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I have no idea when the three letter abbreviation (TLA) called CID came into existence. But this TLA certainly caught the fancy of the public. In the mind of the aam janta, CID means something mysterious, bordering on almost supernatural. As a kid, when I asked my elders what was CID, I was given a highly flattering idea of what a CID was. A CID is a master of disguise. “He could be with you, looking like a normal person, but you would not be able to guess that he is CID”- I was told. I would look around me. Finding no one else with me, I would suspect that elder to be CID. But then I was told that CID are there to investigate crimes. Since I was not a criminal, so I would give that elder a clean chit.
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When we look back at the past, we tend to wear rosy glasses and look back into the past only selectively. The past is not always all that glorious, as we tend to believe.
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Kab tak na dogi dil
Posted on: February 18, 2010
“Kahaani Kismat Ki” (1973) had some very interesting songs in it with cute lyrics. I have posted two such songs already. Here is the third song from this movie.
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I have posted a wonderful song from “Makkhichoos” (1956) in the past. Here is another song from this movie.
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I have been posting the songs of “Sargam” (1950) here these days. It is while posting these songs that I am discovering these songs for the first time. What wonderful songs these are ! And I am also surprised at the number of such songs. There are at least a dozen such songs, and all of them just mind boggling. And it is just as mind boggling to realise that this movie has been forgotten today.
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Yaad aayi aadhi raat ko
Posted on: February 1, 2010
“Kanhaiyya” (1959) is a movie that had some very nice songs in it. I have already posted two lovelly songs from this movie, viz “mujhe tumse kuchh bhi na chaahiye” and “ruk jaa o jaane waali ruk jaa”.
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I have posted two songs from “Sargam” (1950) and I am realising that this movie was an amazing music blockbuster. What awesome songs this movie had ! And this movie was a big hit too.
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Pata note karo hamaaraa
Posted on: December 11, 2009
I have mentioned it in the past that Bollywood movie music was enriched not only by legendary music directors, but also by lesser known names who often got to work in forgettable C grade movies.
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Bollywood movies typically sell on the name of their Hero/ Heroine. Then there were movies that sold because of the music.
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The movie is called “Phir Subah Hogi” (1958) which was a serious movie. Moreover, the actors, singers, music director and lyricist of this movie are also known for creating serious stuff. And most songs of this movie are indeed serious songs.
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Atul’s Song A Day- A choice collection of Hindi Film & Non-Film Songs 
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