Archive for July 2013
I have mentioned it in the past that the best age of one’s life to enjoy watching movies is 8 to 12 years. The movies that one watches at this age tend to become the most memorable movies of one’s life.
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Balma ho jaa main tose haari
Posted on: July 17, 2013
“Taj” (1956) was a Dossi Films Production. It was produced by Fali Mistry and directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal. The movie had Vyjayantimala, Pradeep Kumar, Bipin Gupta, Jeevan, Shakuntala, Kammo, Amar, Jajo, Kathana, Qamar, Helen, Roopmala, Ulhas etc in it. This movie had a storyline that was clearly influenced by “Naagin” (1954) and even the starcast was more or less the same in this movie. Instead of “been”, this movie had “baansuri” though.
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Zor laga ke haiyya
Posted on: July 17, 2013
“Jaal” (1952) was a Filmarts production movie. It was directed by Guru Dutt. The movie had Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Ram Singh, Johny Walker, Rashid Khan, K N Singh, Purnima, Krishna Kumari etc in it.
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Kahe tose sajna ye tohri sajaniya
Posted on: July 16, 2013
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Kahe tose sajana, ye tohri sajaniya” is an incredibly romantic yet a touching number from “Maine Pyar Kiya” (1989). Directed by Sooraj Barjatya, it was one of the biggest hits of 1989 – and of the 1980s – earning “All-time Blockbuster” status at the Box Office. It starred Salman Khan (in his first lead role after his film debut an year earlier in a side role in Biwi Ho To Aisi) and Bhagyashree (making her debut).
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This article is written by Ava Suri, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Sometimes you chance upon a song which is not too well known; but is so sweet and captivating, is so well picturised, dance sequence so well executed, that you can’t but help but be utterly charmed by it.
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Tamannaayen pareshaan
Posted on: July 16, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Ye Kis Ki Yaad Aa Gayee, Bahaar Ban Ke Chhaa Gayee” – a lovely rendition by Suraiyya, composed by Hansraj Behl, and the verses created by Anjum Jaipuri. This, and many more such wonderful ghazals and geets have come from the pen of this talented poet, who was equally at home with the adbi shaayari in chaste Urdu, and the songs that he wrote in unsullied Hindi for the many religious and historical films that he wrote for.
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Ik aas badhaaye jaati hai
Posted on: July 16, 2013
This article is written by Bharat Upadhyay, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a new contributor to this blog.
“Lahore” (1949) was based on the aftermath of India’s partition following independence. This movie was a Jaimini Dewan production and it was directed by M L Anand. The movie had Karan Dewan, Nargis, Om Prakash, Randhir, Balakram, Ram Avtaar etc in it.
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Main hoon Ali baba
Posted on: July 16, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is a Talat song with all its sweetness and a very catchy tune. It is from the film CHAAR CHAAND-1953, which had music by Nashad. Two popular songs from this film are already posted on this Blog. Out of the total 9 songs, just one song was composed by another MD-K.Manohar.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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