Archive for the ‘expression of love’ Category
“Adhikaar” (1954) is a forgotten movie by now, but what a remarkable movie it was. This movie had Kishore Kumar and Usha Kiran in lead roles who (if I am not wrong) play live in couple at least five decades earlier than when this concept became somewhat socially acceptable. And the same movie was remade as “Sweekaar Kiyaa Maine” in 1980s.
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Beqaraar hai koi
Posted on: April 9, 2010
“Shama Parwaana” (1954) was one of the first movies of Shammi Kapoor. And in this movie, he was paired up opposite a top heroine of the day, namely Suraiyya. In Bollywood movies, leading ladies as often treated as pieces of decoration. It is heratening to see that leading lads too can get the same treatment. In Shammi Kapoor’s earlier movies, especially where he was pitted against star names like Suraiyya, Suraiyya got all the limelight and Shammi Kapoor was left playing the second fiddle. 🙂
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“Lahore” (1949) is a love story that begins at Lahore in pre- independence days.Nargis and Karan Dewan falling in love there. Then independence leads to partition and violence. They are separated in the aftermath of partition. The two finally reunite at Delhi when a Muslim protects Nargis brings her to Delhi.That way, the story of “Lahore” is somewhat similar to the story of “Chhaliya” (1959).
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Jab dil se dil takraataa hai
Posted on: April 4, 2010
In movies, only the young and beautiful (read hero and heroine) are seen romancing, which to my mind is not fair. even old and ugly people also have the right to romance. So I always rejoice when villains, comedians and bit actors are shown romancing in movie songs.
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Aayi jhoom ke bahaar
Posted on: April 3, 2010
“Insaaniyat” (1955) was the first (and last) time that Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand were cast together in one movie. Dev Anand was (mis)cast as a dacoit wearing a mustache who gets reformed when a girl (Bina Rai) slaps him. 😉
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“Mr Qartoon MA” (1958) is a movie which has been forgotten with time. Here is a song from this movie.
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Nain ka chain churaakar le gayi
Posted on: March 29, 2010
I have not posted a Mukesh song for quite some time. So here is a Mukesh song.
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In the past, I had posted a song from a movie called “Insaaf” (1966) in this blog. Now I have come to know that there was another movie by the same name that was released 10 years earlier. This movie viz “Insaaf” (1956) had Ajit and Nalini Jaiwant in lead roles.
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Jiyaa le gayo ji mora saanwariyaa
Posted on: March 18, 2010
“Anpadh”(1962) had several songs sung by Lata. I was under the impression that all these songs were picturised on Mala Sinha, but that is not the case.
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