Archive for the ‘Bhajan’ Category
“Jailor” (1958) was a Minerva movietone movie. it was directed by Sohrab Modi. The star cast included Sohrab Modi, Geeta Bali, Kamini Kaushal,Pratima Devi, Abhi Bhattacharya, Nana Palsikar, Daisy Irani, Raj Kumar, E. Tarapore etc.
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Jiske sir upar tu swaami
Posted on: November 10, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Guru Nanak Dev ji de prakash utsav diyan saareyan nu lakh-lakh wadhaiyan hon ji!!!
A million greetings and best wishes on the occasion of the anniversary of the advent of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji.
Today is the most significant celebration in the Sikh tradition, the day of arrival of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji on this earth, in the year 1469. The actual calendar dates vary, because the manner in which the common use calendars have been transformed over the centuries. However, the celebration now occurs on the full moon day of the month of Kartik, which is today. Honored as the first Guru in the lineage of ten Gurus of Sikhism, he was born in the village of Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib, is near Lahore in present-day Pakistan.
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Bhaj man Narayan Narayan
Posted on: November 6, 2011
“Prabhu Ki Maaya” (1955) is a movie produced by Filmistan and directed by Vithaldas Panchotiya. This movie had Mubarak, Kanta, Jharna, Prem Adeeb, Narmada Shanker, Uma Devi, Mumtaz Begum, P. Kailash etc in it.
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Main to Girdhar ke ghar jaaun
Posted on: October 20, 2011
I have discussed as many as eight songs from “Jogan” (1950). This is a movie that few industry insiders gave any chance of succeeding at the box office but it succeeded despite such scepticism.
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Mat jaa mat jaa mat jaa jogi
Posted on: October 15, 2011
“Jogan” (1950) was a movie produced by Ranjit Movietone and directed by Kidar Sharma. The story was different and was regarded as a risky proposition by the other leading directors of the time, who on listening to the one line plot (disturbing the sanyas of a jogan) refused to have anything to do with the movie. Then Kidar Sharma himself decided to take up the challenge at the encouragement of Chandulal Shah,the producer, who developed the story of the movie from the one line brief. The fact that the plot of the movie was written by Chandulal Shah was not known for half a century since Chandulal Shah had refused to take the credits.
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Dagmag dagmag doley naiyya
Posted on: October 14, 2011
“Jogan” is a movie which was made in 1950, but the person writing the story of this movie remained unnamed till 1999. It was in 1999 that Kidar Sharma, the director of the movie revealed that the story of “Jogan” (1950) was written by Chandulal Shah, but he declined to take the credit , and as a result, the credits of the movie carried a question mark instead of a name for half a century.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
In the beginning of the 30s, when the talking films made a debut on the Indian silver screen, and Calcutta was the premier center for film making, with a gathering of renowned stalwarts guiding the industry through its infancy. Names like BN Sircar, Nitin Bose, PC Barua, Debaki Bose, Premankur Atorthy, Prafulla Roy, Kidar Sharma, Aga Hashr Kashmiri, RC Boral, Pankaj Mullick and many more come to mind when one thinks of the film industry, Calcutta and 1930s.
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Hari binaa koi kaam na aayo
Posted on: September 15, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The saga of Saigal Saab is known based on the memories that have been treasured by his family members, friends and associates. There is very little written documentary record of his life available, in terms of journals, letters or interviews. His departure at a young age of 43 years, did not allow an opportunity that many famous persona have, of writing or authorizing a biography, as they reach into the later decades of their lives. Very little, if any, is available in terms of written articles etc. from the 15 years (1931-1946) that he was in the limelight for the entire nation. His music, and the collection of anecdotal memories, is the legacy remaining, with which to know and fathom this extraordinary performer.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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