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Chaand sitaare karte ishaare
Posted on: June 7, 2011
“Adl e Jahaangir” (1955) was the first movie directed by G P Sippy of “Sholay” (1975) fame. this movie had Pradeep Kumar and Meena Kumari in lead roles.
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Main kismat ka maaraa Bhagwan
Posted on: June 7, 2011
While looking for K L Saigal songs, I came across this quintessentially K L Saigal song from “Tadbeer” (1945). It is a movie that I know little about, though.
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I have remarked in the past that “Bhakt Surdas” (1942) is a treasure of great K L Saigal songs. Correction- It has great songs, not just by the great man, but also by the female lead of the movie. Yes, Khurshid, the female lead of this movie also shines with her singing in this movie.
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Saawan ke jhoole pade
Posted on: June 6, 2011
When I saw the first line of the song, I thought it was the song from “Jurmaanaa” (1979), but then I found that this song was from an older movie called “Pyaar Ki Pyaas” (1961), which is a movie I knew nothing about.
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Baagon mein koyal boli
Posted on: June 6, 2011
Though I was aware of a movie called “Ishaaraa” (1964), I was not aware that another movie of the same name was released in 1940s too.
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“Pooran Bhagat” (1933) was one of the earliest Hindi “talkies”. It had actors like Anwari Bai, Kumar, K L Saigal, K C Dey, Kapur, Tara. It had some memorable songs in it that were sung by K C Dey and K L Saigal.
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While the going is good (read I have access to internet in a place where such internet access is the stuff of fairytales), I am trying to discuss songs in a hurry, before the internet and electricity decide to do their disappearing act that is normal in these parts of India where I temporarily find myself.
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Binaa pankhh panchhi hoon main
Posted on: May 31, 2011
“Tansen”(1943) is a movie starring K L Saigal, Kamla Chatterji, Khurshid, Mubarak ,Nagendra, Bhagwan, Raman etc. This movie was produced by Ranjit Movietone and it was directed by Jayant Desai.
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I was under the impression that I had already discussed this song. But it turns out that I was wrong.
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Saanwariyaa prem ki bansi sunaa
Posted on: May 28, 2011
With time, I have become a big fan of K L Saigal and an even bigger fan of Kanan Devi (if that is possible). To the delight of fans like me, the two of them worked together in a few movies, where they acted and sang together.
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