Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle solo’ Category
In west , Valentine day is the day earmarked for love. In India, on the other hand, an entire season, viz the rainy season is earmarked for love.
And that affords plenty of opportunity for Bollywood movie makers to slip in a love song or two.
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“Picnic”(1966) is a forgotten movie from the past. Manoj Kumar and Kalpana were the lead actors of this movie.
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Here is a lovely song from a forgotten movie called “Baraati” (1954).
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Aaya tumpe dil aayaa kyaa karen
Posted on: August 5, 2009
In late 1950s, party songs based on western music and accompanied by a dance by a female had become a rage in Bollywood movies. “Mera Naam chin Chin Choo” from “Howrah Bridge” (1958) is a good example of such a song. This song was sung by Geeta Dutt and it was picturised on Helen.
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Sona Rupaa laayo re
Posted on: August 4, 2009
“Josheela” (1973) was a movie featuring Dev Anand and Hema Malini. The makers of this movie were expecting the movie to succeed like “Johny Mera Naam” which had the same pair. But lightening did not strike the second time and the movie failed.
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Mera naam jinny sone ki ginni
Posted on: August 2, 2009
“Sindbad AliBaba Alladin” (1965) was a B grade fantasy movie which failed at the box office. Perhaps the movie was created much before its time. If this movie was made now, this movie could well turn out to be a big hit. Greta has posted the review of this movie in her blog and the movie appears to be one that most present day movie watchers should find a highly entertaining movie.
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Kal maine ek sapna dekhaa
Posted on: July 30, 2009
I have posted a song from a movie called “Jaalsaaz” (1959). There was another movie made with the same name in 1969. This movie “Jaalsaaz” (1969) had Dara Singh in lead role and it had a new leading lady called Bambi.
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Dil dil se milaakar dekho
Posted on: July 19, 2009
I have loved this song, and recently I watched this movie. The movie was nice, and it was there that I realised that this song had two versions, one sung by Asha Bhonsle and the other by Kishore Kumar.
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Dil ki fariyad se dar
Posted on: July 10, 2009
I have posted close to 1600 songs already in this blog, and there are still thousands of great songs yet to be posted.
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Dariya kaa kinaara
Posted on: July 10, 2009
I have watched a few songs of “Bank Manager” (1959) and I have noticed that Meenu Mumtaz seems to have a long role in this movie. She certainly has got a few songs to sing in this movie.
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