Archive for 2013
Goya ke chunaanche
Posted on: May 15, 2013
This article is written by Pamir Harvey, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Manoranjan (1974) was Shammi Kapoor’s first film as a director. He roped in R D Burman the reigning music director of that time to give music to his debut film as a director. Shammi Kapoor had in fact given Pancham his first biggest hit with Teesri Manzil (1966). But unfortunately Manoranjan flopped. The songs of this film were hits all the same.
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Main naagan hoon
Posted on: May 15, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
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Voice of Mukesh #17
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Ah, finally. I have with me now, the song from the 1946 film ‘Durbaan’ that has been eluding me so far. Graciously and thankfully sent to me by another collector friend. Readers will recall that this is the one song from 1946, still waiting to be posted, as we traverse the early years of Mukesh’s career. As per records, by the end of 1946, Mukesh had sung 21 songs in eleven films (starting from 1941).
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Jhilmil sitaare chanda ke dwaare
Posted on: May 15, 2013
“Thokar” (1953) was a Jubilee Films Production. It was directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The movie had Shammi Kapoor, Shyama, Ravindra Kapoor, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Paro etc in it.
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Aaya bahaar ka zamaana
Posted on: May 14, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Greetings to Waheeda ji, on her birth anniversary today.
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Thandi thandi chale re hawa
Posted on: May 14, 2013
“Guest House” (1959) was a Golden Movies Production. It was produced by Mulkraj Bhakri and directed by Ravindra Dave. The movie had Ajit, Shakila, Maruti, Lalita Pawar, Pran, Vimla Kumari, Tiwari, Niranjan Sharma, Ramlal, Helen, Haroon, Nadir, Burhan, Lillian, Master Raj, Akash Deep, Pal Sharma, Rajan Kapoor, Rajni, Sheela Waz, Kukku etc in it.
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Chalo Honolulu chalo Honolulu
Posted on: May 13, 2013
This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Today’s song is a fun song from Sanam-51, a film in which Dev Anand and Suraiya were the lead pair and the music was by Husnlal Bhagatram.
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Kanhaiyya tori murli bairan bhayi
Posted on: May 12, 2013
“New Delhi”(1956) was a Delux Films Production. It was directed by Mohan Saigal. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Vyjyanti Mala, Prabhu Dayal, Dhumal, Radhakrishan, Nazir Hussain, Nana Palsikar, Mumtaz Begum, Shivraj, Sheela Kashmiri, Jabeen Jalil, Mirajkar etc in it.
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“Maalkin” (1953) was a Gope Production movie. It was directed by O P Datta. The movie had Sajjan, Nutan, Purnima, Gope, Raj Mehra, Yakub, Pran, Durga Khote etc in it.
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This article is written by Arunkumar Deshmukh, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The end of the 40s and middle of the 50s was the period in which many comedy and musical films were made. This was the Golden Era of HFM and the Indian audience was not only enjoying good music but also laughing out loudly with the comedy films. Actually,it was a reflection on a joyous nation, which got its Independence after a long time and with sacrifices. So,it was a time for making merry !
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“Duniya Na Maane” (1959) was a Vishwadeep Chitra Production. It was produced by M M rehni and directed by V Avdhoot. The movie had Pradeep Kumar, Mala Sinha, Sheikh Mukhtar, Minoo Mumtaz, Helen, Bhagwan, Sulochana, Geeta Singh, S. K. Prem, Deisy Irani, Daboo, Parsuram, Mohan Choti, Punam Kapoor, Jamal, Rajan Haksar, Baldev, P. Kiran, Amir Alli, Maya Dass, Sagar, Chandan etc in it.
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