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Saathi re gham nahin karna
Posted on: January 21, 2013
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Strange are the ways of humans. It has its own mechanism of triggering some memory. I was listening to some songs which have no connection, with the one under discussion, then I thought of some other song from the film ‘Krodhi’ that led me to ‘ na fankaar tujh sa tere baad aaya…. Mohammed Rafi tu bahot yaad aaya ‘ (Another ‘Krodhi’) and some how from here I remembered the words and tune of this song, ‘saathhi re gham nahin karnaa ‘ Sounded like a Madan Mohan tune (unused song in the film ‘ Parwana ‘ – jis din se main ne tum ko dekhaa hai).
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Poonam ki pyaari pyaari raat
Posted on: January 21, 2013
“Rakshabandhan” (1976) was a Usha Productions movie. It was produced by K G Bhatt and directed by Shantilal Soni. The movie had Sachin, Sarika, Dulari, Meena.T., Jalal Agha, Lalita Pawar, Satyajeet, Nazir Hussain, P.Jairaj etc in it.
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Ae mere dost ae mere hamdam
Posted on: January 21, 2013
“Meharbaan” (1967) was an AVM productions movie. It was directed by A Bhim Singh. The movie had Sunil Dutt, Nutan, Shashikala, Sulochana, Shyama, Padma, Raj Mehra, Jayanti, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Sudesh Kumar, Ramesh Deo, Asim Kumar etc in it.
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Saawan ban gaye nain piyaa bin
Posted on: January 21, 2013
“Krorepati”(1961) was a Saigal Brothers Production. It was produced by Om Prakash Saigal and directed by Mohan Saigal. The movie had Kisore Kumar, Shashikala, Kum Kum, K. N. Singh, Anoop Kumar, Mirza Musharaff, Radhakishan, Haroon, S. Bannerjee, Ramlal, Shamlal, Brahm Bharadwaj, Daya Devi, Pal Sharma, Prem, Dev Chand etc in it.
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“Badi Bahu” (1951) was a Variety Production movie. It was directed by S Bhagat. The movie had Raj Adib, Shekhar, Sulochana Chatterji, Shivraj, Chanda, Nimmi etc in it.
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Dil mein kisi ke rehna ho to
Posted on: January 21, 2013
“Niraala” (1950) was an M & T Films production. It was directed by Shankar Mukherji. The movie had Dev Anand, Madhubala, Leeta Misra, Mazhar Khan, Madhubala, Yakub, Radha Krishnan, Narbada Shanker, Dev Anand, Mumtaz Ali etc in it.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I have experienced this many times, and maybe you too could have experienced the same. The music of his songs has the quality to transport the listener to another place, another time. Just close your eyes and relax – and listen to a song like “Parbaton Ke Pedon Par Shaam Ka Baseraa Hai”(film ‘Shagoon’, 1964). The flowing waves of music will transport the listener to a vista of hills and trees with the sun slowly descending the western horizon. Or the song “Bahaaro, Mera Jeevan Bhi Sanwaaro” (film ‘Aakhri Khat’, 1966). Or the song “Apne Aap Raaton Mein Chilmanein Sarakti Hain” (film ‘Shankar Hussain’, 1976). Or the song “Simti Hui Ye Ghadiyaan” film ‘Chambal Ki Kasam’, 1979). Or the song “Aa Jaa Re Aa Jaa Re O Mere Dilbar Aa Jaa”(film ‘Noorie’, 1979). Or the quintessential gem “Shaam-e-Gham Ki Kasam, Aaj Ghamgeen Hain Hum” film ‘Footpath’, 1953).
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Ik shab ke musaafir hain ham to
Posted on: January 20, 2013
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Among the film producers and directors of early days of talky films, Kidar Sharma was one among a few producer-directors who evoked my interest in knowing him. My information about him was limited to what I had known from print media and interviews on Doordarshan in 70s and 80s. He was known for introducing new faces like Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, Geeta Bali in the Hindi film industry who subsequently attained the star status. He also introduced Snehal Bhatkar and Roshan as music directors. Kidar Sharma was a multifaceted personality – painter, photographer, story/screen play/dialogue writer, poet, lyricist, actor, director and producer as I came to know much later when I read his autobiography ‘ The One and Lonely Kidar Sharma’ (2002).
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Ho mera dil hai nikhhattoo
Posted on: January 20, 2013
“Niraala” (1950) was an M & T Productions movie. It was directed by Shankar Mukherji. The movie had Dev Anand, Madubala, Leeta Misra, Mazhar Khan, Yakub, Radha Krishnan, Narbada Shanker, Mumtaz Ali etc in it.
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Kabul ki main naar
Posted on: January 20, 2013
“Krorepati” (1961) was a Saigal Brothers Production. It was produced by Om Prakash Saigal and directed by Mohan Saigal. The movie had Kishore Kumar, Shashikala (Producer’s wife), Kumkum, K. N. Singh, Anoop Kumar, Mirza Musharaff, Radhakishan, Haroon, S. Bannerjee, Ramlal, Shamlal, Brahm Bharadwaj, Daya Devi, Pal Sharma, Prem, Dev Chand etc in it.
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