Posted by: Atul on: May 24, 2012
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. Asrar-ul-hasan Khan, better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri (1st October 1919 to 24th May 2000), was one of the foremost Urdu poets to have graced the Hindi film industry. His first film as lyricist was “Shahjahan” [...]
Posted by: Atul on: May 24, 2012
There are many regulars who have reminded me that today (24th may) is the death anniversary of Majrooh Sultanpuri. Indeed I have been aware of this occasion.
Posted by: Atul on: May 22, 2012
“Buzdil” (1951) was a Filmarts presentation. It was directed by Shahid Lateef. The starcast of the movie had Premnath, Nimmi, Cuckoo, Kishore Sahu, Shahgul, Kanhaiyalal, Sunalini Devi etc in it.
Posted by: Atul on: May 8, 2012
“Kaala Paani”(1958) was a Navketan International Films Presentation. It was produced by Dev Anand and directed by Raj Khosla.
Posted by: Atul on: May 7, 2012
“Kaala Paani” (1958) was a Navketan International Production movie. It was directed by Raj Khosla. the movie had Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Sapru, Agha, Nazir Hussain, Krishan Dhawan, Dhiraj, Mukri, Pravin Paul, Heera Sawant, Bir Sakuja, Kishore Sahu, Rashid Khan etc in it.
Posted by: Atul on: May 3, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. I was in Kohima (Nagaland) during the first week of December last year to see the week long annual Hornbill Festival. The festival showcases the rich tribal traditions and culture of Nagaland including folk [...]
Posted by: Atul on: April 29, 2012
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. The days of comedians having a special role with well defined characters and a pivotal role in the main story of the film or parallel story were well and truly over by early 70′s. This [...]
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