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Kehne waale tu bhi keh le
Posted on: March 26, 2012
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The makers of “Qawwali Ki Raat” (1964) had a tough task ahead of them. They were required to make a movie along the lines of “Barsaat Ki Raat” (1960).
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Aaye ho to dekh lo duniya zaraa
Posted on: March 26, 2012
I am aware of a joke where a Pathan from Afghanistan saw the poster of “Chiraag Kahaan Roshni Kahaan” and went to the movie hall hoping to see a movie depicting the tale of two Khans namely Chiraag Khan and Roshni Khan :).
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Lo ek kali muskaayi
Posted on: March 26, 2012
“Ek Kali Muskaayi” (1968) was a Panch Deep Chitra Production. It was directed by Vasant Joglekar. The movie had Joy Mukherjee, Meera Joglekar, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Om Prakash, Nirupa Roy, Lalita Pawar etc in it.
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Jab tak duniya rahi rahegi
Posted on: March 26, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I have not seen the film YE DIL KISKO DOON (1963) but I have watched all the available video clips of the songs umpteen times . I enjoyed these songs some of which are audio-visual treats. The film was produced under the banner of Bindu Kala Mandir and directed by Kanak Mishra who was also the story and screen play writer. Star cast included Shashi Kapoor, Ragini, Agha,Jayshree Gadkar, Jeevan, Sajjan, Asit Sen etc. All songs of the film were written by Qamar Jalalabadi and set to music by Iqbal Qureshi. The film’s name may have been inspired by a Helen song ‘itni badi mehefil aur ek dil kisko doon’ from the film ‘Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraayi” (1960), but could not inspire thea udience to come to the theatres and watch the film. The film failed at the box office and with this, Shashi Kapoor’s struggling days to establish him as a lead actor were prolonged. It was about 2 years later that he could established himself as a lead actor with the box office success of the film ‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’ (1965). For Iqbal Qureshi, the film’s music director, once again the luck was not in his favour. His efforts in churning out great songs were wasted in a film that has now been almost forgotten.
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Raam duhaayi hai raam duhaayi hai
Posted on: March 26, 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 immediately brings to mind the iconic qawwalis of ‘Barsaat Ki Raat’ (1960), or the perennial sentimental favorite “Caarvaan Guzar Gayaa, Gubaar Dekhte Rahey” from the film ‘Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal’ (1965). A master musician who would blend the classical and the folk with graceful ease, Roshan had his training under famous masters such as Ustad Allauddin Khan and Ustad Bundu Khan (saarangi king). After working with All India Radio in Delhi for about a decade, he moved to Bombay in 1948 in search of a career as a music director in films. He got introduced to Kidar Sharma, who was so impressed by his musical acumen that he actually made some changes to his next production. Plans were underway for the film ‘Neki Aur Badi’, and Snehal Bhatkar was already assigned the music direction responsibility. After meeting with Roshan, Kidar Sharma had a talk with Snehal Bhatkar, who agreed to let Roshan handle the music department. That is how the debut break came Roshan’s way.
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Daiyya re daiyya laaj mohe laage
Posted on: March 25, 2012
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
In a recent post (“koi aaya lachak uthi kaaya”), I had talked about seeing the film Dastaan (1972) on a flight.
As it turned out, that was not the only film I saw on that flight. It was a long flight so I managed to see another film that I’d been wanting to see for a long time – Leader (1964), starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjanthimala.
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Ye kahaan aa gaye ham
Posted on: March 25, 2012
This article is written by Pradeep Raghunathan, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a new contributor to this blog.
This is my first attempt at reviewing a song, so please bear with me :). I have been glued to the blog off late and am trying hard to catch up with all the posts on the blog. I have, but hardly reached 1/3rd of the way in my journey so far. I am so looking forward to the journey of discovering these gems, thanks to our fellow members.
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Hamne jag ki ajab tasweer dekhi
Posted on: March 25, 2012
“Shankar Seeta Anusuya”(1965) was a B grade mythological movie produced by Madhur Pictures and directed by Manibhai Vyas. The movie had Mahipal, Manhar Desai, Nirupa Roy, B M Vyas, anita Guha, Helen, Sulochana, Shahu Modak, Dev Kumar etc in it.
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Kya rangeen mehfil hai dildaaram
Posted on: March 25, 2012
“Dil Diya Dard Liya” (1966) was a Kay Production movie. It was directed by A R Kardar. Star cast of the movie included Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Shyama, Johnny Walker, Murad, Pran, Rehman, Rani, Sajjan, Sapru, Shah Agha etc.
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Jaa jaa re jaa deewaane jaa
Posted on: March 25, 2012
“Grihasthi” (1963) was a Gemini preoduction. It was directed by Kishore Sahu. Starcast of the movie had Ashok Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Rajshree, Nirupa Roy, Lalita Pawar, Indrani Mukherjee, Mehmood, Sudesh Kumar, Shubha Khote, Iftekhar, Bipin Gupta, Kanhaiyalal, Manmohan Krishna, Bharati Malwankar, Achala Sachdev, Gajanan Jagirdar etc in it.
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