Archive for the ‘Duet’ Category
Mast chaandni jhoom rahi hai
Posted on: September 30, 2011
This is a song that many music buffs may already be familiar with, but I discovered this song only just now. and I loved this song. I am sure this song is already regarded as a lovely song by those who are already familiar with it.
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In the earlier days of Hindi movie music, the songs were based on classical songs alone. With time, folk music based songs became to be composed and that led to a surge in the popularity of Hindi movie music.
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Jab mera aanchal dhallega
Posted on: September 27, 2011
“Picnic” (1966) is a movie which is produced by Filmistan. It is directed by Shahid Lateef. If imdb is to be believed then the major stars of this movie are David Abraham, Anand Bakshi and P Kailash.
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“Raftaar”(1955) is a movie that was produced by Filco and I wonder what this arconym stand for. This movie was directed by Nakshab and I guess that he could well be the producer of this movie too.
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O meri jaan bachnaa
Posted on: September 25, 2011
“Faislaa” (1965) was a quintessential B grade movie produced by Jugal Kishore Productions. It was directed by Jugal Kishore. The movie had Sheikh Mukhtar, Jagdeep,L. Vijayalaxmi, Jugal Kishore, Jeevan, Sulochana Chatterji, Niranjan Sharma,Helen etc.
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Again, a song to fall in love on the first hear itself. I heard this song only today morning, and it forced me to write this post. Another obscure film, another unheard gem of a musical creation.
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“Main Hoon Alladin” (1965) was a quintessential B grade movie which was produced by Ramkrishna Films. It was directed by Mohammad Hussain. The movie had Ajit and Saeeda Khan in lead roles. Other actors in this movie were Madan Puri, Maruti, Jagirdar, Shyam Sunder, Mumtaz Begum, David Abraham etc.
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I had mentioned in an earlier discussion that Helen’s aspirations (if any) of playing mainstream rolers in Hindi movies (where mainstream roles means donning a sari /salwar kurta etc and singing songs that are the preserve of leading ladies) were realised on movies like “Cha Cha Cha” (1964) and “Lahu Ke Do Rang” (1979). She in fact won the Filmfare award for best supporting actress too, for her role in “Lahu Ke Do Rang” (1979).
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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963) is a classic for many a reason. A production from the house of Navketan, Dev Anand’s film company, this film was a major success in its time, and its music continues to set many a hearts aflutter.
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“Anokha Pyaar” (1948) was an Ambika Films Company production. It was directed by M I Dharmsen. The movie had Kesari, Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Nalini Jaywant, Mukri, Ved, Uma Dutt, Habib, Sheikh, Sankatha Prasad etc in it.
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