Posted by: Atul on: October 17, 2011
“Dil Tera Deewaana” (1962) was a Padmini Pictures production. It was directed by B Ramkrishna Pantulu. The satr cast included Shammi Kapoor, Mala Sinha, Mehmood,Shubha Khote,Pran, Om Prakash, Ulhas, Mohan Choti, Mumtaz Begam, Kammo, Manmohan Krishna etc.
Posted by: Atul on: September 24, 2011
“Aao Pyaar Karen” (1964) was a movie produced by Filmalaya. This movie was a home production of Joy Mukherji, the hero of this movie, because his family was the major stake holder in Filmalaya. Saira Bano was the leading lady opposte him. Other actors in this movie were Madhvi, Shyam Chatterji, Rajendranath, Merlyn, Manavendranath, Jayant [...]
Posted by: Atul on: September 16, 2011
“Sujata” (1959) is a critically acclaimed movie and it is a musical blockbuster too. I am aware of most of the better known songs of this movie, which have gone on to become evergreen classics. But this movie also has a few lesser known songs.
Posted by: Atul on: July 26, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. The melodious strains of ‘Chalo Dildaar Chalo, Chaand Ke Paar Chalo’, composed more than 4 decades ago, sound and feel like a fresh breeze of air, every time one listens to it. The magnum opus [...]
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