Archive for the ‘Actor-Singer song’ Category
Mohe mera bachpana laa de
Posted on: July 18, 2013
“Kaajal” (1948) was a Ratan Pictures production. It was directed by M Sadiq. The movie had Suraiya, Jayant, Gope, Sharda, Ram Kamlani, Cuckoo, Wasti, Amir Banu etc in it.
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“Neeli” (1950) was a Ranjit Film Company production. It was directed by Ratibhai Punatkar. The movie had Dev Anand, Suraiya, Agha, Shyama, Dulari, Cuckoo etc in it.
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Na tadapne ki ijaazat hai
Posted on: July 11, 2013
“Pyaar ki Jeet” (1948) was a Famous Pictures production. It was directed by O P Datta. The movie had Rehman, Suraiya, Gope, Gyani, Raj Mehra, Manorama, Leela Misra, Yashodhara Katju, Niranjan Sharma etc in it.
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Mera man kho gaya hai
Posted on: July 10, 2013
“Naya Sansaar” (1941) was written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and directed by N R Acharya. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Renuka Devi, David Abraham, Shahnawaz, V H Desai,P F Pithawala, Azurie, Sushir Kumar, Suresh, Mubarak, Jagannath etc in it.
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Aa gaye aa gaye aa gaye
Posted on: July 7, 2013
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Remembering Sardul Kwatra on the anniversary of his passing away (6th July, 2005).
Sardul Kwatra – An impressive and talented composer who failed to impress, in a film world where the sheer number of artists in the 1950s and 60s made it impossible for each one to make a mark. However, in their own limited ways, such artists have left behind musical memories that are no less remarkable. And the wonder is the treasure that is hiding in the obscure, unheard songs that simply did not come to the attention of the listening public for many a reason.
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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.
After discussing the second successive song from Nagina-51, and some anecdotes from Nutan’s life, I had decided to take a break from Nutan and discuss some other interesting songs lined up already with me.
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This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
My familiarity with the film CHAAND (1944) was limited to its iconic song ‘do dilon ko ye duniyaa milne hi nahin deti’ until a few years ago. I had watched the video clip of this song many times in the past. With its beautiful lyrics, I felt that I should watch this full movie before I attempt to write an article on the song. Fortunately, the video of this film is available on the internet.
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Yaara o yaara ishq ne maara
Posted on: June 27, 2013
“Benaam” (1974) was produced by Ranjeet Virk and directed by Narendra Bedi. The movie had Amitabh Bachchan, Moushmi Chatterjee, Madan Puri, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Satyen Kappu, Shobha Khote, Dhumal, Hiralal, Sharat Saxena, Helen, Tuntun, Master Bunty, Narendra Chanchal, Pratima Devi, Viju Khote, Jagdish Raaj, Sapru, Chandu, Deepak, Rajpal, Raju Shreshtha etc in it.
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Suno suno mora mann kuchh boley
Posted on: June 21, 2013
“Chaandni” (1942), by now an obscure movie, was a Ranjit Production movie. It was directed by Jayant Desai. This movie had Ishwarlal and Khursheed in lead roles, with Dixit, Noorjahaan and Baby Kamla etc being the other actors.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Remembering Motilal, a great artist and a peerless actor, who departed from this world on 17th June, 1965. A vivacious personality, so full of life and friendship all his life, he passed away friendless and penniless. Another sad commentary on the state of affairs of this industry.
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