Archive for 2012
Today (25 july) is the death anniversary of G S Kohli. He is one of those unsung music directors who deserved to get far more opportunities than what he actually got. In the few movies where he gave music, he has created awesome music. Who can forget the music of movies like “Faulaad” (1963), “Shikari” (1963) and “Namaste Jee” (1965).
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Suno suno hey nar naari
Posted on: July 25, 2012
Today (25 july) is the birth anniversary of Sudhir Phadke. He got very few opportunities to give music in Hindi movies. As a result, most of his musical creations are in Marathi, where he is a legend as a music composer as well as a singer.
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This is his 100th writeup in this blog.
Yesterday, Shamshad Begum hit a double century on this blog. That reminded me that I had missed writing an article on her on the occasion of her 93rd birth day on April 14th. Her songs of 40s, 50s and 60s are still remembered and some of them have reappeared in the guise of remix songs. At 93, she is the senior most playback singer amidst us. Manna Dey, the next senior most playback singer is 16 days younger to her.
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People in most fields are always on the look out for the holy grail of their field. In case of Hindi movie making, it is a formula that would succeed at the box office. And interestingly, this success formula keeps changing from time to time. Moreover, not every movie following the same formula succeeds at the box office.
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Tu raat khadi thhi chhat pe
Posted on: July 24, 2012
“Himalay Ki God Mein” (1965) was a production of Shri Prakash Pictures. The movie was produced by Shankarbhai Bhatt and directed by Vijay Bhatt. The movie had Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shashikala,Mukri, Jayant, David Abraham, Jeevankala, Kanhaiyyalal, D.K.Sapru, Achala Sachdev, Rita Pandit, S.K.Prem, Keshav Rana, Ajit, Sitaram, Mohan Jerry, Harbans Darshan, M.Arora etc in it.
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Gagan ke chanda na poochh hamse
Posted on: July 24, 2012
The month of July is a bonanza as far as anniversaries of film personalities are concerned. Today (24 july) is the birthday of Manoj Kumar.
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“Rani Roopmati” (1959) was a Ravikala Chitra Production. It was produced and directed by S N Tripathi. The movie had Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy, Nalini Chonker, Ullhas, B. M. Vyas, Babu Raje, Bharat Bhushan, Amarnath etc in it.
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Zara man ki kewadiyaa khol
Posted on: July 24, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
KOHINOOR (1960) was a block buster film produced by Dr V N Sinha and directed by S U Sunny. Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari were the lead actors in the film.
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Mat poochhiye dil hai kahaan
Posted on: July 24, 2012
“Ham Matwaale Naujawaan” (1961) was a Rover Films Production. It was directed by L R Asthana. The movie had Shekhar, Sayeeda Khan, Jeevan, Agha, Chaman Puri etc in it.
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Pardes balam tum jaaoge
Posted on: July 24, 2012
“Mela” (1948) was a Wadia Films Presentation. It was produced by S U Sunny and Hila Wadia. The movie was directed by S U Sunny. The movie had Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan, Roopkamal, Amar, Rehman, Baby Zubaida, Noorjehan, Chandabai, Allaudin, Khalil, Abbas, Maqbul Jr., Ghulam Mohmed Jr. etc in it.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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