Archive for the ‘Dance song’ Category
I am seriously considering opening a new category of songs called “Helen” songs. And this category will certainly have many entries, considering that a cabaret by Helen was a must in most mainstream Bollywood movies for much of 1960s and 1970s.
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Gali gali me kiyaa re badnaam
Posted on: May 31, 2009
This is an Asha Bhonsle song, and it is a fast dance song that is picturised on an pretty looking actress who is dressed seductively and dances seductively.
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Here is a stage cum dance song from “Zindagi” (1964), a movie starring Rajendra Kumar, Vyjyantimala and Raj Kumar.
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Chhupne waale samne aa
Posted on: May 29, 2009
Till 1956, Shammi Kapoor had yet to acquire the mannerisms for which he is known today. It was the movie “Tumsa Nahin Dekha” (1959) that got him on his way.
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Zulmi hamaare saanwariya ho raam
Posted on: May 27, 2009
I have already posted a memorable Kishore Kumar song (Mere mehboob qayamat hogi) from this movie called “Mr X in Bombay”(1964). This movie starred Kishore Kumar and Kumkum.
I am not sure what the movie was like, but it seems to me that Mr X, the main character of this movie could become invisible, just like the hero of “Mr India” (1987).
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Roop ki dushman paapi duniyaa
Posted on: May 27, 2009
In Bollywood movies, western music was used as early as 1940s itself. Early pioneers of this kind of music were C Ramchandra, Vinod etc.
Here we find Naushad using “western” kind of music. In fact it is more like a fusion of desi and western music.
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Dhak dhak se dhadakna bhulaa de
Posted on: May 25, 2009
Rafi, who had seen his crown as the leading male singer taken over in early 1970s, was in fact almost without work for nearly one year, that is how strongly the gale force of Kishore Kumar’s singing had hit Bollywood music scene those days. But towards the later half of 1970s, one witnesses a resurgence on the part of Rafi. He sang several great songs and it looked like he was yet again on the way to stake claim for the top spot before his untimely demise in 1980.
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Mujhe toone maar daala
Posted on: May 25, 2009
Now this is one song that I was totally unaware of. In fact, I was totally unaware about the movie itself.
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Har nazar mein sau afsaane
Posted on: May 25, 2009
This movie called “Shabnam” (1964) is a hotchpotch of Arabian Nights, Zorro etc. Those days, comedians were trying their luck acting as heroes. Here Mehmood plays the hero, but just like Jagdeep, Mehmood too failed to click as a hero.
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gori odh ke malmal nikli
Posted on: May 21, 2009
Here is a nice dance song from “Kaali Topi Laal Roomaal” (1959). This movie in fact was full of nice songs, mostly based on folk music.
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