Archive for November 2011
Bhaj re madhur madhur naam
Posted on: November 24, 2011
“Narsinh Avtaar” (1949) was a Minerva Movietone presentation. It was directed by Sohrab Modi. The movie had names like Mahipal, Laxman, Hari Shivdasani, Tiwari, Niranjan Sharma, Shobhana Samarth, Madan Mohan, Kamal etc in it.
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- In: C Ramchandra songs as a singer | Feelings of heart | Lata song | Light hearted song | Mohantara Talpade Songs | Multiple version song | Rafi songs | Rare song | Shamshad Begam songs | Song sung by three or more singers | Songs of 1940s (1941 to 1950) | Songs of 1948 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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“Khidki” (1948) is a movie which was produced by Arvind and Anand, and it was directed by P L Santoshi. The star cast included names like Rehana, Jawahar Kaul, V. H. Desai, Kalpana, Radha Krishnan, Leela Misra, Ramsingh, Mumtaz Ali, Tiwari etc.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Gulzar, a name that will bring to mind poems and songs of unsullied beauty and edifying simplicity. A play on words that sound commonplace, and yet the meaning and the message they carry are so profound and endearing, that can make emotions swell in the heart. Be it the perky “Mora Gora Ang Layi Le” from film ‘Bandini’ (1963), or the poingnant “Koi Hota Jisko Apna Hum Apna Keh Letey Yaaro” from ‘Mere Apne’ (1971), or the spirited “Huzoor Is Qadar Bhi Na Itthlaa Ke Chaliye” from ‘Maasoom’ (1983), or even the belligerent “Chhod Aaye Hum Wo Galiyaan” from ‘Maachis’ (1996). The spectrum of sentiments is captured fully, across the emotions as well as across the decades, something that speaks volumes of the talent of this wonderful poet. Sometimes his creations are tricky and keen – take this song from Aandhi (1975) “Is Mod Se Jaate Hain”
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- In: Duet | expression of love | Feelings of heart | Geeta Dutt songs | Movie not mentioned in HFGK | Rare song | Song from unreleased movie | Song not figuring in HFGK | Song unlisted in HFGK | Songs of 1970s (1971 to 1980) | Songs of 1972 | Talat Mehmood Geeta Dutt duet | Talat Mehmood songs | Yearwise breakup of songs
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“Midnight” (1972) is a movie that apparently never got completed. Not much is known about this movie today.
A few songs of this movie were already recorded before the movie was shelved midway. Fortunately, some of these songs have reached the public domain and we have access to these songs.
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“Mr X” (1957) is a movie which was a Sippy Films presentation and it was directed by Nanabhai Bhatt. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaiwant, Pran, Nishi, Rajen Kapoor, Leela Misra, Sheela Vaz, Amirbai Karnataki, Hari Shivdasani, Helen, Johnny Walker etc in it.
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Aa jaane wafaa aa
Posted on: November 23, 2011
“Anarkali” (1953) is a musical blockbuster which has great songs following one after another. The music of this movie is composed by C Ramchandra.
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Raj Kapoor and Nargis formed one of the most memorable pairs in the history of Hindi movies. This pairing began in late 1940s, and lasted for just under one decade, when Nargis married Sunil Dutt and settled into a life of domestic bliss.
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“Hamaari Beti” (1950) was a Shobhana Samarth Production movie. She had produced and directed this movie as a launching pad for her eldest daughter, viz Nutan.
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Aaya mera saajan aaya
Posted on: November 23, 2011
“Zevrat”(1949) was a Habib Productions movie. It was produced and directed by Habib Sarhadi. The movie had Shanta Pawar, Masood, Meena, Yakub, Jayant etc in it.
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Har janam mein hamaara milan
Posted on: November 22, 2011
There are some songs that I heard in my younger days and liked them without having much clue about their details. with time, these songs were forgotten. I have become reacquainted with several of these songs again after a passage of three decades or so. And I am not the only one. Several readers of the same generation also offered similar remarks about these songs.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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