Archive for 2010
Satyam Shivam Sundaram
Posted on: March 15, 2010
This title song of “Satyam Shivam Sundaram” has at least two versions. The song itself is quite popular to this day. Its picturisation is another matter. The critics those days panned Raj Kapoor for using this movie to show Zeenat Aman’s body at every opportunity, which in the view of the critics was against the Indian ethos.
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Hai isi mein pyaar ki aabroo
Posted on: March 15, 2010
I was under the impression that I had posted quite a few songs from “Anpadh” (1962). I just realised that I had posted just one song from this movie.
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ilu, ilu
Posted on: March 14, 2010
When new actors are to be introduced in lead roles in Bollywood movies, they are normally introduced in love stories. In most such cases, the hero tends to be the producer’s son and the heroine is a newcomer, or vice versa.
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Tu hi tu hai main dekhaa karoon
Posted on: March 14, 2010
I have recently discovered this movie called “Sunahri Naagin” (1963) where Helen was the leading lady and as such she got to figure in more than just one song ! I have posted one song picturised on her already. Here is another song from this movie that is picturised on her. Mahipal can also be seen in the picturisation.
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Saanchi kahen tore aawan se hamre
Posted on: March 13, 2010
I have been posting the songs of “Nadiya Ke Paar” (1982) these days. This movie had some very fine hummable songs in it.
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“Naagin” (1954) was a hugely influential movie in the annals of Indian movies. This movie, and its music continued to be copied for several decades.
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Aao tumhen chaand pe le jaayen
Posted on: March 11, 2010
I had listened to this fine song in 1970s, but I was not aware about its details. Now I know its details and I am pleasantly surprised to know that this song is from “Zakhmee” (1975).
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