Archive for the ‘“chaand” song’ Category
We all know that Shammi Kapoor married Geeta Bali in 1950s, but did he work with her in any movies the way his nephews (Randhir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor) worked in movies with their wives ? I am told that “Mujrim” (1958) was one such movie.
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I do not have much information about “Lagan” (1955). It had Nalini Jaiwant, Sajjan, Shammi Kapoor and Naaz in it, among others.
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Though this song talks of “Chanda”, “raat” etc, which are found in “Chaayaageet” songs, this song from “Chhoo Mantar” sounds more like a dance song. After all, O P Nayyar is the music director of this song, and his music tended to be dance music. In “Chaayageet” songs, we do not expect the lovelorn protagonist to dance, he/ she is just expected to sing in a slow tempo. 😉
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Madan Mohan is mostly known for his immortal ghazals, but he has created other genre of music as well. In fact, for much of 1950s, his music direction style was not well defined. His music during this period often resembled the music of many other sources.
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“Paakeezah” (1971) had songs that cannot be forgotten in a hurry. All the songs of this movie touch your heart and leave an impression there.
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I was not aware about this movie called “Jyoti” (1969). This was obviously a movie that sank without its trace and the songs of this movie suffered as a result too.
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Chaand kabhi thaa baahon mein
Posted on: August 23, 2009
Here is an obscure song from an obscure movie with some obscure names.
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Hemant Kumar was a singer whose voice was tailormade for singing “chaayaageet” songs. And he had been singing such songs from the time when even this term “Chaayaageet” was not coined because the radio channel that broadcasted this programme was non existent those days.
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“House Number 44” (1955) is a movie so old that not too many people know about this movie. This movie had Dev Anand in lead role and it had music by S D Burman.
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Chaand so gayaa taare so gaye
Posted on: August 21, 2009
Here is a song from a by now forgotten movie called “Raahi” (1953). Dev Anand and Achala Sachdev were the lead actors in this movie.
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