Archive for the ‘Duet’ Category
Kabhi dil dil se takraayaa to hogaa
Posted on: June 22, 2011
“Anokhi Adaa” (1948) is a movie that had actors like Murad, Surendra, Cuckoo,Naseem Bano etc in it. I have discussed one song from this movie in the past.
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O bewafaa ye to bataa
Posted on: June 20, 2011
“Pyaar” (1950), which must easily be the shortest and most generic of all Hindi movie titles, had Raj Kapoor and Nargis in lead roles. and this movie ironically is one of the lesser known movies of this legendary pair.
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Jiyaa ka diyaa piyaa timtim howe
Posted on: June 20, 2011
Here is a song from “Sunahre Din” (1949). It is a stage dance song. I am unable to identify the ladies who perform in this dance. I request my knowledgeable readers to help identify them.
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Hallo hallo o meri chhammak chhallo
Posted on: June 19, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hinsi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
School Master (1959) is a significant contribution of the famous Kannada actor-director BR Panthulu. This movie was made in several languages (Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi), and its theme and storyline has been copied and remade several times, the latest being the Amitabh-Hema starrer Baghbaan in 2003.
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Chale ho kahaan karke jee beqaraar
Posted on: June 19, 2011
Here is a song from a light hearted movie called “Bhaagam Bhaag” (1956). The song begins with Shashikala lip syncing in Asha Bhonsle’s voice. Then Kishore Kumar appears singing not in his voice but in Rafi’s voice. Yes, this song is one of the few occasions when Kishore Kumar, despite his well known singing prowess, was made to lip sync in another playback singer’s voice.
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Lehron se poochh lo
Posted on: June 19, 2011
I keep discovering rare musical gems on a regular basis. Look what I have discovered just now !
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Bachpan ka mora tora pyaar
Posted on: June 17, 2011
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie songs and a regular contributor to this blog.
“Heidi” is a world famous children’s novel, written by the Swiss author Johanna Spyri. First published in 1880, it carried a tag line “For children and those who love children’. ‘Heidi’ is one of the most enduring works of children’s literature, being one of the most popular children books in the twentieth century. Even after 130+ years, the story still reads very fresh and has not lost its charm over the decades. My own first introduction to this work was probably at the age of 6 or 7, when I read a Hindi translation of this work, and got to read the English version later.
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In my daily discussions of K L Saigal songs, I mostly discuss solos sung by him. Here is a duet song involving K L Saigal. The other voice in this song is Suraiyya’s.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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