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Main hoon Atom bomb
Posted on: July 10, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog. This is the 400th writeup by him in this blog
The peculiarity of the choice of words and themes of songs in Hindi films will probably never cease to surprise. As we continue to unearth more and more unheard songs, we continue to come across songs that will make one wonder and bring a laugh at the same time. Looking for something else, I bumped into this song just a little while ago. I had not heard this song before. And in just one listen, I am completely bowled over.
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Main tujhko agar ek phool kahoon
Posted on: July 10, 2012
“Salaam e Mohabbat” (1955) is a movie about which I know nothing about. I request our knowledgeable readers to throw light on this obscure movie.
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Dekho zara ulfat ka asar
Posted on: July 10, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Taatarstan is an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation, which is situated along the banks of the River Volga, and to the west of the Ural Mountains. Historically, this is a small kingdom that was absorbed into the USSR after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, as an autonomous republic. The original inhabitants, called the Tataar or Taatari people, belong to the ethnic Taatar group from the old Turkistan (modern day Turkey), who spread out over a large part of East Europe in the eighth century AD. As a part of this migration, a group of enthnic Taatari people settled down at the banks of River Volga, and established the original Taatari kingdom.
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Na wo hamse judaa honge
Posted on: July 10, 2012
“Dulaari” (1949) was a Kardar Productions movie. It was produced and directed by A R Kardar. The movie had Suresh, Madhubala, Geeta Bali, Shyam Kumar, Jayant, Amar, Pratima Devi, Nawab etc in it.
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Maana teri nazar mein
Posted on: July 9, 2012
In the series of anniversaries today (9 july), here is the fourth anniversary of the day. Today is the birthday of Sulakshana Pandit.
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Today (9 july) seems to be a day of anniversaries. Manoharlal Sonik, better known as Sonik of Sonik Omi duo had left for his heavenly abode today.
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Today (9 july 2012) is the anniversaries of a large number of film personalities. Sanjeev Kumar happens to be one of them. Today is his birth anniversary.
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Nigaahen kyun milaayin thhin
Posted on: July 9, 2012
“Laal Kunwar” (1952) was a N V M Productions movie. It was directed by Ravindra Dave. The movie had Nasir Khan, Suraiya, P. Jairaj, Agha, Durga Khote, Usha Kiran etc in it.
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Jo dil ki baat hoti hai
Posted on: July 9, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The haunting image of a worn-out, white bearded face, with lines of age alluding to maybe a century of anguish, haltingly climbing down the service staircase in the deserted studio, wanting to reach the chair with ‘Director’ imprinted on its back. Or the vision of a decrepit man standing in the theatre doorway, his hands out flung across the entrance, and the sharp lighting from behind giving an impression of a phoenix rising from the ashes. These two celluloid illustrations are probably two of a handful of very gripping, compelling and spellbinding images that have left a lasting imprint on the minds of the cinema viewers and more importantly, a telling statement that redefined the very cultural fabric of the society and of film making itself.
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