Archive for July 2013
Ye dil deewaana deewaana hai ye dil
Posted on: July 2, 2013
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
This is a Sonu Nigam song from the 1997 film Pardes. It happens to be one of those songs which were in my original list of desert songs. This is a Subhash Ghai film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Apoorva Agnihotri, Mahima Chaudhary, Amrish Puri, Anupam Kher etc. This was Mahima Chaudhary’s first film. And as per his penchant for naming the heroines he would launch in his movies, Subhash Ghai has given her the name ‘Mahima’. Just like, Meenakshi (Hero) and Madhuri (Ram Lakhan) etc. Having seen the film on its release, this song is there in the memory as one with a car driving fast on the interstate in the middle of desert. On seeing it again Irealised that only a little part of the song is on the road, in a car. The rest of it is in Las Vegas and Disney land.
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Takht na hoga taaj na hoga
Posted on: July 2, 2013
This article is written by Raja, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Of late, my guest posts here have been infrequent. And have almost always been for a particular occasion – an anniversary or blog milestone. Regulars here have brought this to my notice, saying that I should post more frequently and not just on occasions. I’m flattered and honoured that they like reading my posts. So a big thank you to all of them. I’m always happy to do a write-up here on this beloved blog – and if it’s been only on special occasions so far, it’s purely coincidental.
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Uljhan dil ki kya suljhe
Posted on: July 2, 2013
“Shama” (1946) was produced by Sohrab Modi and directed by Sibtain Fazli. The movie had Mehtab, Chanda Bai, Sadat Ali, Ameer Banu etc in it. The movie had music by Ghulam Haider.
Interestingly, another movie of the same name was released in 1961 too. This movie had Suraiyya, Kumud Tripathi, Nimmi, Vijay Dutt etc in it. This movie had music by Ghulam Mohammad !
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Hamse koi pyaar karo ji
Posted on: July 2, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is another comedy song from the film Nagina-1951, featuring Gope and Mohana at a party hosted by Heeralal.
Nagina was a film made by Dalsukh Pancholi. He was the man who had to run away from Lahore leaving all his empire of film production. Pancholi studio in Lahore was not just a film making place,it was an Institution for budding artistes in varioue faculties like acting, direction and music. Many actors and actresses started their careers here and then flourished in India later. Names that come to mind quickly are of Pran and Omprakash.
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Jeenewaalon jeenewaalon
Posted on: July 1, 2013
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“Akayla” (1991) was a Mushir Riaz Production. It was produced by Mushir and Riaz and directed by Ramesh Sippy. The movie had Amithabh Bachchan, Helen, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Aditya Panscholi, Kiran Joneja, Keith Stevenson(Introducing), Shashi Kapoor(In Special Appearance), Mahesh Anand, Kanwaljit Singh, Mangal Dhillon, Asif, Nafisa, S.M.Zaheer, Vikram Gokhale, Suresh Devadiga, Anil Yadav, Lalit Tiwari, Arun Manthur, Gopi Desai, Shahryar Khan, Pradeep Chowdhari, Anjana.R., Baby Juhi, Haji, Ghanshyam, Abbas Habib etc in it.
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Khaali haath shaam aayi hai
Posted on: July 1, 2013
This article is written by Pamir Harvey, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
This is the only song of Ijaazat (1987) missing on this blog. For me the songs of Ijaazat have a special place in my heart. I still remember the audio cassette, which I bought. It was a rainy August afternoon. I knew exactly what I wanted to buy from my first earnings through giving tuitions. I came back from the college and I think I must have listened to that cassette on that day nearly hundred times. But that is just half the reason for its special status. In the 80s the music in Hindi films was IMHO losing quality. The arrival of Ijaazat came as a whiff of fresh air. More than that, it reinstated my faith in Pancham once again.
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“Silsila” (1981) was a Yashraj Film Production. It was produced and directed by Yash Chopra. The movie had Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha, Jaya Bhaduri, Sudha Chopra, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Susham Seth, Ravi Dubey, Sharmila Roy Chowdhury, Jagadish Raj, Vikas Anand, Ranvir Raj, Shyam Arora, Raj Bharti, Damayanti Puri, Mrs.Gauri Shankar, Deven Varma, Ashok Verma, Pratima Puri, Manek, Kimti Anand, Nirupama Verma etc in it.
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Main jeeta jag haara haara
Posted on: July 1, 2013
“Jeewan Saathi””(1957) was a D S Films Production. It was directed by R S Tara. The movie had Pratima Devi, Usha Kiran, Anoop Kumar, Daisy Irani, Shammi, Murad, Ashok Kumar, Jabeen Jalil, Amarnath etc in it.
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Ham abhi aata tum abhi jaata
Posted on: July 1, 2013
“Gateway of India” (1957) was a suspense thriller starring Bharat Bhushan, Madhubala, Pradeep Kumar, Chandrashekhar, Om Prakash, Raj Mehra, Johny Walker, Anita Guha, Master Bhagwan, Sundar etc. This movie was directed by Om Prakash. This movie was ahead of its time which unfortunately meant that the movie flopped at the box office.
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Dil ne chheda hai taraana
Posted on: July 1, 2013
“Sipah salar” (1956) is a lesser known movie by now whose prints are no longer available by now. Here is what Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved in house encyclopaedia, has to say about this movie:
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