Archive for September 2009
This movie has a rather prosaic title, viz “Mera Ghar Mere Bachche” (1960) and the actors of this movie are not all that well known. In fact the picturisation of this song had me confused. This song is a duet and the gentleman in the picturisation looked like he was apeing N T Ramarao, the telugu movie superstar of the time, whereas the lady looked like an aspiring body double of Vyjyanti Mala. Now I know that she is Naaz, also known as Baby Naaz. (I thank Mr Harshad Bhatt for helping me out with her identification). The gentleman is Subiraj.
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Idhar to haath laa pyaare
Posted on: September 22, 2009
“Aakhri Daao” (1958) was a suspense movie, which was one of the popular form of movies that were being produced by the Bollywood movie industry at that time.
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Not much is known about this movie called “Detective” (1958) except that it was a movie starring Pradeep Kumar and Mala Sinha. Searching for more information may yield the additional information that it was a suspense thriller directed by Shakti Samant.
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Ritu aaye ritu jaaye sakhi ri
Posted on: September 22, 2009
When Bollywood movie music was in its early decades, it was carefully nursed and nurtured by some of the finest musical talents available. Most of the music dirrectors in the industry at that time had solid grooming in classical music. They were quality conscious while creating their music, and they were quite innovative and imaginative too.
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I do not have much information about “Lagan” (1955). It had Nalini Jaiwant, Sajjan, Shammi Kapoor and Naaz in it, among others.
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Wo marne se nahin darte
Posted on: September 22, 2009
This song is an important song for Shammi Kapoor fans. This song is from “Shama Parwaana” (1954) where Shammi Kapoor was cast as a hero for the first time in a movie, and that too opposite a big star like Suraiyya.
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Aandhiyaan gham ki yoon chalin
Posted on: September 22, 2009
Here is a very old song from a very old movie called “Zeenat” (1945). This movie had Noorjahaan in title role.
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In Bollywood movies,romancing and singing romantic songs have traditionally been the preserve of the hero and the heroine. Other actors were supposed to have no love lives in these movies.
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“Mujhe Jeene Do” (1963) was a Daaku movie starring Sunil Dutt and Waheeda Rehman. This movie was a critically acclaimed movie. And its music was outstanding.
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Nirupa Roy, whom most movie goers recall as the perenielly suffering Maa of Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor, was actually a full fledged heroine in 1950s. She mostly acted as a leading lady in mythological movies opposite actors like Pradeep Kumar, Mahipal, Bharat Bhooshan etc.
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