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This article is written by Sudhir, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
It is now been forty one years that she passed away, and all of just 42 years of age. The singer who became a legend in her own lifetime, short as it may have been, just the same as her celebrated spouse. Called the nightingale of the Hindi film music, she brought a completely unique signature voice that she applied to her songs, and left such a wonderful legacy that will surely delight generations upon generations of listeners.
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Zor laga ke haiyya
Posted on: July 17, 2013
“Jaal” (1952) was a Filmarts production movie. It was directed by Guru Dutt. The movie had Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, Ram Singh, Johny Walker, Rashid Khan, K N Singh, Purnima, Krishna Kumari etc in it.
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I had first become aware of “Miss Mary” (1957) five years ago when this movie was reviewed by Memsaab in her blog. I went ahead to my friendly VCD/DVD shop and managed to find its VCD. I watched the movie and liked it, including its songs.
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Chali re chali piya ki gali re
Posted on: July 5, 2013
“Raja Vikram” (1957) was a Sharad Productions movie. It was directed by Dhirubhai Desai. The movie had Bhagwan, Usha Kiran, Nigar Sultana, Suryakant, Shahu Modak etc in it.
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“Commander” (1959) was produced by M Usman Nadiadwala and directed by Kedar Kapoor under the banner of Meher movies. The movie had Ranjan, Nigar Sultana, Kumkum, Helen, Kamal Kapoor, Chaman Puri, Maruti Rao, Tiwari, Ram Mohan, Manjeet, Kailash Kumari, Rana, Saroj, Krupal, Gaurang, Ramesh Tiwari etc in it.
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Aankh milaane ke liye
Posted on: June 25, 2013
“Chandan” (1958) was a Dossi Films production. It was directed by M V Raman. The movie had Nutan, Shyama, Kishore Kumar, Mala Sinha, Karan Dewan, Kamla Laxman, Achla Sachdev, Raj Mehra, Randhir, Pran, K. N. Singh, Johnny Walker etc in it.
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Ye hawa ye fiza ye bahaaren
Posted on: June 14, 2013
This article is written by Sadanand Kamath, a fellow enthusiast of Hindi movie music and a regular contributor to this blog.
Geeta Dutt was one of the few singers who got a godsend opportunity as a playback singer in Hindi films. The devdoot or farishta (angel) in her case was none other than Pandit Hanuman Prasad, one of the music director of the 40s. While walking on a Mumbai street, he heard a singing voice coming from the balcony of the building above him which attracted his attention. He straightway walked into the room and found a teenage girl singing. She was Geeta Roy as she was known then. He liked her singing so much that he offered her the chance to sing a predominantly chorus song in the film ‘Bhakt Prahlad (1946) in which she had two lines to sing. These two lines from the song attracted the attention of S D Burman who persuaded her parents to let her sing in ‘Do Bhai’ (1947). The iconic song “mera sundar sapna beet gaya” and the box office success of the film signalled the arrival of Geeta Roy as a playback singer. By the end of 40s, she had already attained the status of one of the prominent female playback singers of Hindi films.
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Ye hawaayen sanam ye nazaare
Posted on: June 13, 2013
“Passing Show” (1956), an obscure B grade movie, was directed by Master Bhagwan for Mukul Pictures. The movie had Chandrashekhar, Shakeela, Daljeet, Purnima etc in it.
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