Archive for 2013
Saj rahi gali meri maan
Posted on: September 29, 2013
This article is written by Peevesie’s mom, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear Mehmood
Happy birthday to you.
This is the occasion for today. Our beloved comedian who entertained us in nearly 300 movies would have been 81 today. And I am sure we have many songs in ASAD that feature him.
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Maine bulaaya aur tum aaye
Posted on: September 28, 2013
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
In 1946, the renowned Ghulam Haider took a very young 18 year old girl to Filmistan Studio, to introduce her to S Mukherjee. The young girl went through a voice audition for the big boss of Filmistan, who summarily rejected her, saying that her voice was too thin, without depth and without range. A disappointed Ghulam Haider had remarked to S Mukherjee, that he would one day regret this decision, and the world will know the capabilities of this artist.
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Kuchh bhi kar lo ik din tumko
Posted on: September 28, 2013
This article is written by Peevesie’s mom, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Hullo to all Atulites.
So what is it today? Lata Mangeshkar’s birthday. What was it yesterday? Yash Chopra’s birthday. What was it day before yesterday? Dev Anand’s birthday. So what do we get if we put a search for the above combination? A movie called “Josheela” which was released in 1973.
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Today (28 september 2013) is the 84th birth anniversary of Lata Mangeshkar (DOB 28 september 1929). On this occasion, we will discuss a few songs sung by her.
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Chupke se aaya koi chor re
Posted on: September 28, 2013
Today (28 september 2013) is the 84th birth anniversary of Lata Mangeshkar (DOB 28 september 1929). On this occasion, we will discuss a few songs sung by her.
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This article is written by Bharat Upadhyay, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular to this blog.
DO SITARE-1951, a Famous Picture presentation was produced and directed by D D Kashyap, who also wrote its Story. Screenplay were by Rajinder Singh Bedi. The star cast consisted of Dev Anand, Suraiya, Premnath, Mumtaz, Shakuntala, Kuldip Kaur, Niranjan Sharma, Baij Sharma etc. The film had Lyrics by Rajinder Krishan and Music by Anil Biswas.
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Panchhi pinjra hua puraana
Posted on: September 28, 2013
“Dhanna Bhagat” (1945) was a movie about which little information is available. And the available available may not even be accurate.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
In September 1988, Doordarshan National channel started telecasting what was to become the stupendously popular serialization of the renowned epic ‘Mahabharat’. And for a period of almost two years (94 Sundays), an audience of almost 20 crore Indians would be glued to the TV sets. And in every episode, the audience was greeted with the rendition of the title song and shlokas, and the every episode was bid good bye with a verse that summarized the story, the state of affairs, and the learnings from the particular episode. These opening and ending title song and verses came through the telecast riding on the booming voice of the one and the only singer who could have made the impact with his voice. His rendition of the opening word ‘Mahaaa-Bhaaarat’ is now etched in the aural memory of the viewers. The voice that had the power to shake a thunder. Mahendra Kapoor – the only voice that could make it happen.
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