Archive for 2012
Aane laga jeene ka mazaa
Posted on: December 15, 2012
“Singapore” (1960) was an Eagle Films Production. It was produced by F C Mehra and directed by Shakti Samanta. The movie had Shammi Kapoor, Padmini, Maria Menado, Shashikala, K. N. Singh, Madan Puri, Helen, Agha, Rajan Kapoor, Lilian, Ameer, Balaram, Mohan Berodia, Dwarka Divecha, Gopal, Moosa, Gautam Mukherjee, Radhakrishan, Shankar etc in it.
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Kyun jee scent lagaaya hai
Posted on: December 15, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Roshan – a name that spells a purist, a name that is acknowledged as a creator of master melodies. The career of an artist in the film industry is measured by the films one is associated with. In a short career of 19 years, this giant amongst music directors accomplished 56 films. The filmography is as impressive as can be – Baawre Nain (1950), Humlog and Malhaar (1951), Anhonee, Naubahaaar and Malhaar in 1952, Maalkin, Aagosh and Maashooqa in 1953, Chandni Chowk and Jashan in 1955, Agra Road and Coffee House in 1957, Aji Bas Shukriya in 1958, CID Girl and Heera Moti in 1959, and then on to sixties with Barsaat Ki Raat, Baabar, Aarti, Surat Aur Seerat, Wallaah Kya Baat Hai, Dil Hi To Hai, Taj Mahal, Chitralekha, Bheegi Raat, Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal, Devar, Mamta, Bahu Begum and Anokhi Raat. In this sampler list, each film represents a treasure of melodies that would be the envy of other music directors. With this post, we are celebrating the 200th song of this illustrious melody maker to be represented on this blog.
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Main khush hona chaahoon
Posted on: December 15, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Music director Rai Chand Boral (1903-81) is credited with bringing playback to Hindi cinema with the number “Main khush hona chaahoon khush ho na sakoon”, a chorus song in the New Theatre production Dhoop Chhaaon (1935). A personna no less than the doyen of Hinsustani Cine Sangeet, the late Anil Biswas, reportedly complimented Boral, recepient of the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1978, as the Father of Indian Cinema Music.
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Zabaanen badalte hain
Posted on: December 14, 2012
“Mandi” (1983) was a Blaze Film Enterprises Production. It was produced by Lalit M Bijlani and Freni Variava. The movie was directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie had Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Saeed Jaffrey, Om Puri, Shreela Majumdar, Neena Gupta,, Geeta Siddharth, Sunila Pradhan, Soni Razdan, Anita Kanwar, Ratna Pathak, Pankaj Kapur, K.K.Raina, Satish Kaushik, Harish Patel, Ila Arun, Anu Kapoor, Aditya Bhattacharya, Ashay Chitre etc in it.
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So na o nanhi so na
Posted on: December 14, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The dynamo of Indian classical music is stilled. And the strings of the sitar will be played no more.
Pt. Ravi Shankar, the most enduring icon of Indian classical music, and the most influential ambassador of India’s culture to the entire world, passed away on 12th December (India time, 11th December local time) in San Diego, USA. He breathed his last one week after having undergone a valve replacement surgery. At the age of 92, he was still active on stage, still continued to tour, and had just a week earlier been nominated yet once again for the 2013 Grammy awards.
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Mil ley mil ley mil ley
Posted on: December 14, 2012
“Paisa Ya Pyaar” (1969) was a Gemini Pictures/ Jayvee pictures production. This movie was produced by A Veerappan and directed by N Sitaraman. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Shashikala, Mala Sinha, Biswjeet, Tanuja, Gajanan Jagirdar, Ashim Kumar, Abhimanyu Sharma, Gopalkrishnan, Sharad Kumar, Lalita Kumari, Sarita Devi, Praveen Paul, Vijay Banoo, Sitara Devi etc in it.
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“Deewaana” (1967) was an Anupam Chitra Production. It was produced and directed by Mahesh Kaul. The movie had Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu, Lalita Pawar, Kamal Kapoor, Ravindra Kapoor, Hiralal, Ulhas, Salim Khan, Kanhaiyalal, Leela Mishra, Jankidas, Nasreen, Pal Sharma, Paul Mahendra, Bazid Khan, Brahm Bhardwaj, Tiwari etc in it.
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Piya tose naina laage re
Posted on: December 14, 2012
“Guide” (1965) was a Navketan Productions movie. It was directed by Vijay Anand. The movie had Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Kishore Sahu, Jagirdar, Anwar, Ulhas, Parveen Paul, Purnima, Krishan Dhawan, Leela Chitnis, Rashid Khan etc in it.
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Seeto peeto reeto
Posted on: December 14, 2012
“Jab Pyaar Kisi Se Hota Hai” (1961) was a Nasir Hussain Films production. It was produced and directed by Nasin Hussain. The movie had Dev Anand, Asha Parekh, Pran, Raj Mehra, Mubarak, Sulochana Latkar, Wasti, Rajendra Nath, Tahir Hussain, Dulari, Bishan Khanna, Ram Avtar etc in it.
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“Toofaan” (1954) was a Starlight Pictures Production. It was directed by Ram Prakash. The movie had Sajjan, Munawwar Sultana, Vijaylaxmi, Pran, Pratima Devi, Amarnath, Tiwari etc in it.
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