Archive for June 2011
Naao chali naani ki naao chali
Posted on: June 27, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
As a child, I have been a very dedicated listener to the Hindi film songs on All India Radio and Radio Ceylon. Besides the song, another program that I never missed was the weekly program for children on Sundays, “Bacchon Ke Liye”, broadcast at 9 am. This hour long program was a most fascinating trip to many worlds. The program was hosted by the well known radio announcer Madhu Chanda (later also worked on Doordarshan), and a gentleman whose name I cannot recall now. The program consisted of information, entertainment, games (e.g. antaakshari competition, but not of filmi songs; it was on current Hindi poetry). We had stories, short plays, memoirs of great men and women from Indian history, programs on new adventures in science and exploration, programs on values and behavior. For all the years that I followed it on the radio, one thing that this program never was – it was never boring.
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Kahin chalo ke din hain bahaar ke
Posted on: June 27, 2011
O P Nayyar style of music was quite popular and influential in late 1950s. Not just O P Nayyar, even other established music directors often created songs that sounded so similar to O P Nayyar music.
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“Amar Kahaani” (1949) is a by now obscure movie which had actors like Jairaj,Suraiyya,Ranjana,Jagdish Mehta etc in it.
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Nis din barsat nain hamaare
Posted on: June 27, 2011
“Bhakt Surdas” (1942) a rich source of K L Saigal songs. I have so far discussed as many as 8 songs from this movie, and majority of these songs have been in the voice of K L Saigal in them.
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Mukhde pe gesoo aa gaye
Posted on: June 26, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Reading about the Atul ji’s description of the tresses and curls of Indian film heroines, as he discussed yesterday in the song Zulfon ko hataa le chehre se (Saawan Ki Ghata) , I am reminded about this wonderful Kishore da song from the movie Paayal Ki Jhankaar.
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“Naqli Nawaab” (1962) is a movie starring Manoj Kumar,Shakila,Ashok Kumar etc.
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Kisi ko banaanaa kisi ko mitaanaa
Posted on: June 26, 2011
Here is a song from a forgotten movie called “Sheeshaa” (1952). I had never heard this song before. After listening to this song, I wondered how a gem like this had so few takers among music lovers.
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Lo jawaani ka zamaanaa aa gayaa
Posted on: June 26, 2011
I have recently come across the songs of “Aadhi Raat” (1950) and I have discovered that this movie boasts of some wonderful songs. I have already discussed three songs from this movie.
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“Shakuntala”(1943) is a mythological movie that had actors like Chandra Mohan, Jayshree, Ameena, Nimbalkar, Nana Palsikar etc in it. This story was based on Sasnkrit story “Aabhigyan Shakuntalam” written by the great Sanskrit author Kalidas.
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Ye kaisa anyaay daataa
Posted on: June 26, 2011
I have reached such a stage in discussing K L Saigal songs that now very few youtube videos involving K L Saigal songs have been left untouched. Very few of the remaining songs of K L Saigal may be available on youtube.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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