Bataata Wada, Bataata Wada
Posted on: July 24, 2026
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| Blog Day : | 6580 | Post No. : | 20472 | Movie Count : | 5244 |
‘Hifaazat’ (1987) was produced by A Suryanarayana and was directed by Prayag Raj. The main cast included Ashok Kumar, Nutan, Pran, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Bindu, Shakti Kapoor, Kader Khan, Gulshan Grover, Sharat Saxena, Bharat Bhushan, Lalita Pawar, Shubha Khote, Vikas Anand, Vinod Raut, Birbal etc. This was the first film in which Madhuri Dixit was paired with Anil Kapoor. However, the film failed at the box office. They were again paired in ‘Tezaab’ (1988) which became a great success at the box office. This success led to both of them working as a lead pair in the next 12 films.
Kaise Jiye Teri Birhan Saajan
Posted on: July 23, 2026
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6579 | Post No. : | 20471 |
Today’s song is from the social film ‘Dhobi Doctor’ (1954).
The film was made by Ranjit Movietone, Bombay. It was directed by Phani Mujumdar (husband of actress Monica Desai, the younger sister of actress Leela Desai), and the music was by Khayyam. This was his 4th film (3rd independent film) after he took the name Khayyam. Earlier he was using the pseudonym of Sharma ji. He gave music independently as Sharma ji in two films = ‘Parda’ and ‘Parivartan’ (in 1949) and working as part of the team Verma ji-Sharma ji, for 1 film – ‘Heer Ranjha’ in 1948.
[Editor Note : The full name of Verma ji of this duo is Rehman Verma. He worked as MD in Bombay till 1947, and then migrated to Pakistan when partition happened. As per Geet Kosh his name appears only in one film, ‘Heer Ranjha’ of 1948, as part of the duo Verma ji-Sharma Ji.]
Jo Tu Na Thhaa…Phir Se
Posted on: July 23, 2026
This article is written by Satyajit Rajurkar, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6579 | Post No. : | 20470 | Movie Count : | 5243 |
“Jo Tu Na Tha” is sung by Arijit Singh, the lyrics are by Irshad Kamil and is composed by Shaswat Sachdev. The song is from the 2026 blockbuster film “Dhurandar – The Revenge”.
The song “Phir Se” is not staged as a conventional romantic number. Instead, it serves as the emotional epilogue of Dhurandhar: The Revenge, accompanying the film’s closing sequence as the protagonist Jaskirat finally returns home after the violence and sacrifices that define the story. The song was specifically conceived as the film’s ending theme and includes an evocative veena passage by Ramana Balachandhran.
Daalenge, Rang Daalenge
Posted on: July 22, 2026
This article is written by Mahesh Mamadapur, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6578 | Post No. : | 20469 |
Mukesh and his Co-Singers –20
This post today brings us to the 900th song of Mukesh on the blog. This is a significant milestone, considering that the total songs of by Mukesh are just about one thousand. As we get closer to that number, the songs are becoming harder to trace.
Today, 22 July is legendary singer Mukesh’s birthday. (22 July 1923 – 27 August 1976)
And this is his 900th song on the blog. As such, it is a very special post.
There is a possibility that this could be his last century on the blog and that he is unlikely to reach the magical 4-digit tally. However, I shall leave no stone unturned to disprove myself. Long ago, I had even made a mental note and earmarked a unique song to post as his 1000th song on the blog, if we could manage to do so. However, it was covered by one of the editors. Can anyone guess that unique song ?
Kahin Phool Honge, Kahin Pyaar Hoga
Posted on: July 20, 2026
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| Blog Day : | 6576 | Post No. : | 20467 | Movie Count : | 5242 |
Pancham’s Music – Eighties-to-Nineties (1981-1994…) Duets-13
Today’s duet composition by Rahul Dev Burman is from the 1996 movie ‘Anyaay Hi Anyaay’. As per information available in Hindi Filmography the date of censor certificate for this movie is 01.11.1996. However the movie available on internet has its date of censor certificate as 12.09.1997. Otherwise also sources mentioned that this movie was delayed in making by several years and finally when it got released the music composer of this movie RD Burman had already passed away in 1994. This movie is considered as the last movie (released) where the music is composed by RD Burman as per his filmography. Sources also mentioned that the makers of this movie marketed the audio cassettes blurb of this movie with RD Burman’s photo and mentioning it as his last release.
‘Anyaay Hi Anyaay’ was produced and directed by Tarun Wadhwa for Laharshta Creations. He also wrote the story of this movie. The cast of this movie has Madan Jain, Reshma Singh, Shafi Inamdar, Archana Puran Singh, Amrit Pal, Reeta Bhaduri, Alok Nath, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Sulbha Deshpande, Naqvi Ahmed, Brij Gopal, Baby Suman, Paintal, Mahaveer Shah, Malvinderjeet and others.
Aankhon Hi Aankhon Mein Ishaara
Posted on: July 20, 2026
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| Blog Day : | 6576 | Post No. : | 20465 | Movie Count : | 5241 |
‘Kaanoon Kee Aawaaz’ (1989) was produced by R Kumar and was directed by P Chandrasekhara Reddy. The cast included Shatrughan Sinha and Jaya Prada in the lead roles supported by Prem Chopra, Asrani, Aruna Irani, Raja Babu, Shekhar Suman, Maneka Babbar, Maneck Irani, Leena Das, Gulnar Irani, Bob Christo etc. Probably, this is the only Hindi film in which Jaya Prada worked with her elder brother, Raja Babu (also known as Raj Babu).
Ye Phool Chaand Taare
Posted on: July 19, 2026
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Congratulations to all the fellow wagoneers of this musical bandwagon. The journey completed 18 years yesterday, and today we step into the 19th year of this melodious and joyful voyage across the ocean of the Hindi film song. In these past 18 years, already we have notched up on the score card twenty thousand four hundred and sixty three memories – all wonderful and timeless creations of the masters and artists over the past nine plus decades. And looking forward – another day, another song, another melody – on the trek towards the horizon, where this ocean meets the sky. [Editor]
| Blog Day : | 6575 | Post No. : | 20464 | Movie Count : | 5240 |
This article takes up for discussion a film which was recently released on a TV channel after four decades from the date of censor certificate. The film’s shootings started sometime in mid-70s with the title. ‘Aawaaz’. Songs were recorded in 1978. The film was delayed and got censor certificate on March 13, 1986, under a new name, ‘Saugaat’ (1986). The songs of the film were released in 1986. It is stated that the producer of the film stalled its release due to some unresolved financial issues. Finally, the film was premiered on Zee Classic on February 06, 2026, and on YouTube on March 17, 2026. The film has Shashi Kapoor and Shabana Azmi in the lead roles. Shabana Azmi has a double role in the film as twin sisters.
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a contributor to this blog. This article is meant to be posted in atulsongaday.me. If this article appears in other sites without the knowledge and consent of the web administrator of atulsongaday.me, then it is piracy of the copyright content of atulsongaday.me and is a punishable offence under the existing laws.
| Blog Day : | 6574 | Post No. : | 20463 |
Today’s song is the last and final song from the social film ‘Khoj’ (1953). With this song the film has all songs covered and it is Yippeee’d !
The film was made by Dogra films, Bombay, a banner owned by the producer of this film CR Dogra. The film was directed by Balwant Bhatt, elder brother of another director Nanabhai Bhatt. Music was by Nisar Bazmi who migrated to Pakistan and became a big name there. The cast of the film was Shammi, Mahipal, Satish, Kammo, Rajan Kapoor, Omkar Devaskar, Helen (Richardson), Rajni and many others.
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