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Ultey seedhey arrey daao lagaaye
Posted on: January 16, 2013
This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
I have been on a old movie watching spree recently. So far managed to see “Mere Mehboob” , “Deedar” and “Kaagaz ke Phool”. As it is, it is taking me 2-3 days to complete the film, because I do not like to miss a single scene or dialogue in the film. It has been a longtime wish to see “Kaaghaz ke Phool” which is finally fulfilled. Having seen “Pyaasa” I was somehow expecting a similar pathos laden fare. But this film is lot different as it is rather brighter with the spirit of ‘lights camera action’.
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Jhoothhe zamaane bhar ke
Posted on: January 16, 2013
“Musafirkhana” (1955) was a Sadiq Productions movie. It was produced and directed by M Sadiq. The movie had Karan Dewan, Shyama, Johnny Walker, Om Prakash, Gope, Jayant etc in it.
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Chupke se na jaa o man ke raaja
Posted on: January 16, 2013
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
We have been discussing in this blog scores of songs from lesser known films which are gems but lost out soon after those films failed miserably at the box office. A few among those films even failed to get released. Surely, the producers and financiers of these films must have lost the money they invested. But in the event, the performances of other artists associated with such films went unnoticed. Music Director Vinod was one of such artists who despite the phenomenal success of the film ‘Ek Thhi Ladki’ (1949), could not sustain the success for long as most of his subsequent films did not fare well at the box office despite having melodious songs composed by him for those films. Those songs went out of circulation and faded as quickly as the respective films. Thanks to internet, we now have access to those gems to be shared with the lovers of old Hindi film songs.
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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.
I have always been writing on old films, old songs, old artists, old anecdotes-in short, everything about old matters (what else you expect from an old man,anyway !). So,my post on a comparatively newer song,that too a Disco song may surprise some readers. It is sort of an anachronism, one may aver !
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“Kaali Ghata” (1980) was a Shivalik pictures production movie. It was produced and directed by Ved Raahi. The movie had Shashi Kapoor, Rekha, Danny, Aruna Irani, Lalita Pawar, A K Hangal, Jagdeep, Jankidas etc in it.
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Dil chheen ke jaata hai
Posted on: January 15, 2013
“Alibaba” (1940) was one of the oldest movie on the well on tale of Alibaba. Hardly any information is available about this movie. Here is what Mr Arunkumar Deshmukh, our beloved inhouse encyclopaedia, has to say about this movie:
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Ye munh masoor ki daal
Posted on: January 14, 2013
“Shri Naqad Narayan” (1955) was a Kamdhenu Films Production. It was directed by I S Johar. The movie had Motilal, Meena, Majnu, Leela Misra, Naaz, Murad, Om Prakash, Badri Prasad etc in it.
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O praani kyaa soche kya hoye
Posted on: January 14, 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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The Voice of Mukesh #11
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The year is 1946, and the song “Dil Jalta Hai. . .” from ‘Pehli Nazar’ (1945, MD – Anil Biswas) is now well known. The staying power and popularity of this song can be judged from the fact that over the years, many people started to consider this song as his debut song, completely forgetting his other songs from 1941 to 1944. With this success behind him, Mukesh was now a more sought after singer, as is evident from the dramatic increase in his singing assignments in 1946.
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Roop tera mastaana
Posted on: January 13, 2013
- In: Background song | Devnagri script lyrics by Sudhir | Feelings of heart | Kishore Kumar solo | Kishore Kumar songs | Lyrics by Peevesie | Lyrics contributed by readers | Rajesh Khanna songs | Rajesh Khanna songs by Kishore Kumar | Songs of 1960s (1961 to 1970) | Songs of 1969 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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Today (13 january 2013) is the 87th birth anniversary of Shakti Samanta (13 january 1926- 9 april 2009). Some of the most memorable Hindi movies in 1960s and 1970s were Shakti Films production. Movies like “Howrah Bridge” (1958), “China Town” (1961), “Kashmir Ki Kali” (1964), “An Evening in Paris” (1967), “Kati Patang” (1970), “Amar Prem” (1971) were Shakti Samanta’s movies.
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Oonche sur mein gaaye jaa
Posted on: January 13, 2013
- In: Asha Bhonsle songs | Dev Anand songs | Dev Anand songs by Kishore Kumar | Devnagri script lyrics by Sudhir | Duet | Guest posts | Kishore Kumar songs | Kishore Kumar-Asha Bhonsle duet | Light hearted song | Lyrics contributed by readers | Post by Arunkumar Deshmukh | Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960) | Songs of 1955 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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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.
For the Generations that became young in 50s, 60s or the 70s, Dev Anand was their Idol. The theatres showing his films used to be crowded with youngsters who tried to copy his style, mannerisms, Hair style etc.
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