Archive for May 2010
Look what a gem I have stumbled upon this time ! This song is from a movie called “Moti Mahal” (1952). This movie had Ajit, Suraiyya and others in it.
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Saajan ki ot leke
Posted on: May 23, 2010
“Zewaraat” (1949) is an obscure movie by now. From the little information that I could ferret out about this movie, this movie had Meena (Shorey ?), Masood (?), Yaaqub etc in it.
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I had never heard this song before. And I cannot be blamed either for not having heard this song before. This song is from an old and forgotten film called “Tohfaa” (1947). This film had actors like Rehman,Anuradha(?) , Mishra (?), Nawab (?),Veera (?) etc etc.
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“Aaya Toofaan” (1964) was a movie starring Dara Singh, Helen and others. This movie had an upcoming music director duo of Laxmikant Pyarelal . This movie may have been forgotten with time, but Laxmikant Pyarelal’s music from this movie lives on.
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Chaandi kaa gol gol chandaa
Posted on: May 22, 2010
Bollywood movies of the past may have been differentiated on the basis of their budget into A grade, B grade, C grade etc, but there was no such differentiation in the quality of music in all these movies. Even C grade movies used to have outstanding music. But the music of C grade movies suffered mostly because of lack of exposure since records of these songs were hardly made. And record players were in any case unaffordable for most music lovers.
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Dam bhar ka thaa daur khushi kaa
Posted on: May 22, 2010
“Maan” (1954) is one of those obscure movies that have been forgotten by all. Very little detail is available about this movie. This movie had Ajit, Jagirdaar,Achla Sachdev,Durga Khote, Yashodhara Katju etc in it.
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Wo sapne waali raat
Posted on: May 22, 2010
Nargis and Raj Kapoor had worked together in 14 movies in all. One of the lesser known movies where they worked together is called “Pyaar” (1950). This movie may be lesser known, but it is a trivia buff’s delight. For instance, this is the only movie where Kishore Kumar gave playback for Raj Kapoor.
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Tum sang laage piyaa more nainaa
Posted on: May 21, 2010
Few people may have heard of this movie called “Taj” (1956). This movie had Pradeep Kumar and Vyjyanti Mala in lead roles. This pair had figured in the blockbuster “Naagin” (1954) and they were most likely signed up for this movie on the wake of their “Naagin” (1954) success.
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“Baaz” (1953) is a movie that brought Guru Dutt and O P Nayyar together for the first time. This movie has Guru Dutt as well as O P Nayyar in rather unfamilar roles. Guru Dutt is shown riding a horse (that makes this song a “horse” song) and O P Nayyar composes a music that is so un O P Nayyarish (stated with the benefit of hind sight, of course).
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“Raag Rang” (1952) is a movie that was a home production of Geeta Bali. This movie had Geeta Bali and her sister Sudha Bali acting in it and their brother Digvijay Bali was the producer. Ashok Kumar was the hero of the movie.
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