Archive for the ‘Duet’ Category
Chheen ke dil kyun pher lin aankhen
Posted on: July 31, 2012
Today (31st july) is the day when Rafi left for the heavenly abode, and the world of Hindi movie music was no longer the same again.
It is difficult to believe, but it has been 32 years already without Rafi. How time flies !
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Man veena madhur boley
Posted on: July 29, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Before she burst on to the Bollywood scene with C.I.D. (1956) and Pyaasa (1957), Padma Bhushan Waheeda Rehman starred in two movies each in Telugu and Tamil including, as the second heroine, in the D. Yoganand directed Anjali Devi-A. Nageswara Rao starrer 1955 Telugu production Jayasimha. It was later dubbed in Hindi by P. Ramesh Naidu and released as Jai Singh in 1959.
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Jeene ki soorat ho gayee
Posted on: July 28, 2012
“Tohfa” (1947) is a movie about which little is known now. From internet, I can gather that the movie had
Nawab, Veera, Shahnawaz, Anuradha, Rehman, Misra, Agha etc in it.
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O pagle der na hogi palchhin ki
Posted on: July 27, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
In the late 60s, there was a time when I would watch one Hindi film almost every week-end in the theatre. The one aspect of the films which used to irritate me at that time was actors suddenly going into singing mode thus interrupting, like a speed breaker on the highway, the smooth flow of the narration. Some people would even walk out of the theatre as soon as the song started on the screen and come back only after the end of the song. Of course the audience would not do that when a song is melodious and well picturised.
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Tum zara si baat pe khafa na ho
Posted on: July 26, 2012
This article is written by Shekhar Gupta, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
After Malika-e-Tarannum Noor Jehan left India post-Partition, Suraiya (1929-2004) was the undisputed Singing Superstar of Bollywood for the next several years. It was not until Salma Agha blazed all-too-briefly like a meteor on the Bollywood horizon in Nikaah (1982) that anyone even reminded us of the great diva.
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Today (25 july) is the death anniversary of G S Kohli. He is one of those unsung music directors who deserved to get far more opportunities than what he actually got. In the few movies where he gave music, he has created awesome music. Who can forget the music of movies like “Faulaad” (1963), “Shikari” (1963) and “Namaste Jee” (1965).
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Tu raat khadi thhi chhat pe
Posted on: July 24, 2012
“Himalay Ki God Mein” (1965) was a production of Shri Prakash Pictures. The movie was produced by Shankarbhai Bhatt and directed by Vijay Bhatt. The movie had Manoj Kumar, Mala Sinha, Shashikala,Mukri, Jayant, David Abraham, Jeevankala, Kanhaiyyalal, D.K.Sapru, Achala Sachdev, Rita Pandit, S.K.Prem, Keshav Rana, Ajit, Sitaram, Mohan Jerry, Harbans Darshan, M.Arora etc in it.
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“Rani Roopmati” (1959) was a Ravikala Chitra Production. It was produced and directed by S N Tripathi. The movie had Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy, Nalini Chonker, Ullhas, B. M. Vyas, Babu Raje, Bharat Bhushan, Amarnath etc in it.
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Mat poochhiye dil hai kahaan
Posted on: July 24, 2012
“Ham Matwaale Naujawaan” (1961) was a Rover Films Production. It was directed by L R Asthana. The movie had Shekhar, Sayeeda Khan, Jeevan, Agha, Chaman Puri etc in it.
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