Archive for the ‘Asha Bhonsle songs’ Category
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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Sainyaa kyun aaye mujhe angdaayi
Posted on: August 1, 2009
“Duniya Rang Rangeeli”(1957) was a movie starring Rajendra Kumar, Chand Usmani, Johny Walker etc.
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Hip hip ho ho hoorrah
Posted on: July 31, 2009
“Jaalsaaz” (1959) is a movie I have discovered recently. It seems to be a treasure trove of some great songs which I never knew existed.
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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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Here is a song from “Chori Mera Kaam” (1975). I have listened to this song many a times and even enjoyed it as a light hearted song, but all this while I was not aware about the movie this song was from.
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“Choron Ka Chor” (1970) was a C grade movie in which people like Roopesh Kumar and Jaishree T had played lead roles.
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Arra ra ra todo na dil beqaraar kaa
Posted on: July 26, 2009
With Kishore Kumar acting in a movie, there is never a dull moment. And it is noticeable that he shares a great onscreen chemistry with his heroines, be it Meen Kumari, Madhubala, Nutan, Mala Sinha, Sadhana etc etc.
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Yesterday I posted a wonderful “roadside tamasha” song picturised on Minu Mumtaz and Johny Walker from “Ek Saal” (1957).
The song must have caught the imagination of the movie goers, and the same duo played similar roles in subsequent movies as well.
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