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Chham chham chali piya ki gali
Posted on: February 9, 2012
“Ek Saal” (1957) was a Goel Cine Corporation movie. It was directed by Devendra Goel. Star cast of the movie included Ashok Kumar, Madhubala, Johny Walker, Minoo Mumtaz, etc.
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Tera aana bhi dhokha thhaa
Posted on: February 8, 2012
This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
The film “Mere Armaan Mere Sapne” is a 1963 release by Lalit Kala Mandir, Bombay. This film is directed by Arbind Soni. The main star cast includes Pradeep Kumar, Kumari Naaz, Aeem Kumar, Jayshree Gadkar, Sumitra Devi, Pran, Asit Sen, Agha, Manmohan Krishan, Badri Prasad, Padma Devi, Paro Devi, Johnny Whisky, Samar Chatterjee, Pal Mahendra 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.
So many lustrous gems of melodious beauty are still out there waiting to be re-discovered and re-played. Browsing through the YouTube, or my own collection, or just turning the pages of the Geet Kosh, is an exercise that generally does not fail to bring up a song that is unheard or heard and lost for a long time. I came across this lovely melancholic melody by Asha Bhosle, only last week. And since then, I have listened to it so many times. It is a wonder that the songs of sadness are melodies of such beauty. Possibly it is the emotions contained therein. This song has not made it into any selections of Asha ji, that I have heard of. But I believe this obscure and rarely heard song merits more attention from the listeners.
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Jaane tamanna kyaa kar daala
Posted on: February 8, 2012
“CID” (1956) as well as “CID 909” (1967) had music by the same music director, viz O P Nayyar. Unlike “CID” (1956), “CID 909” was a B grade movie though. It was a Bindu Kala Mandir Presentation, which was directed by Muhammad Hussai. The movie had up and coming B grade actors namely Feroz Khan and Mumtaz in lead roles, with Helen, Rajen Haksar, Brahm Bharadwaj, Ram Mohan, Rajen Kapoor, Tuntun, Bela Bose, B. Mehta also figuring in it.
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Ae chaand zaraa chhup jaa
Posted on: February 8, 2012
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I have discussed as many as five songs from “Laat Saahab” (1967). But five songs just too few a number to be satisfied with for a typical musical blockbuster of those days.
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Na dir dim taana
Posted on: February 7, 2012
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
PARDESI (1957) was an Indo-Soviet co-production film in Hindi and Russian languages . The Hindiversion of the film was directed by K A Abbas and the star cast included Balraj Sahani, Nargis, Oleg Strizhenov, Prithviraj Kapoor, Jairaj, David, Padmini. The film did not create a stir at the box office but was nominated for Cannes Film Festival (1958.) M R Acharekar got the Filmfare award for the best art direction (1958) for this film.
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“Raakhi”(1962) was a Prabhuram pictures production and it was produced by Shivaji Ganeshan, the then superstar of Tamil movies. A Bhimsingh was the director of the movie. The movie had Ashok Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pradeep Kumar, Ameeta, Lalita Pawar, Master Shahid, Raj Mehra, Mallika, Mehmood, Mohan Choti, Shivaraj, Randhir, Madan Puri, Om prakash, Umesh Sharma, etc in it.
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“Lakeeren” (1954) has by now ended up as an obscure movie, but that is not how it must have been during its time. It was a Sushil Pictures production and it was directed by Harbans. Starcast of the movie included big names like Ashok Kumar, Nalini Jaiwant, Pran, Durga Khote, Ramayan Tiwari, Cuckoo etc.
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