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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
So many lustrous gems of melodious beauty are still out there waiting to be re-discovered and re-played. Browsing through the YouTube, or my own collection, or just turning the pages of the Geet Kosh, is an exercise that generally does not fail to bring up a song that is unheard or heard and lost for a long time. I came across this lovely melancholic melody by Asha Bhosle, only last week. And since then, I have listened to it so many times. It is a wonder that the songs of sadness are melodies of such beauty. Possibly it is the emotions contained therein. This song has not made it into any selections of Asha ji, that I have heard of. But I believe this obscure and rarely heard song merits more attention from the listeners.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Another wonderful song pulled out from memory, and another as yet unknown film (to me) discovered. Awaara Abdullah is a film released in 1963 by Henna Films, Bombay. The direction is by Tara Harish, a name that is unfamiliar. It sounds like a joint name of two people, but I could be wrong.
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“Raakhi”(1962) was a Prabhuram pictures production and it was produced by Shivaji Ganeshan, the then superstar of Tamil movies. A Bhimsingh was the director of the movie. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar, Ameeta, Lalita Pawar, Master Shahid, Raj Mehra, Mallika, Mehmood, Mohan Choti, Shivaraj, Randhir, Madan Puri, Om prakash, Umesh Sharma, 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.
As I encounter more songs, heard and unheard, composed by N Dutta, I find that Asha Bhosle is the singer who has apparently sung most of his songs (with female voice). Here is a lovely melody from an obscure film, ‘Mohini’ (1957). In this film, of the 9 songs, six are sung by Asha ji.
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“Mujrim” (1958) was an Eagle Films production. It was directed by O P Ralhan and the starcast included names like Shammi Kapoor, Raagini, Amrit Rana, Johnny Walker, Shobha Khote, Kamal Kapoor, S. Banerjee, Tuntun etc.
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Kehti hai ye thandi hawaa
Posted on: February 2, 2012
What happens when an actress known to us for playing tragedy roles is paired up with an actor known to us for playing comedy roles ? Much to our delight, the result is a light hearted movie most of the time.
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Ho jo hukum to meherbaan
Posted on: January 28, 2012
“Hongkong”(1962) was a Paachhi productions movie. It was directed by Paachhi and the star cast of this movie included names like Ashok Kumar, B Saroja Devi, Om Prakash, K N Singh, Helen, Helen, Lily, Leo, Bhalla, Baburao, Kitty, King Kong, Kundan, etc.
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Aapke khayaalon mein khoye
Posted on: January 25, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
‘Khaakaan’ from 1965 is a film I have never heard about before. Given the star cast, with Dara Singh in the lead, it definitely must have been a B grade costume action drama, that probably would have made the rounds of the B cinema circuit, and then went away. This is a song that I have heard on the radio many many years ago, and its melody and memories have remained with me all these years, without really knowing anything about its antecedents. Recently, I discovered this song on YouTube once again, and then found out more about the film and the song itself.
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