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Wow! This song is from “Putlibai” (1972) ! I have listened to this song in the past and loved it, but I became aware about any details of this song only just now.
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Ye tohfa tumhaare pyaar ka
Posted on: May 22, 2009
I had not heard about this movie called “Nai Roshni” (1967). When I came to know that this movie had music by Ravi then I was certain that this movie would surely have some nice songs.
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I have posted a few amazing songs from “Ek Thi Ladki” (1949). This movie had music by Vinod and lyrics by Aziz Kashmiri. As far as the movie was concerned, this movie had Meena Shorey stealing the show all the way in all the songs.
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Meharbaan mehboob
Posted on: May 16, 2009
Helen was known for her one mandatory dance in most movies of 1960s and 1970s. This would typically be a cabaret dance where she would sing and dance in a club. Another variation was where she would sing and dance to seduce the hero.
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Today, 16th may 2009 is the day when the results of Indian general elections will be known. It is expected that no party will get an absolute majority and so attempts will be made to cobble up a coalition government at the centre. Some local political leaders will play a big role in this exercise.
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Ham tere bina jee na sakenge sanam
Posted on: May 16, 2009
Ganesh, the younger brother of Pyarelal ( of Laxmikant Pyarelal fame) had assisted his brother in their earlier movies, including “Parasmani”. In fact, it is said that Ganesh and Shashikant ( brother of Laxmikant) had played big roles behind the success of their brothers in that movie.
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Bhool jaayen saare gham
Posted on: May 16, 2009
“Nausherwaan e Adil” (1957) must be an Arabian Night’s tale, going by the title. But the makers of such historical/ mythological movies were not known to care much for authenticity. Thus we find the characters dressed in Greek dresses of a different era. And the biggest faux pas is Mala Sinha is seen wearing a cross !
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In 1970s, when Amitabh Bachchan ruled the roost, I found it perplexing that Amitabh Bachchan movies with silly plots did good business whereas movies which were truly good in my judgement failed at the box office. To my mind, movies like “The Great Gambler”, and “Deshpremi” weere better movies than say “Muqaddar ka Sikandar” and “Suhaag”, but that is not what the public thought at that time.
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I have posted a few songs from “Talaash” (1969) already and I mentioned that Lata was perhaps at her best while singing the songs of this movie.
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Mere deewanepan ki bhi dawaa nahin
Posted on: May 12, 2009
“Mehboob ki Mehandi”(1971) is a lesser known movie starring Rajesh Khanna and Leena Chandawarkar, but this movie is a musical blockbuster. I have posted a few songs from this movie, and each of these songs is a gem.
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