Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle songs’ Category
Today (25 july) is the death anniversary of G S Kohli. He is one of those unsung music directors who deserved to get far more opportunities than what he actually got. In the few movies where he gave music, he has created awesome music. Who can forget the music of movies like “Faulaad” (1963), “Shikari” (1963) and “Namaste Jee” (1965).
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“Puraskaar” (1970) was produced and directed by Ram Kumar. The movie had Joy Mukherjee, Sapna, Fariyal, Abhi Bhattacharya, Farida Jalal, Mahendra, Nigar Sultana, Helen, I. S. Johar, Bipin Gupta, Ram Kumar etc in it.
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Dard bhari kisi ki yaad
Posted on: July 21, 2012
Here in this blog we discuss songs from Hindi movies on a daily basis. Since we discuss songs so it is natural that we discuss the people also who are involved in the making of these songs. They could be the singers, lyricists or the music directors, or they could be actors figuring in the picturisation of these songs. Rougly speaking, this blog by now had 6280 plus songs from 2000 plus movies. Over three hundred singers, over three hundred lyricists, and over two hundred music directors have been discussed in the blog so far. I have not counted the number of actors figuring in these songs, but that number is likely to be more than three hundreds as well.
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Last week, I suddenly felt an urge to write an article on Shashi Kapoor whom I admire for being a different Kapoor from his two illustrious brothers – Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor. He may not have the genius and business acumen of Raj Kapoor nor have the yahoo image of Shammi Kapoor. But he scored over his two illustrious brothers in that he was the most handsome among them. I remember a handsome and boyish looking Shashi Kapoor in ‘Waqt’ (1965). With his handsome and ever smiling face, he had a huge fan following during his hey days. He was different from his brothers on one more count – he married an English girl Jennifer Kendal who was associated with a theater group.
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Ruk ruk ruk kahaan chali deewaani
Posted on: July 20, 2012
If Akshay Kumar movies of 1990s tended to have the word “Khilaadi” in them , then Sheikh Mukhtaar’s movies of 1950s and 1960s used to have the title “Ustaad” in them.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
And so, exactly a week ago, I get this email from Khyati ji. A quick reminder and a request – reminding me that the blog anniversary itself is approaching and that her request is for a special song and a write up from me. So Khyati ji, thanks for the reminder and the nudge for this write up. And I hope that you like this contribution.
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Allah megh de paani de
Posted on: July 19, 2012
Yesterday (18 july 2012) was a sad day for followers of Hindi movies, especially for those who lived through 1970s. Rajesh Khanna (29 december 1942- 18 july 2012) is no more. He was only 69. It was not an age to go.
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Thahar zara o jaanewaale
Posted on: July 18, 2012
“Boot Polish” (1953) was an R K Films production. It was directed by Prakash Arora. The movie had David Abraham, Raj Kapoor, Veera, Chand Burque, Babay Naaz, Kumar, Shailendra, Bhudo Advani, Prabhu Arora etc in it.
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“Imaan” (1974) was a Guru Dutt pictures production. It was produced by Atmaram (younger brother of Guru Dutt). B Padmanabhan directed the movie. The movie had Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Anwar Hussain, Bhagwan, Keshto Mukherjee, Satyen Kappu, Johny Walkar, Murad, KrishnaKant, Mohan Choti, Bhushan Tiwari, Viju Khote, Asha Potdar, Aarti, Shivraj etc in it.
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Main sooraj hoon tu meri kiran
Posted on: July 15, 2012
“Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya” (1966) was a Rawal Films production. It was produced by B L Rawal and directed by C L Rawal. Songs of the movie were written by G L Rawal. 🙂
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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