Posted by: Atul on: April 10, 2012
I have often mentioned it that lyrics are the soul of songs. One of the main reasons why the songs of the golden era went on to become timeless classics was that great importance was given to lyrics of the songs. There have been instances when the music directors patiently waited for the lyricist to [...]
Posted by: Atul on: March 14, 2012
“Meenar” (1954) is a movie which had Bharat Bhushan, Beena Roy, Pran, Sheila Ramani, Pratima Devi etc in its star cast. This movie has been all but forgotten by now.
Posted by: Atul on: February 18, 2012
“Chaandni Raat” (1949) is a Taj Mahal Pictures presentation. It was directed by M Ehsan. Starcast of the movie included names like Shyam, Naseem, Cuckoo, Jilloo Maa, Ulhas, Parvin, David Abraham etc.
Posted by: Atul on: October 26, 2011
“Taj” (1956) was a Dossi Films production. It was produced by Fali Mistry and directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal. The movie had Pradeep kumar,Vyjayanthimala, Bipin Gupta, Jeevan, Kammo, Shakunthala, Amar,Jajo, Kathana, Helen, Qamar, Roopmala, Ulhas etc in it.
Posted by: Atul on: September 23, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. I came across this gem of a sweet song of sadness today, and have simply fallen in love with it. Very simple words, very simple composition, and such effortless but impressive rendering by a voice [...]
Posted by: Atul on: September 2, 2011
I just came across this rare song from an obscure movie. The movie is called “Zabaan” (1943) and it had actors like Dixit, Mubarak, Ishwarlal, Kaushalya etc in it. None of these names rings any bell as far as I am concerned.
Posted by: Atul on: August 20, 2011
The more I learn about “Kangan” (1939), the more I get impressed. This movie must have been quite a sensation in its time.
Posted by: Atul on: July 1, 2011
“Ham Ek Hain” (1946) is today remembered for being the debut movie of Dev Anand,Rehman and Rehana. But they were not the lead actors in this movie. The lead actors were Ram Singh,Kamla Kotnis and Durga Khote.
Posted by: Atul on: June 13, 2011
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Even as I type out this write-up, my fingers are trembling. And I am not exaggerating! I have written over 50 write-ups for this blog so far and yet I find myself struggling to put [...]
Posted by: Atul on: June 9, 2011
“Saawan Bhaado” (1949) is an by now obsure movie. It was produced by Prakash pictures. It was directed by Ravindra Dave and the movie had Ram Singh,Munammawr Sultana,Om Prakash, Randhir, Indu, Jankidas, Raj Adeeb etc in this movie.
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