Archive for June 2009
Raahi matwaale
Posted on: June 18, 2009
Some time back, I had compiled a list of rail songs. It had about 20 odd songs and I thought that I had all the rail songs covered. That list of songs is still there in my other ( by now rather defunct) blog.
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Aaja dil ko nahin hai karaar
Posted on: June 18, 2009
Yesterday I had posted a song sung by Ashok Kumar for himself in the movie “Najma” (1943). In fact, those days actors had to sing their own songs, so only those persons made it as actors who were good looking and could sing passably well at least.
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Haay tabassum tera
Posted on: June 17, 2009
I was not aware of this movie called “Nishaan” (1965) . Now I have come to know that it was Sanjeev Kumar’s first movie as hero.
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Do naina tumhaare pyaare pyaare
Posted on: June 17, 2009
I was not aware of this movie called “Shrimatiji” (1952). This movie stars Nasir Khan and Shyama. And it is interesting to discover that Nasir Khan was the brother of Dilip Kumar !
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“Baiju Baawraa” (1952) is full of songs that have gone on to become timeless classics. And I had not posted even one song from this movie till yesterday !
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Zindagi dene waale sun
Posted on: June 17, 2009
Among all the timeless classics sung by Talat Mahmood, this song from “Dil e Naadaan” (1953) must be considered special. The lyrics are so nice that anyone who listens to this song cannot forget them. Shakeel Badayuni, the great lyricist of those days, has come up with this superb lyrics.
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Kyaa muhabbat ka yahi anjaam hai
Posted on: June 17, 2009
Ashok Kumar was a trained singer, whereas his younger brother Kishore Kumar was not. Even then, it was the untrained sibling who made it big as a playback singer.
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Tumhaari kasam tum bahut yaad aaye
Posted on: June 16, 2009
“Gaban” (1966) is a movie that is not remembered much today, but it had a few nice songs. The iconic song “ehsaan mere dil pe tumhaara hai doston” is a song from this movie.
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I am always on the lookout for songs composed by Ganesh. so far I have posted 10 of his songs, and all of them are superb songs.
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Bahut shukriya badi meharbaani
Posted on: June 16, 2009
There was Shammi Kapoor and then there were his clones acting in movies that strived to be like Shammi Kapor movies.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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