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Main bhanwra tu hai phool
Posted on: August 5, 2012
“Mela” (1948) was a Wadia Films production. S U Sunny and Hila Wadia were its producers. S U Sunny had directed this movie which had Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan, Roopkamal, Amar, Rehman, Baby Zubaida, Noorjehaan, Chandabai, Allaudin, Khalil, Abbas, Maqbul Jr., Ghulam Mohmed Jr. etc in it.
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Tum bhi chalo ham bhi chalen
Posted on: August 4, 2012
- In: "Horse" song | "horseback" song | "Zindagi" song | Amitabh Bachchan songs | Amitabh Bachchan songs by Kishore Kumar | Asha Bhonsle songs | Duet | Feelings of heart | Kishore Kumar solo | Kishore Kumar songs | Kishore Kumar-Asha Bhonsle duet | Lyrics by Prakashchandra | Lyrics contributed by readers | Multiple version song | Songs of 1970s (1971 to 1980) | Songs of 1975 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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Kishore Kumar was around in the Hindi movie playback scene for two decades from 1948 to 1968 but all these while he was on the fringes. But a combination of many circumstances, that are well chronicled, ensured that changes of epic proportions took place in the Hindi movies schemes of things in late 1960s. Whe the commotion was over and things settled down, the old order had changed giving way to the new. The old timers (heroes, singers, music directors) suddenly found themselves upstaged and evicted from the scene in the new order.
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This article is written by nahm, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Here is another song from the film “Laila Majnu”. This is also a Lata-Rafi duet, composed by Madan Mohan. Lyrcist is Saahir Ludhianvi. This must be the most popular song from the film. And for once the songs composed by Madan Mohan were more to the tastes of the masses rather than the classes. This may have been in accordance with the theme and setting of the film, this being a period film, if not historical. Even if this is the sixth song to appear in the blog, the songs of the film are not yet done. There are three more songs that remain to be discussed.
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- In: "chaand" song | Actor-Singer song | Duet | expression of love | Feelings of heart | Geeta Dutt songs | Kishore Kumar songs | Kishore Kumar-Geeta Dutt duet | Lyrics by Nitin Shah | Lyrics contributed by readers | Songs of 1950s (1951 to 1960) | Songs of 1959 | Yearwise breakup of songs
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Today (1 august) is the birth anniversary of Meena Kumari ( 1 august 1932- 31 march 1972). It is unimaginable to realise that she did not even reach the age of 40 ! She achieved so much in her brief stay in this world and she went on to become a legend.
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Sooni sooni lag rahi hai
Posted on: July 31, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Remembering Rafi Saab on the anniversary of his passing away today. And also, remembering Dara Singh ji, who left this earthly abode, nineteen days ago, 12 July earlier this month. This song brings to mind the memories of both these stalwarts together.
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Dost ban ke aaye ho
Posted on: July 31, 2012
“Bin Phere Ham Tere” (1979) was an N P International production. It was produced by N P Singh and directed by Rajat Rakshit. The movie had Vinod Mehra, Sarika, Rajendra kumar, Asha Parekh, Nadira, Nazneen, Kamal Kapoor, Johnny whisky, C.S.Dubey, Mushthaq Merchant, Jagadish Raj, Janki Dass etc in it.
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Pardesi piyaa ho pardesi piyaa
Posted on: July 31, 2012
Today (31st july) is the death anniversary of Rafi. This date also happens to be the birthday of Mumtaz (born on 31 july 1947 at Mumbai), the much beloved leading lady of 1960s amd 1970s.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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